Purchase Approval allows users to validate the purchase 
order details and approve or reject the order for buying. 
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Purchase Order approval uses the "
Approval 
  Workflow ".  Create 
the workflow and add users who can approve the request.
 
  
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 Users added 
to the workflow will be able to approve purchase orders.
 
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1. Prerequisites
Enable process "SYS001" 
- Server process used to prepare alerts and complex computations.
2. Steps to approve or reject a purchase 
order:         
  
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Expand into the details of the purchase order to view the products and the product matrix. Refer 
to Figure 1.
 
  
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Click on the "Red X"  to delete items that should not be 
approved for purchase.
 
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Click on the "Pencil Icon". This will open the "Edit Form" to enter 
the "Approver Comments".
 
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        Select 
the purchase order.
 
  
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    Click the "Check Box" next 
to the request.
 
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     Click on the "Approve" 
or "Reject" button.
 
  
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Once a purchase order is approved it is  
    removed from the "Purchase Approval" screen. Users can then receive 
the purchase order.
 
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If the request is rejected it is  removed 
    from the "Purchase Approval" screen. Purchase Order status is 
updated to "Rejected".
 
3. Automatically Email Purchase 
Order
The following configuration is used to automatically email purchase 
orders to suppliers.
  |    Code 
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         Description   | 
  
  
  Default Value | 
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         PUR.EmailPurchaseOrderToSupplier  | 
  
   Send an email when a "Purchase Order" is  "Approved". This alert is sent to the supplier with purchase order attachment. 
  This alert uses Document Template "Email Purchase Order To Supplier" 
    |  N | 
Figure 
1: Purchase Order Approval