| # Approvers (tdpur2105m000) Use this session to view, enter, and maintain a list of valid approvers (individuals or departments) who can approve purchase requisitions and to define a hierarchy in the approval structure. The approver list is limited to valid employees and valid departments. An approver can be: A normal approver. An approver that belongs to the purchase office. A normal department. A department that is a purchase office. Note You can only specify an approver list if the External Approval check box is cleared in the Purchase Requisition Parameters (tdpur0100m200) session. Related topics Purchase requisitions Purchase requisition approval process Approver Type Indicates whether the approver is a person or a department. Approver The employee code of an approver who has authority to approve a purchase requisition. The approver receives requisitions submitted by requesters. The approver can approve or reject a requisition. Related topics Purchase requisition statuses Department If the Approver Type field is Individual, this field defaults to the Department that is linked to the Approver. If the Approver Type field is Department, enter the department code of an approver department. Parent Approver The employee code of an approver's senior in the organization. Level The hierarchial position of an employee as an approver in the approval structure. Example If X, Y, and Z are approvers in the approval structure, with Z reporting to Y and Y reporting to X, then:
Approver | Parent Approver | Level
X | - | 0
Y | X | 1
Z | Y | 2
Level 0 is the highest level. Effective Date The date and time as from which the individual/department is authorized to be an approver. Expiry Date The date and time on which the approver status of the individual/department expires. |