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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To use invoice authorization</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Invoice authorization</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Authorizing invoices</Level1>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/acp" role="module">Accounts Payable</GUIRef> module, it is possible to use <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#BlockiCode.tf" role="glossary">blocking codes</Link> with the invoice processing procedure. If a blocking code is linked to an invoice, the persons linked to the invoice must authorize the invoice before it can be fully processed.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>The persons responsible for authorizations are called <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000009" role="glossary">blocking references</Link>. Their tasks are:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Approving received purchase invoices in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/acp/tfacp1104m000" role="session">Authorize Purchase Invoices (tfacp1104m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Copying approved received purchase invoices to registered invoices. (The next stage in the processing).</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Approving registered purchase invoices.</ListItem>
		</List>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000101" role="manual">To block purchase invoices</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000104" role="manual">To process purchase invoices</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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