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<Session ID="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4210m100" xml:lang="en">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Approve Purchase Orders (tdpur4210m100)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to approve a selected range of purchase orders.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><Paragraph>You can enter an amount in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4210m100#amnt.upto" role="formfield">Amount up to</GUIRef> field, up to which the range of purchase orders can be approved. After approval, the purchase orders become actual purchase orders with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.stat#approved" role="enum">Approved</GUIRef> status.</Paragraph>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListItem>You do not need to approve purchase orders that originate from a purchase schedule. SSA ERP automatically approves such purchase orders.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>If you defined <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000327" role="glossary">approval rules</Link> in the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0191m000" role="session">Approval Rules (tdpur0191m000)</Link> session and you select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4210m100#appr.rules" role="formfield">Apply Approval Rules</GUIRef> check box, SSA ERP only approves the purchase orders that meet a valid approval rule.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4100m000#tdpur400.comm" role="formfield">For Commingling</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4100m000" role="session">Purchase Orders (tdpur4100m000)</GUIRef> session is selected, you must first carry out the commingling process before you can approve the concerned purchase orders.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</Note>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000415" role="manual">Purchase order approval</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000322" role="manual">Purchase orders for commingling</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000321" role="manual">To commingle purchase orders</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="appr.rules"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Apply Approval Rules</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the purchase orders are checked against the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000327" role="glossary">approval rules</Link>, as defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0191m000" role="session">Approval Rules (tdpur0191m000)</GUIRef> session. If a purchase order does not meet a valid rule, the purchase order is not approved.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If this check box is cleared,SSA ERP approves the purchase orders without checking the approval rules.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="amnt.upto"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Amount up to</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The amount up to which purchase orders can be approved.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If the amount of a purchase order exceeds this criterium, the purchase order is not approved.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>This field has no relation with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0191m000#tdpur091.amnt" role="formfield">Amount To</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0191m000" role="session">Approval Rules (tdpur0191m000)</GUIRef> session. As a result, although a purchase order can be approved based on the approval rules, SSA ERP can still block the order for approval because the purchase order amount exceeds the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4210m100#amnt.upto" role="formfield">Amount up to</GUIRef> field in the current session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ccur"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Currency</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc><Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#Currency.tc" role="glossary">currency</Link>
			</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="log.report"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Print Errors</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected,SSA ERP prints a report of the errors that occur during the approval process.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="log.success"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Print Approved Orders</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected,SSA ERP prints a report of the purchase orders that have been approved.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
	<FormCommands><CommandHelp ID="exec.cont.process"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Approve</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Approves the purchase orders in the selected range. As a result, the purchase orders' status becomes <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.stat#approved" role="enum">Approved</GUIRef>.</FuncDesc>
		</CommandHelp>
		<CommandHelp ID="define.specific.orders"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Specific Order(s)</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4210m100#define.specific.orders" role="formcommand">Specific Order(s)</GUIRef> to enter a maximum of ten order numbers that you want to approve.</FuncDesc>
		</CommandHelp>
		<CommandHelp ID="reset.specific.selection"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Reset Selection</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4210m100#reset.specific.selection" role="formcommand">Reset Selection</GUIRef> to print another selection of numbers. The selection you entered is deleted. You can make a new selection by clicking <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4210m100#define.specific.orders" role="formcommand">Specific Order(s)</GUIRef>.</FuncDesc>
		</CommandHelp>
	</FormCommands>
</Session>
