| # Approvers (tdpur2105m000) Use this session to maintain a list of valid approvers (individuals or departments) who can approve purchase requisitions and to define a hierarchy in the approval structure so that the first approver knows to whom the requisition can be forwarded next. Note 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. Related topics Purchase requisitions 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 using the submission procedure in purchase requisitions. The approver can take any of the following actions on the requisition: Approve Reject Cancel Modify Submit (to another approver) Related topics Purchase requisition statuses Department If the Approver Type field is Individual, this field defaults to the value associated with the code entered in the Approver field. If the Approver Type field is Department, enter the department code of a department defined as 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. |