Document Approvals

Document Approval is a sequential process of approving the requests posted for the purpose of procuring inventory items in an inventory.

The Document Approvals section displays list of transactions that are assigned to a user.

Users can post or submit a transaction for approval from the following modules in Eatec:

  • Requisitions

  • Purchase Requests

  • Purchase Order

  • Spoilage and Loss

Users can perform the following functions for different transaction types for document approval:

  • Approve

  • Deny

  • Hold

  • Filtering documents

  • Duplicating documents

  • Printing documents

  • Tracking document approval

Users with read-only permission can access the following functions:

  • Copy as New

  • Print

  • Cancel

Users with read-only permission do not have access to the following functions:

  • Approve

  • Hold

  • Deny

Click Approvals from the left navigation menu. The Document Approvals page appears with the list of saved documents for approval.

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Description automatically generated

Field

Description

Transaction ID

The auto generated ID of the transaction that is created once an approval request is submitted.

Transaction Type

The transaction type for approval routing. The supported types are:

  • Requisitions

  • Purchase Requests

  • Purchase Order

  • Spoilage and Loss

Location

The location within the enterprise linked to the site selected.

Delivery Date

The date on which the transaction was approved/denied/put on hold.

Entered On

The date on which the transaction approval request was submitted.

Estimated Total

The total amount of the order transaction sent for approval.

Approval Status

The status of the document approval.

  • On Hold

  • Pending

  • Denied

  • Approved

Last Edited By

The name of user who last modified the document.

Remarks

Optional text field. Information is displayed in this field if users enter any value in the Add Remarks text field under Actions.

Actions

This column includes the following actions that users can perform:

  • Add Remarks - enter text and click Post to add remarks for any particular transaction

  • Approve - click this button to approve a transaction.

  • Deny - click this button to deny a transaction.

  • Hold - click this button to put a transaction on hold.