Approving Purchase Requisition

If a purchase requisition has the status of Pending approval, it must be approved by someone with authorization.

There are 2 ways to approve Purchase Requisition:

  1. Using Purchase Requisition for Approval Report

  2. Using Purchase Requisition Transaction ID

To approve Purchase Requisition using Purchase Requisition for Approval Report:

  1. Go to Searches & Reports Menu > Purchasing (Sidebar Menu) > Purchase Requisition > Purchase Requisitions for Approval (Trade)

    Purchase Requisition for Approval Submenu
  2. Enter the desired date on the As of field

    As of field
  3. Click the search button with blue icon located at the right side prior to generate excel button.

    Search button
  4. All purchase requisition transactions awaiting approval prior to and including the date specified on the As of field will be displayed.

  5. User can easily navigate to the transaction by hovering the cursor on the Purchase Requisition Link, right-clicking the mouse, and selecting, “open link in new tab”.

    Purchase Requisition link
  6. Selected transaction will be opened in new tab. Buttons are located at the upper left corner of the transaction. Authorized user can approve, reject, or void the transaction.

    Purchase Requisition menu bar
  7. After the user clicks the selected button, status update reason dialog window will appear, allowing the user to provide an explanation for rejecting and voiding the transaction. Following the explanation, the user must click the “Save” button. Furthermore, this is optional if the user approves the transaction.

    Status update reason dialog
  8. Status of the purchase requisition is changed based on the selected button of the approver.

The other way to approve the Purchase Requisition is by using the Transaction ID (Purchase Requisition ID):

  1. Go to Purchasing Menu -> Purchase Requisition (Sidebar Menu) -> Search for a transaction. For any information, Click Searching & reading an existing purchase requisition record.

  2. After searching for the transaction, click the “Approve” Button.