Inquiring on Business Requests

This topic discusses how to review existing business requests including their current status, attachments, and approval flow; and display attachments for the Business Request Inquiry component.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Business Request Inquiry Page

FLD_REQ_INQUIRY

Review existing business requests, their current status, as well as view associated attachments, and approval flow.

Request Attachments Page

FLD_REQ_ATT_INQ

Displays attachments for the Business Request Inquiry component.

Approval Flow Page

FLD_REQ_AF_MONITOR

Access the Approval Flow page from the Business Request Inquiry page. View (only) the approval flow

Use the Business Request Inquiry page (FLD_REQ_INQUIRY) to review details and statuses of existing business requests.

Navigation:

Set Up Financials/Supply Chain > Common Definitions > Business Request Configuration > Inquiry Business Request

Enter search criteria to refine your search for existing business requests. SetID is the only required field.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Business Request Inquiry page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Business Request Inquiry page

Field or Control

Description

Show Blank Value Only

Select this check box to indicate that you want to display records that have blank values.

Note: The View Approval Flow icon and the View Attachment icon appear in the far right columns of a Request ID if a request has been submitted for approval or has attachments, respectively.

Select the More Details tab to view the effective dates, requestor, and request and approval statuses of existing business requests:

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Business Request Inquiry.

Business Request Inquiry - More Details tab

Use the Request Attachments page (FLD_REQ_ATT_INQ) to display attachments for the Business Request Inquiry component.

Navigation:

Set Up Financials/Supply Chain > Common Definitions > Business Request Configuration > Inquiry Business Request Click the View Attachments icon.

When accessed from the Business Request Inquiry page, use the Approval Flow page (FLD_REQ_AF_MONITOR) to review details of the approval path and status.

Navigation:

Set Up Financials/Supply Chain > Common Definitions > Business Request Configuration > Inquiry Business Request Click the View Approval Flow icon.

When you access the Approval Flow page from the Business Request Inquiry, you are only able to view the details. You are not able to make any changes. To make changes within the Approval Flow page, you must access it from either the ChartField Request Page or from the Manage Business Request Approval page.