Approving and Denying Requisitions

This topic discusses how to use the requisition approval process.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Monitor Approvals Page

EOAW_ADM_MON_SRC

Manage Approval Framework approvals.

You can also use the Worklist to access requisitions awaiting you approval.

Requisition Approval Page

PV_REQ_APPROVAL

Approve, deny, or hold a requisition during the workflow approval process.

Requisition Approval confirmation Page

PV_REQ_APPR_CONFRM

Confirm or deny the approval of a requisition or requisition line.

Monitor Approvals Page

Item Description

PV_NEW_ITM_DESCR

View the requisition line item description.

Comments

PV_REQ_APPLN_WK_COMMENTS

View requisition comments.

See the product documentation for PeopleTools: Workflow Technology

Use the Manage non AWE Transactions page (SP_APRR_SRCH_PG) to view and resubmit approved transaction for Timesheets, Progress Logs and Expenses.

Navigation:

Services Procurement, Manage Non-AWE Transactions

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Manage non AWE Transactions page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Manage non AWE Transactions page

Field or Control

Description

Transaction Type

Select a transaction type. The default transaction type is Timesheet.

From Date, To Date

Select a date range.

Invoiced

Yes: Select to view invoiced time sheets, expenses, or progress logs.

No: Select to view non-invoiced time sheets, expenses, or progress logs.

Select Search to view the approved transactions. To resubmit for transactions for approval, select the transactions and then select Re-Submit for Approval. Re-submission is possible only for Approved transactions which are not invoiced.

Use the Monitor Approvals page (EOAW_ADM_MON_SRC) to manage Approval Framework approvals.

Navigation:

Services Procurement, Manage Approvals

In addition to using the Worklist to locate and approve requisitions, you can use this page to search for requisitions, review additional requisition information, and select requisitions for approval processing. Search criteria includes searching for requisitions based on their status. Status field values include:

  • Approved

  • Complete

  • Denied

  • Hard Deny

  • Initial

  • Not active

  • Pending

  • Pending Denial

  • Suspended/Pending Denial

  • Terminated

After retrieving search results, you can click the requisition link to access the Requisition Approval page where you can process the approval.

Use the Requisition Approval page (PV_REQ_APPROVAL) to approve, deny, or hold a requisition during the workflow approval process.

Navigation:

Home > Worklist. Select the requisition ID that needs approval.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Requisition Approval page (1 of 2). You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Requisition Approval page (1 of 2)

Use the Requisition Approval page to approve, deny, or push back a requisition during the workflow approval process. You can also add approvers and reviewers to the workflow routing. If you are a reviewer, this page is display-only. You can also access the page using the eProcurement Manage Approvals component.

Available actions change depending on the authorizations for each user accessing the Requisition Approval page. For example, an approver, might not have the authorization to edit the document, so the Edit Document button does not appear and the approver can only enter comments as part of an approval or denial.

Note: You must have a workflow role that is assigned for requisition approval or else you must be the requester who entered the requisition.

Click the Edit Requisition link to access the Maintain Requisitions - Requisition page. You can make updates to the requisition before approving it.

Line Information

This section displays information about requisition lines.

Field or Control

Description

View Line Details

Click to view all lines associated with the requisition. The system creates a scrollable report with the requisition details.

Approve

Click to approve the requisition and access the Requisition Approval confirmation page. Using the page you can view any additional approvals. The approval is immediate when you click the Approve button.

Deny

Click to deny this requisition. A worklist entry is sent to the original requester with any comments that you enter.

Note: When you click this button, you access the Requisition Approval confirmation page, where you can enter a reason code and comments for the denied requisition or requisition line.

Review/Edit Approvers

Use this section of the Requisition Approval page to review aspects of the approval flow, such as who has approved the requisition or who the requisition goes to after your approval. The grid displays all approval steps for the paths that are defined in the approval stage. Each stage is identified by a heading within the grid. The first stage must be approved before the next stage begins the approval process. When a stage begins the approval process, the system updates the approval status in the heading and sets the next stage or stages to the Awaiting Further Approvals status.

Field or Control

Description

Add Approver or Reviewer icon

Click to enter another approver or reviewer for this requisition. New approvers are added after the approval. The system adds the requisition to the new approver's worklist, and the approver must approve the requisition before it can continue through the approval process. You can add any combination of approvers and reviewers to the requisition by clicking the Insert Approver button.

Note: Another, identical button in this section is used for another function. Click the Start New Path button to start a new approval path for the requisition approval process.

Field or Control

Description

User ID

Enter the ID for the user that you add as an approver or reviewer of this requisition.

Note: If you click the Start New Path button, this field is used to add a new approver or reviewer to the new requisition approval path.

Note: After a requisition is fully approved, it is removed from the reviewer's to do list whether or not it has actually been reviewed. The requisition then appears in the Worklist belonging to the service coordinator responsible for sourcing the requisition.

Enter Approver Comments

Use this box to enter comments about the requisition. The system keeps the comments for others to review. If comments are required when you deny an approval, the system highlights the box when you click the Deny button without entering comments. You must enter a comment before denying the requisition. After you enter comments, click the Deny button again to deny the approval of the requisition.