1. Auditing Administration Including 21 CFR Part 11 Administration Guide
  2. Considerations for Batch Applications

Considerations for Batch Applications

Configuring electronic signatures for batch applications is the same as configuring them for interactive applications. However, before you configure an electronic signature for a batch application, you should consider how the batch application is launched. Batch applications can be launched by users from JD Edwards EnterpriseOne menus, or they can be automatically launched by event rules attached to a button in an interactive application. If an OK, Save, or Delete button is configured for an electronic signature approval and that same button contains an event rule that launches a batch application, the system will not launch the batch application until a signature approval is entered for the interactive application. In this case, the system generates a signature record for the transaction on the interactive application, but not the batch application. If a business process requires a signature record each time a batch application is run, then you must create an electronic signature configuration specifically for the batch application.

Consider these different scenarios when configuring electronic signatures for batch applications that are launched by event rules attached to an OK, Save, or Delete button:

  • If the button and batch application are configured for different signatures, then the system will prompt for two separate signature approvals.

    The system records two signature records, one for the interactive application and one for the batch application.

  • If the button and batch application are configured for the same signature, then the system prompts for a signature for the interactive application and then automatically uses that signature for the signature approval of the batch application. In this case, the system still records two signature records, one for the interactive application and one for the batch application.

  • If the button is not configured for an electronic signature but the batch application is, then the system only prompts for an electronic signature for the batch application. The system creates only one electronic signature record.