Reason Codes

All electronic signature approvals require a reason code. Reason codes are used to denote the reason for an electronic signature approval. When an approver enters an electronic signature, they must also select a reason code for the approval. Using the Reason Codes application (P9500002), you can create new reason codes, view current reason codes, activate or deactivate reason codes, and define default reason codes. You can define a default reason code for an application, although all reason codes are available for each application and can be easily changed.

Existing reason codes cannot be edited or deleted, but their status can be changed to either active or inactive. This action ensures that obsolete reason code descriptions are still available for older audit records. In addition, you cannot change the status of a default reason code.