Understanding the Signature Approval Form

The Signature Approval form is used to require an electronic signature approval before an interactive or batch application can continue. When attempting to save or delete information in interactive applications or run batch applications that have been configured to require an approval, users are prompted for an approver's user ID and password. After an approver enters this information, the system verifies the credentials and then records it in a log file.

A signature consists of an approver's ID, password, and reason code. If the signature is valid, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne records who approved the change, the role, the reason, the application used, and the date and time in the Signature table (F9500006). An approver has four attempts to enter a valid user ID and password. If the signature is not valid, an error message appears and the user has three more attempts to enter the correct information. If the fourth signature attempt fails, a failed signature record is written to the F9500006 table.

The Signature Approval form can require up to two signature approvals. The second approver has the option to view the previous approver's information. In addition, users can attach media objects to electronic signature approvals.