PeopleSoft General Ledger

Simple Journal - Approvals Page

Use the Simple Journal - Approvals page (SJ_JRNL_APPR_FL) to view approval status of the selected journal.

Navigation:

Finance & Accounting, and then Simple Journal.

Click the Search button to view the available journals for the selected Business Unit. Select required Journal ID and click Approvals from the left menu.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Simple Journal - Approvals page.

Approvals section appears on the right pane only after the journal entry is processed.

Field or Control	Description
Approval Status	Displays the approval status once the journal entry is submitted.
Approval Chain	Click to open the Approval Chain modal window. You can view the approval chain details and comments. Note: The Approval Chain link appears only if there are approvals directed to users. Approvals are by default configured as pre-approved.
Journal Approval - Comments	When selecting Submit Journal and then the Process button, the Journal Approval Comments window appears where you can optionally enter comments. These comments stay with the journal even if the journal is denied.

Field or Control

Description

Approval Status

Displays the approval status once the journal entry is submitted.

Approval Chain

Click to open the Approval Chain modal window. You can view the approval chain details and comments.

Note: The Approval Chain link appears only if there are approvals directed to users. Approvals are by default configured as pre-approved.

Journal Approval - Comments

When selecting Submit Journal and then the Process button, the Journal Approval Comments window appears where you can optionally enter comments. These comments stay with the journal even if the journal is denied.