Examples of Rules in the Asset Transactions Approval Rule Creation Template

The Asset Transactions Approval Rule Creation template contains predefined approval rules that you can use to create your own approval rules by changing the predefined rules.

In the Rules for Addition in the Instructions worksheet, business rule 2 states that:

  • Asset additions in the VO US CORP book with a category of COMPUTER-PC require approval by the first responder of the group.
  • Asset additions in the VO US CORP book with a category other than COMPUTER-PC are approved automatically.

This table shows details of business rule 2 for additions:

Business Rule Number Rule Description Approval Routing Group, User, or Role Name Asset Book Category Segment 1
2 Addition Rule 2 - Rule with Manager Approver based on Asset Category Group First Responder FINGROUP2 VO US CORP COMPUTER
2 Addition Rule 2 - Auto Approval Rule based on Asset Category Auto Approve NA VO US CORP Not COMPUTER

In the Rules for Adjustments in the Instructions worksheet, business rule 1 states that:

  • Cost and rule change transactions in the OPS CORP book with a change to the asset cost require approval from the manager of the transaction creator.
  • Cost and rule change transactions in the OPS CORP book with no change to the asset cost require approval from the user FINUSER28.

This table shows details of business rule 1 for adjustments:

Business Rule Number Rule Description Approval Routing Approver Level Top Approver Group, User, or Role Name Asset Book Transaction Type CRC Change in Cost
1 Adjustment 1 All Cost Adjustments - Manager Approver Rule Supervisory Hierarchy 2 FINUSER29 NA OPS CORP Cost and Rules Change Not 0
2 Adjustment 1 All Non-Cost Adjustment - Specific User Approval User NA NA FINUSER28 OPS CORP Cost and Rules Change 0

In the Rules for Transfer in the Instructions worksheet, business rule 1 states that:

  • Asset transfer transactions in the OPS CORP book in which segment 1 of the depreciation expense account is 01 require approval by the cost center manager.
  • Asset transfer transactions in the OPS CORP book in which segment 1 of the depreciation expense account is not 01 are approved automatically.

This table shows details of business rule 1 for transfers:

Business Rule Number Rule Description Approval Routing Approver Level Start Approver Top Approver Asset Book Depreciation Expense Segment 1 Transaction Type
1 Transfer 1 - Manager Approver Rule with depreciation account segment Supervisory Hierarchy 1 Asset Assignment Cost Center Manager FINUSER29 OPS CORP 01 Transfer
1 Transfer 1 - Auto Approve Rule with depreciation account segment Auto Approve NA NA NA OPS CORP Not 01 Transfer
1 Transfer 1 - FYI Rule with depreciation account segment FYI 1 Destination Asset Assignment Cost Center Manager FINUSER29 OPS CORP NA Transfer

In the Rules for Retirement in the Instructions worksheet, business rule 3 states that:

  • Asset retirements in the FA IMP BOOK book with a retired cost of less than USD 1000 require approval from the senior accountant.
  • Asset retirements in the FA IMP BOOK book with a retired cost between USD 1000 and USD 10,000 require approval from the manager and director.
  • Asset retirements in the FA IMP BOOK book with a retired cost that's more than USD 10,000 require approval from the manager, director, and CFO.

This table shows details of business rule 3 for retirements:

Business Rule Number Rule Description Approval Routing Group, User, or Role Name Asset Book Asset Cost Retired
3 Retirement 3 Sr Accountant Approval for Low Value User FINUSER27 FA IMP BOOK Between 0 and 999
3 Retirement 3 Manager and Director Approval for Medium Value User FINUSER27, FINUSER28 FA IMP BOOK Between 1000 and 10000
3 Retirement 3 Manager Director and CFO Approval for High Value User FINUSER27, FINUSER28, FINUSER29 FA IMP BOOK More than 10000