Approve or Reject an Expression

All expressions that have been created must be approved by the Approver User only. If an expression has only been Saved and not Submitted to the Approver for approval, will not be used for processing. Only Approved expression are used for processing/runs.

The following diagram illustrates the Approval Work flow status:

Figure 8-5 The Approval Work flow Process

Perform the following steps to Approve or Reject an expression:

1. Log in as an Approver and navigate to the Expression Builder Summary page. Only expressions with the status as Pending for Authorization are available for Approval or Rejection.
2. Select the expression that you want to approve or reject and then click the Action icon.

   Note:

   As an Approver, you can only View or Approve or Reject an expression from the Action icon.
3. Click View or Approve/Reject to open the page for the selected expression.
4. On this page view the form and then select either Approve or Reject.
   • If you select Approve, then a window appears. In this window, enter your comments for the Approval, and then click Approve.
   • If you select Reject, then a window appears. In this window, enter your comments for the Rejection, and then click Reject.

If the expression was Approved, then the status is marked as Approved and can be used for processing or runs. If the expression was rejected, then the status of the expression is marked as Rejected and the Expression is sent back to the Analyst for modification and resubmission.