The following table illustrates the different levels of approval
that are required for a deal in scenario 8:
| Scenario 8 |
| Price Item Approval Required |
Yes |
| Product Level Approval Required |
No |
| Division Level Approval Required |
Yes |
| Parallel Approval in the Division or Deal Approval
Hierarchy |
Yes |
| Highest Level Approval Required |
Yes |
The following table lists the approvers at different levels
including the parallel levels in the D1 division approval hierarchy:
| D1 Division
Approval Hierarchy |
| Approval Level |
To Do Role |
Approve Deal |
| Level 1 |
D1 Pricing Manager (D1 PM) |
Yes |
| Level 2 |
D1 Senior Pricing Manager 1 (D1 SPM1) |
Yes |
| Level 2 |
D1 Senior Pricing Manager 2 (D1 SPM2) |
Yes |
| Level 3 |
D1 Executive Pricing Manager (D1 EPM) |
Yes |
The following table lists the approvers at different levels
including the parallel levels in the D2 division approval hierarchy:
| D2 Division
Approval Hierarchy |
| Approval Level |
To Do Role |
Approve Deal |
| Level 1 |
D2 Pricing Manager 1 (D2 PM1) |
Yes |
| Level 1 |
D2 Pricing Manager 2 (D2 PM2) |
Yes |
| Level 2 |
D2 Senior Pricing Manager 1 (D2 SPM1) |
Yes |
| Level 2 |
D2 Senior Pricing Manager 2 (D2 SPM2) |
Yes |
| Level 3 |
D2 Executive Pricing Manager 1 (D2 EPM1) |
Yes |
| Level 3 |
D2 Executive Pricing Manager 2 (D2 EPM2) |
Yes |
The following table lists the approvers at different levels
including the parallel levels in the deal approval hierarchy:
| Deal Approval
Hierarchy |
| Approval Level |
To Do Role |
Approve Deal |
| Level 0 |
Relationship Manager (RM) |
Yes |
| Level 1 |
Pricing Manager 1 (PM1) |
No |
| Level 1 |
Pricing Manager 2 (PM2) |
No |
| Level 2 |
Senior Pricing Manager 1 (SPM1) |
No |
| Level 2 |
Senior Pricing Manager 2 (SPM2) |
Yes |
| Level 3 |
Executive Pricing Manager (EPM) |
Yes |
The following table lists the price item managers who can approve
the respective price item in the deal:
| Price Item Managers |
| Price Item |
Division |
Price Item Manager |
| PI1 |
D1 |
PI1 Price Item Manager (PI1 PM) |
| PI2 |
D2 |
PI2 Price Item Manager (PI2 PM) |
| PI3 |
D1 |
PI3 Price Item Manager (PI3 PM) |
| PI4 |
D2 |
PI4 Price Item Manager (PI4 PM) |
The following figure graphically indicates how a deal moves from
one approver to another in the given deal approval scenario:
