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Approval Workflow restricting Purchase Order invoice posting, not release of Purchase Order

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We want to set up a purchase order approval workflow that only restricts the invoice posting of the purchase order if it is not approved.   Is this possible, or does the restriction have to be on the release of the purchase order?  Basically, I want the approval restriction to be Post Invoice, not Release.
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    Jainam M. Kothari Profile Picture
    12,116 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Approval Workflow restricting Purchase Order invoice posting, not release of Purchase Order
    Hello,
     
    You can Configure the Purchase Invoice Approval Workflow instead of Purchase Order Approval Workflow.
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    Khushbu Rajvi. Profile Picture
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  • Gerardo Rentería García Profile Picture
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    Approval Workflow restricting Purchase Order invoice posting, not release of Purchase Order

    Hi, good day
    I hope this can help you, and give you some hints.

    How to restrict and allow usage of a record - Business Central | Microsoft Learn

    Best Regards
    Gerardo

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    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    89,830 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Approval Workflow restricting Purchase Order invoice posting, not release of Purchase Order
    Hi, hope the following helps.
    Business Central 2023 wave 1 (BC22) new features: Posting restrictions (Sales/Purch Invoice Posting Policy in User Setup)
     
    Thanks.
    ZHU
  • OG-13051230-0 Profile Picture
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    Approval Workflow restricting Purchase Order invoice posting, not release of Purchase Order
    Hello Brett 
     
    Where you able to achieve this configuration? I'm trying to do exactly the same thing.
     
    Thanks! 
     
     
  • Brett F Profile Picture
    426 on at
    Workflow restricting invoice posting
    Hi, I have discovered that feature (it's a great one!).  But what I meant was an approval workflow (should have stated that more clearly).  I would like the restriction on the approval workflow to only be for posting the invoice, not for the release of the order or for posting a receipt. 
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    Shauna Langley Profile Picture
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    Workflow restricting invoice posting
    Hi,
     
    Do you mean that you don't want the user to have the ability to post (i.e. Invoice) the purchase order?
     
     
    Depending on the version you are using there are new fields on the user setup table.
     
     
    If you use Prohibited then the user will only be allowed to receive the order.
     
     
    Mandatory option will post and invoice the purchase order.
     
    Hope that helps,
    Shauna

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