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Purchase Order Approval Workflow Filtered by Department Settings

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I create Purchase Orders for my company and one person approves my PO's through the Approval User Setup.  I want to create a Workflow where PO's are approved by department.  I have created a Workflow User Group for one department so far.  I cannot seem to figure out how to filter the Purchase Order approval by department though, the approvals keep going to the person assigned to the Approval User Setup.  
 
 
 
 
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    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    101,162 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hi, this department code looks like a global dimension. You can check the dimension setting on the Purchase Order.
    For example,
     
    Hopefully other experts can give you better advice.
     
    Thanks.
    ZHU
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    23 on at
    Yes, the department code is a dimension on the PO.  My Approval User Setup is prioritized over the Workflow.  Is there a way to override it so that the approval follows the Workflow instead?  
     

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