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Can the user who originates a purchase for approval, also, be the approver of this purchase?
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John
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Hi:
Can the user who originates a purchase for approval, also, be the approver of this purchase?
Thanks!
John
Workflow user group is a segregated hierarchy.
For example, my user has an approval limit of 1 for purchases in the approval user setup. If I setup an approval workflow that uses a workflow group that contains my user and my user submits an approval request the approval is instantly accepted. It has bypassed the approval user setup because I told it to.
Your challenge is more to do with you'll need an approval workflow per PO logger. Each approval workflow uses just one group. You can get a different workflow approval to be used if you have a filter in the header of the document. For example the "Assigned user ID" or the "Purchaser Code".
Hi Josh:
So, for purchase orders, this self-approval would be conducted through the Workflow User Group hierarchy screen. Is that correct?
John
Begs the question why you would use approvals if the PO inputter doesn’t need approval?
the approver ID in this case is the chosen user the approval goes to. The overall hierarchy makes a difference though as that could just be the 1st layer.
I have altered a workflow for a customer in the past to “self approve” but this was a mechanism for having users check the sales order before finance invoiced it. Purchase could have the same. You would need to alter the workflow combinations and responses. It’s a page that shows all the things you can and can’t do with a certain workflow.
Hi Josh:
Thank you, for the quick response!
The "Catch-22" that I'm finding is that the Approval User Setup window will not let you save, unless you fill in for the "Approver ID" field.
And, if you're saving "yourself" as the User ID in this window, it will not let you place your own User ID in the "Approver ID" field.
What do you think?
John
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