Approval & Posting Settings
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  2. Approval & Posting Settings

How to create sequential approvals for Journals

This feature enables sequential manager approvals for a single transaction entry and defines manager approvals based on rules created.

Steps: 

  1. Navigate to SET UP FILES > Approval & Posting Settings
  2. Click on Approval Scenarios on the top right side of the page. 
  3. Click New Scenario
  4. Enter the following information. 

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Field  Description 
Office  Select an office.
Transaction Type  Select Journals
Show inactive lines? Check to view inactive approval sequences. 
Sequence  Enter the order of approvals as defined by the company's approval rules.
Approval Data Type

Select the data type 

  • Journal
  • Interoffice Journal
Description Enter a description (the description entered can be the same as the approver type). 
Minimum Amount Enter the minimum amount (if applicable). 
Approver Type 

Select an approver type

  • Specific Approver 
  • Transaction Creator
  • Supervisor of Transaction Creator 
  • Approver Nominated on Transaction
  • User Access Group 
Specific Approver  Enter the name of a specific approver (if applicable). 
User Access Group Select a specific group to approve the purchase order (if applicable). 
Message on Submit

Click on the arrow and select from one of the following options to receive notifications on submitted transactions. 

  • No message or email
  • Send message only
  • Send message and email
To learn more about how to receive notifications on approval scenarios, click here
Message on Approval

Click on the arrow and select from one of the following options to receive notifications on approved transactions. 

  • No message or email
  • Send message only 
  • Send message and email
To learn more about how to receive notifications on approval scenarios, click here
Active  Check the box to keep the line item active. 

  5.   Click SAVE. 


Approval sequences can be created for each approval data type. 

Once Approval Scenarios are created, it is important to note that switching back to the old workflow is not possible.