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How to setup the Approval Workflow for Purchase Request

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For example, workflow can setup foreach group of required approvers and the approval steps

(1) Workflow it included 4 Approvers

  • Review by 2 Approvers, Recommended by Division Director and Approved by GM (e.g. Purchase Request for Engineering Division - Department Code start with "2")

(2) Workflow it included 3 Approvers

  • Review by Department Head, Recommended by Division Director and Approved by GM (e.g. Other Divisions - Department Code start with "1", "3", "4", "5")

(3) Workflow it included 2 Approvers

  • Recommended by Division Director and Approved by GM (e.g. Operation - Insurance - Department Code start with "2")

(4) Workflow for approve by GM only (e.g. GMO - Department Code start with "7")

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How to setup the Approval Workflows

4 Steps below need to complete for setup the Approval Workflows:

  1. Create Workflow - to define the workflow
  2. Setup the Approval Steps for the workflow - to define what status and actions to be involved
  3. Setup the Approval Actors for the workflow - to define who will take the action on the specific status and who will receive the email notification it triggered by the action
  4. User Setup - setup the email address for the user if the user is recipient who will receive the notification email according to the workflow as well as the e-signature for General Manager (GM). Please see the document User - User Setup for details.
How to Create the

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Workflow

1 - Click Search button then enter "Approval Workflows" into search box then select the link

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      Note: "2*" means all the department code it start with "2" 

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Example for the setup:Refer to the screen capture below, the workflow to be determinate by system according to the purchase request as follow

Case 1 - In Purchase Request record, if the Department Code is 201 and the Request Type is "General Item"

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              Then only Approval Workflow for 11 is required

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Workflows Example
User can define the workflows for Purchase Request Approval.  

For example, workflow can setup foreach group of required approvers and the approval steps

(1) Workflow it included 4 Approvers

  • Review by 2 Approvers, Recommended by Division Director and Approved by GM (e.g. Purchase Request for Engineering Division - Department Code start with "2")

(2) Workflow it included 3 Approvers

  • Review by Department Head, Recommended by Division Director and Approved by GM (e.g. Other Divisions - Department Code start with "1", "3", "4", "5")

(3) Workflow it included 2 Approvers

  • Recommended by Division Director and Approved by GM (e.g. Operation - Insurance - Department Code start with "2")

(4) Workflow for approve by GM only (e.g. GMO - Department Code start with "7")

(5) Workflow for sourcing process with 2 approvers (e.g. Procurement Manager and Hea of Administration) *only applicable if Request Type is "General Items"