Road Map: Sales Order Approval Inquiry

Use the Sales Order Approval Inquiry (APPSQ) program to display the status of sales orders that require approval and who needs to sign off.

Before you run this program each time

You should run this program:

  • Sales Order Maintenance (OE) to enter sales order.

OR

One-Step Invoice Entry (RE) to enter an order, obligate items, create a shipment, and confirm the shipment in one step.

OR

Quote-to-Order Transfer (EPIB) to transfer:

    • Sales orders imported from ASCII files with Order Import (EPI).

    • Sales quotations entered with EDI/Sales Quote Maintenance (QOE).

    • Customer projects transferred with Project Maintenance (PSM).

    • Orders created with Repetitive Billing Report (RBIC).

You may also have run this program:

  • Approvals Signoff (APPV) to approve sales orders that require approval.

Before you run this program the first time

You should run these programs:

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Order Processing Options) to set the Sales order approvals required? option.

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Enterprise Options) to select a date display format for your enterprise, Branch Maintenance (TBM) to select a date display format for your branch, or User Maintenance (UIM) to select a date display format for an individual user.

  • Approval Hierarchy Maintenance (APPHM) to set up a hierarchy that determines approval cycles for sales orders.

  • Approvals Maintenance (APPM) to enter approval cycle records for each level in the hierarchy.

After you run this program

You will most likely run these programs:

  • Approvals Signoff (APPV) to approve ales orders that requires approval.