Road Map: PO Approval Inquiry

Use the PO Approvals Detail (APPVQ) program to display the status of purchase orders that require approval and who needs to sign off.

Before you run this program each time

You should run this program:

  • PO Maintenance (VOE) to enter purchase orders.

You may also have run this program:

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

Before you run this program the first time

You should run these programs:

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Purchasing Options) to set the Purchase 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 purchase 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 purchase orders that require approval.