Select a Substitute Approver

Use the Approval Substitution (APRS) program to select a substitute approver for orders waiting for approval. See Background and Road Map for more information.

  1. Set your options:

  1. Click the Runtime tab to set runtime options. See Set Options for Reports and Inquiries for more information.

  2. Click the Sort tab to set sort order.

  3. Click the Selection tab to select specific records.

  4. Click the Program tab to set these program specific options:

Field Name

Type / Max Length

Action / Description

Original approver

Required
5 alphanumeric

Select the user you want to replace.

New approver

Required
5 alphanumeric

Select who you want to use in place of the original approver.

  1. Click View. Close the report.

The program prompts: Enter PROCEED to update the printed records.

  1. To confirm the change, type PROCEED.

  2. Choose the appropriate options:

To

Do This

Display the report on your screen

Click View. See Background for what displays.

Print the report

Click Print. See Background for a list of what prints.

Note
The calendar prints immediately if Allow device override? is not selected in the Date-Output Device Maintenance (ZE) program.

If that option is selected, the program prompts Output device. Accept the default device that displays, which is the device specified in the Default output device field of the Date-Output Device Maintenance program, or enter the name of a different device.

Save these options for future use

Click Save.

Exit the program

Click Exit.