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Requisition Approver Inbox

The requisition approval inbox shows the requisitions that need to be approved or rejected. You can perform the following actions from the inbox:

  • Approve the entire requisition without changing it.
  • Delete the entire requisition.
  • Drill down on the requisition number to change or reject entire requisitions; approve or delete selected line items.

Review Requisitions

  • Use the tabs on the right to scroll through the requisitions if there are more than ten. See Related Topics (below) for an explanation on using the list tabs.
  • Click the Display Entire List button to display all the requisitions in your inbox on a separate page. Note: You cannot drill down on a requisition when you are on this page.

Sort Requisitions

1. Click on the Sort by bar on the right.

2. Click on a field to sort on it.

The screen refreshes itself and then displays the requisitions sorted by the selected field.

Fields (left to right) Description Use
Selection Box:
(untitled)
Used to select a requisition listed on the page. Click in the box to select the one you want to approve, delete, or print. You can also use the Select All and Deselect All buttons (top of column) to select/deselect all of them.
Requisition Number: Number assigned to the requisition. Click the requisition number to change or reject the entire requisition; approve or delete selected line items.
Created By: Person who created the requisition. Display only.
Vendor Name: Vendor that the goods or services were purchased from. Display only.
Release Codes: Level of requisition approval required for the approver's release strategy model. Display only.
Plant:
GPLT for external reqs; appropriate plant code for internal provider reqs Display only.
Creation Date:
Date requisition was created. Display only.
Cost Object:
Cost center, internal order, or WBS element the cost is charged to. Display only.
Requisition Value:
Amount of requisition. Display only.

Approve or Delete the Entire Requisition

1. Click in the check box on the left to select the requisition(s).

Note: You can also use the Select All and Deselect All buttons (top of column) to select/deselect the whole list of requisitions.

2. Click Approve Selected or Delete Selected.

3. Click the Refresh button to see your updated inbox.

For deleted requisitions, a "D" appears in the ckeck box and the text is in red, strikethrough font. The requisition will be removed from your inbox, but not permanently deleted from the system. You can still view it using "Display Requisitions."

Print Requisitions

Important: If you are not set up with an SAP printer, you will not see the SAP Selected button.

1. Click in the check box on the left to select the requisition(s); then click the SAP Selected button to print the requisition to your designated SAP printer. You will print the requisition in requisition format.

Note: You can also use the Select All and Deselect All buttons (top of column) to select/deselect the whole list of requisitions.

2. Click Print This Page to print from the browser. You will receive a copy of what is displayed on the "Requisition Approver Inbox" page.

Note: To change your SAP default printer, see Changing Your Default Printer in SAP for MIT Documentation on the Web.

Change or Reject Entire Requisitions: Approve or Delete Selected Line Items

Click the requisition number. You go to the "Approve/Change Purchase Requisition" page where you can make these changes.

Related Topics:
Icons
Using the List Tabs



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