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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 Requisitions

  1. Click in the selection 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 the Approve Selected button.

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

Delete Requisitions

  1. Click in the selection box on the left to select the requisition(s) you want to delete.

    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 the Delete Selected button.
  3. A "D" appears in the selection box and the text is in red, strikethru font.

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

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 Print Selected button. To print the page, use your browser's print function. You will receive a hard copy of what is on the page, but not in requisition form.

  1. Click in the selection box on the left to select the requisition(s) you want to print.

    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 the Print Selected button.

The entire requisition will be printed to your default SAP printer. A message identifying your printer appears below the page title. 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 link to the requisition number. You go to the "Approve/Change Purchase Requisition" page where you can perform these actions.

Related Topics:
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Using the List Tabs



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