Purchase Order Approval at Second Level Approver

The user authorized by the organization to approve a purchase order at the second level will approve, reject or return the request as per the organization guidelines. The approval manager at approval level two gets notified if any purchase order is up for approval request when the approval manager approves the same at level one.

To approve, reject or return a purchase order through the PO app:

1. Log in to the IENT application.

   

2. On the homepage, under My apps, click the Purchase Order app.
   The Purchase Order app list view screen is displayed along with all the existing purchase orders in the system, if any.

   

3. Click the PO ID that needs to be worked on.
   The Details screen pertaining to the purchase order is displayed in view mode.

   

   This screen displays all the details related to the PO. Click the View All link against each line item in the Line Item(s) section to view the details of the service or material being ordered.

4. Click Edit.
   The screen reloads in edit mode.

   

5. In the Next Status field, select one of the options as required:

   • Approve

   • Reject

   • Return for Amendment

6. Click Submit.

7. Click Yes to confirm the pop-up message for the action being taken.
   The request gets approved/rejected/returned as per the option selected and the purchase order request with the updated status is reflected in the Purchase Order app list view screen.

   

   Both the purchasing manager/buyer and the vendor/supplier get notified of the PO approval.