Approve Travel Request Option

Explanation

This activity is used to approve individual expense options registered for a travel request. Approval of request options involves two steps: initial approval and amount approval. Therefore, two separate persons may be required to approve a travel request option depending on the approval setup defined in the Expense Request Configuration window on the Approval tab. Approving a request option is the first stage of the travel request approval process.

Prerequisites

In order to perform this activity:

• A travel request with request options in Confirmed state is required in the system.
• The person performing this task should be granted the required approval rights in the Travel Request Configuration window on the Approval tab.

System Effects

There are no system effects.

Window

Travel Request

Related Window Descriptions

Travel Request

Procedure

1. Open the Travel Request window.
2. Search or populate to find the required travel request.
3. In the Option ID field, select the request option with Confirmed status.
4. Right-click in the header and click Approve. The status of the request option will change to Pending Initial Approval or Pending Amount Approval.