Question:
What is self-approval and how does it work?
How do I disable self-approval?
Answer:
Self-approval allows Approvers to approve their requests. Approvers must be assigned to the applicable approval group to self-approve their requests.
Self-approval is enabled by default; it is a global domain setting, and it cannot be applied to specific users.
Important: Self-approval is not available for domains with multiple approval routing sequences.
Disabling Self-Approval
To disable Self-approval, please advise your Superuser to contact a Procurify Representative.
When disabled, and the Requester is a (Level 1) Approver, the request will automatically route to a Level 2 Approver and skip Level 1. This is true even when there are multiple Approvers at level 1.
However, if there are no Level 2 Approvers and multiple Level 1 Approvers, the order request will go to an alternate Level 1 Approver.
Additional Information:
Self-approval works independently of approval limit thresholds.
If Vendor Approvals are activated, vendors created by a purchaser will also go through the approval flow and therefore are unable to be self-approved.