Re-approval

A buyer may edit the contents of a Shopping Cart any time prior to submitting it.

After submission, but before all workflow processes have been completed, the buyer or any approver may make further changes to the Shopping Cart contents, by:

• Changing quantities of items,
• Selecting alternative items, or
• Selecting an item from the catalog to meet a buyer's Special Request.

When this happens, the workflow routing is automatically modified, so that:

• New approval steps are added, and
• Completed workflow steps are repeated for changed items or quantities.

For example:

1. A Requesters submits a Shopping Cart containing a special request item.
2. The Cost Center Approver approves the order.
3. The Commodity Approver approves the order.
4. The Special Request Approver selects an item to fulfil the special request, and approves the Shopping Cart "with changes."

The item selected by the Special Request Approver is one that requires Commodity approval.

5. The workflow map is adjusted and the Shopping Cart is re-routed to the Commodity Approver, who re-approves the changed Shopping Cart.

In the Procurement application, changes in the Approval workflow can be monitored, in the workflowProcess Map which can be viewed, for any Shopping Cart, in the Shopping Cart Status page.