What is the purpose of having an Approved Supplier List if it does not override purchase authorization rule? According to the IFS Cloud product documentation, “Unlike the purchase requisition authorization rule and the purchase order authorization rule, the approved supplier list has nothing to do with the amount on the requisition/order. Instead, the purpose of this list is for quality assurance authorization, and thus the quality assurance department will most likely maintain the list. For example, in the aviation industry where the requirements for aircraft part suppliers is very high, this list could be used to streamline authorized purchases. If the supplier has been approved, the flow will proceed without any stops. However, if the supplier is not approved or the expiration date for the approval has exceeded, the quality assurance department will be notified, and an authorized member of that department must confirm that the purchase can proceed.” It has been observed that if there are purchase authorization rules (PR or PO) do exist for purchasing amounts, they are still fetched for aut
