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Supplier Invoice Authorisation Using Purchase Authorisation Rules

  • 18 February 2021
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On the company there is a flag under Invoice tab Supplier Invoice workflow that say for Authorisation Parameters for posting proposal to inherit authorizers from Purchase. We have this ticked and yes when you match a supplier invoice to a purchase order receipt it brings across into the posting proposal who actually authorised the purchase order. However if the value of the invoice is greater than the purchase order receipt and greater than the last authoriser it does not bring in the next authoriser within the purchasing rule. 

Is this the expected outcome of having the box ‘ Inherit Authorizers’ from purchase’ ticked

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From my understanding the behaviour is what you’ve described. It simply inherits the purchase authoriser. It does not run the purchase authorization logic again. From a business process point of view, the PO is authorised by an individual who is ready to accept the cost, and as a receipt is done the product/service is delivered and the company is liable for pay (unless the terms and conditions states not to exceed the PO value). The invoice authorisation is basically acknowledging the higher cost incurred. Someone can argue otherwise stating the authorization logic should be rerun. 

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