Orders to Approve page

Buyer Approvers or Buyer Administrators for a B2B organization can use the Orders to Approve page to view a list of orders that are awaiting approval. Search and filter options are available to quickly find specific orders. An Action menu allows approvers to quickly approve or reject multiple orders.

The requirement for orders to be approved can be enabled or disabled by editing the Approvals section on the Organization Details page (B2B). The conditions for order approvals are specified in the contract of the buyer's organization. For example, a contract can be created such that orders over $10000 must be approved before an order is processed.

Note: The buyer who placed the order is not automatically notified when the order is approved or rejected.

Elements of the Orders to Approve page

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JSP files

The page layout is built with widgets that use the Commerce Composer framework to retrieve and display content. However, the page is not managed in the Commerce Composer tool, and not all the widgets are available to Management Center users in the Commerce Composer tool.

OrderApprovalDisplay.jsp represents the entire Orders to Approve page.
1 BreadcrumbTrail.jsp* is the top-level JSP file for the Breadcrumb Trail widget, which displays the breadcrumb trail.
2 MyAccountNavigation.jsp is the top-level JSP file for the My Account Navigation widget, which displays the My Account sidebar and its navigational links.
3 OrderApprovalList.jsp is the top-level JSP file for the Order Approval List widget, which displays the list of orders.

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Links and buttons

4 Search options: Expand or hide search fields.
5 Search: Returns a list of orders that meet the search criteria.
6 Clear Results: Clears all search fields and displays a list of all orders.
7 View all requests: Returns all orders (approved, rejected, and pending).
8 View pending: Returns a list of orders that are waiting for approval.
9 View approved: Returns a list of orders that were approved.
10 View rejected: Returns a list of orders that were rejected.
11 Order Number: Opens the Order Approval Details page of the selected order number.
12 View details: Opens the Order Approval Details page of the selected order number.
13 Approve: Approves the selected order and sends the order for processing.
14 Reject: Rejects the selected order.