Approving a Purchase Order

Updated on April 17th, 2025

This article will teach you how to approve a Purchase Order.

Note: The purchase order must be in your assigned step in the approval workflow in order for you to be able to approve it.

  1. From the Accounting menu, click Purchase Orders.
  2. From the Accounting: Purchase Orders page, click the Pending tab and then click the PO# that you desire to approve.
  3. From the Purchase Orders: [PO#][Vendor Name] page, click the Actions button and then select Approve or Approve & Comment to provide comments regarding your approval.
    • Note: If you selected Approve & Comment, once the Approve & Comment on Purchase Order window has opened, enter any comments regarding the approval of the Purchase Order within the textbox presented and then click the Approve Purchase Order button.
  4. The Purchase Order has been moved to the Approved tab of the Purchase Orders: [PO#][Vendor Name] page and the Status is now Approved.