Permissions and approval workflows

Delete an approval workflow

Remove an unused approval setting after checking open records. The guide then takes you through the correct route, the checks to complete before making changes, the workflow in order, and the evidence to review afterwards.

Audience: Purchasing staffPermission: Administrator or relevant status capabilityModule v1.7.9
Jump to steps
Where to goAdmin Area → Purchase → Settings → Approval
Before you start
  • Use an account with Administrator or relevant status capability and confirm the intended record or setting before making a change.
  • Follow the exact route above. If the screen or action is absent, check module activation, ownership and permissions rather than using another person’s account.
  • Use controlled test data for configuration, integration, email, AI, payment, portal or automation changes before production-wide use.

What you’ll accomplish

Remove an unused approval setting after checking open records. The instructions reflect the supplied module’s registered menus, controller actions, views, settings and code-backed validation flow.

Follow these steps

  1. Go to Admin Area → Purchase → Settings → Approval.
  2. Go to the exact record and review linked documents, payments, approvals, files and portal visibility.
  3. Select the supported Delete, Remove, Void or Cancel action.
  4. Verify the action only after checking the consequence described below.
  5. Return to the list and verify whether the record was removed, retained with a status, or blocked by a code-backed restriction.

Fields and options to review

Approval setupName, related transaction type, approval type and approver rows/conditions.
DecisionCurrent approver, decision, reason, signature/upload and notification.

Rules the system enforces

  • Record access does not automatically grant the dedicated change-status capability.
  • The module supports configured approval routes for purchase requests, orders, returns and FAF flows.

How to confirm it worked

  • The supported delete an approval workflow flow completes without bypassing permission or validation checks.
  • The resulting record, setting, status, file, delivery event or external response is visible from the relevant workspace.
  • Unexpected validation, provider or linked-record errors are investigated before retrying.

Security, privacy and operational checks

  • Apply least privilege to purchasing, vendor, invoice, payment, return, contract and report permissions.
  • Verify vendor identity, bank/payment details, tax, currency, totals and approvals before creating financial commitments.
  • Treat public links, signatures, portal files, attachments and exported reports as controlled business records.
  • Test settings and automated jobs with controlled records before production-wide use.