{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":50232,"path":"source-to-pay-operations/sourcing-and-procurement-operations/config-approval-delegate.md","title":"Configure approval rule for a delegate","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Configure approval rule for a delegate\n\nConfigure an approval rule for a delegate to ensure that the business owner has better visibility into the request before approval.\n\n## Before you begin\n\nRole required: sn\\_shop.procurement\\_administrator\n\n## About this task\n\n\\[Omitted video\\] Description: Shows how to configure an approval rule for a delegate.\n\nIn Shopping Hub, when a delegate checks out on behalf of the delegator, the default workflow assumes the delegate has full permissions to submit purchase requests \\(PRs\\). However, you can configure an approval rule to ensure that the first approval request is sent to the business owner \\(delegator\\). This configuration enables the delegator to review the approval request and decide whether to approve or reject it.\n\n## Procedure\n\n1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Sourcing and Purchasing Automation** &gt; **Administration** &gt; **Approval Rules**.\n\n2.  In the form, fill in the fields.\n\n<table id=\"table_awt_1wc_p2c\"><thead><tr><th>\n\nField\n\n</th><th>\n\nDescription\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nNumber\n\n</td><td>\n\nSystem-generated unique identifier for the approval rule.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nName\n\n</td><td>\n\nThe name you assign to the approval rule.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nActive\n\n</td><td>\n\nOption to enable the approval rule.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nApproving object\n\n</td><td>\n\nObject you’re seeking approval for. Select **Purchase Requisition**.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nApproving line\n\n</td><td>\n\nApproving object line that you're seeking approval for. For the Purchase Requisition object, the approving line is defaulted to Purchase Line.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nApproval rule type\n\n</td><td>\n\nThe type of approval rule that determines how approval plans are generated and routed when conditions are met.The following options are available:\n\n-   Dynamic Users or Groups\n-   Managerial Job Code Hierarchy\n-   Managerial Hierarchy\n-   Specified Users or Groups\n\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nBase approvals on\n\n</td><td>\n\nPurchase requisition fields that you want to base your approvals on. Select the **Business owner** field and move it from Available to Selected.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nAllow automatic approval\n\n</td><td>\n\nOption to allow automatic approval.**Note:** Ensure that you deselect this option.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nApproval trigger conditions\n\n</td><td>\n\nConditions based on the approving object that determine the conditions under which an approval plan is created.See the following image to understand the approval trigger conditions you need to configure.\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>    \\[Omitted image \"config-approval-delegate.png\"\\] Alt text: Approval Rule form for creating a approval rule for a delegate.\n\n3.  Select **Submit**.\n\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Configure delegate for a shopper](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/sourcing-and-procurement-operations/configure-delegate-for-a-shopper.md)\n\n"}}