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Configuration and setup for Mass Approval

Security configuration

The service object Document tag set and get is required to add.

  • Navigate to Security configuration -> ExFlow web user role -> Privileges -> ExFlow web user privilege -> Service operations
  • Add references -> Select
    • EXF_Documenttagservice.Getdocumenttags
    • EXF_Documenttagservice.Setdocumenttags

Document tag action

To be able to trigger an action the tag sent from web needs to be setup.
ExFlow AP -> Setup -> Classification -> Document tag actions

Enable Tags
TagThe text that web will send.
ActionThe appropriate action to set for the invoice.
CategoryIs either shared or private.
UserIdis a single user if category is set to private.

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ExFlow user level permission

ExFlow AP -> Setup > Configuration > User level permission

  • Add: up_allow_action_tag_approve to the desired user levels.

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ExFlow users

ExFlow AP > Setup > Maintenance > Users

  • Assign user level to the user which should be allowed for mass approval.
  • Login to WEB as same user, and the invoices are shown in the grid form where user can select and approve multiple invoices at once.

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  • After mass approval. The invoice statuses changes to “Unprocessed”.

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ExFlow Parameters

For Mass Approval Coding validation at approval set to "Always" is required.

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ExFlow periodic job

ExFlow AP -> Periodic Jobs -> Miscellaneous -> Invoice action approve

  • Set batch job to run frequently

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Under notification, the batch result shows if the invoices are approved or if the invoice had some errors.


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  • If the invoice passes ExFlow validations, its status automatically changes to “Approved”.

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  • If an invoice fails validation during the batch run, it is automatically returned to the approver’s inbox.

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