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Every user's User Profile includes, in addition to a Spending Limit, the name of an Approver. This is another user with a higher spending limit (or approval limit) to whom, over-limit Shopping Carts may be referred for approval. 

For example:

• If the Engineer submits a Shopping Cart totaling less than $500,  Orders are created and sent to suppliers automatically.
• If the Engineer submits a Shopping Cart totaling more than $500,  it is routed to the Manager for approval before Orders are created and sent to suppliers.
• If the Engineer submits a Shopping Cart totaling more than $5,000,  it is first routed to the Manager for approval. If the Manager approves, then the Shopping Cart is next routed to the Director who has a higher Spending Limit before Orders are created and sent to suppliers.
• And so on, up to the Vice President, and beyond...

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