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Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition evaluates every submitted Shopping Cart against the organization's business rules and the user's User Profile.

The Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition workflow proceeds like this:

1. When a user submits a Shopping Cart, the system checks it for compliance with the organization's business rules, and the Spending Limit in the user's Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition User Profile.
   
   
2. If the Shopping Cart is valid and does not exceed the user's spending limit, Orders are created and routed to the appropriate suppliers.
   
   
3. If the Shopping Cart is not valid, it is routed to another user to be adjusted or rejected.
   
   
4. If the Shopping Cart is valid but contains an item with an Approval flag requiring purchase approval, the Shopping Cart is routed to the Approver named in the user's User Profile.
   
   
5. If the Shopping Cart is valid but exceeds the user's spending limit, it is routed to the Approver named in the user's User Profile.
   
   
6. The Approver may reject the Shopping Cart, or  resubmit it to the Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition workflow.
   
   
7. Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition evaluates the Shopping Cart again, including the Approver's actions.
   
   
8. If the dollar total in the resubmitted Shopping Cart also exceeds the Approver's Spending Limit, it is routed to the next higher level Approver who is named in the first approver's User Profile.
   
   
9. This process continues until the Shopping Cart is finally rejected or is approved and resubmitted by a user with a high enough Spending Limit.

Use the Approval Preview page the view the approval workflow required for your Shopping Cart. Later, use the Shopping Cart Status and History pages to see the stages through which your Shopping Cart has passed, and any comments from your approvers.

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