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A workflow map can be used to display:

• A preview of the approval for an Open (un-submitted) Shopping Cart
  with the ability to add ad hoc Approver or Reviewer to improve the approval process
  
• The current status of a Shopping Cart in process with Action Pending, or  Awaiting Approval Status
  
• The complete history of a Shopping Cart that has been Approved or Rejected

The map shows each of the steps (or workflow nodes) through which the Shopping Cart: 

• has passed through, and 
• and still needs to pass through, before it is approved.    

Workflow Map

Below a brief line identifying the Shopping Cart, the browser displays a workflow map showing each of the steps (or workflow nodes) through which the Shopping Cart has passed or must pass before eventual approval.

Each node contains:

• A brief explanation of its purpose. 
  Click on any node, and the browser displays more detailed information in a text box above.

• Color-coding and icons indicating the actual status of of the approval process:

Workflow Preview

After you have created a Shopping Cart, and prior to submitting it, you may want to preview the approval process through which your Shopping Cart must pass before a Order is created.

Click approval preview, in the rows of links above the row of buttons, on the Shopping Cart page.

Below a brief line of information, identifying the Shopping Cart, the browser displays a workflow map showing each of the steps (or workflow nodes) through which the Shopping Cart must pass before eventual approval.

You may:

• Click [Add an Approver] to improve workflow, by adding an ad hoc approver in parallel with a designated approver. 
  For example, when submitting a very expensive Shopping Cart, you may add the higher-level approver to whom the cart would normally be routed after being approved by your designated approver.
• Click [Add a Reviewer] to support your purchase, by sending your Shopping Cart to an independent reviewer for consideration and comment. 

Click [Close] to leave the log and return to the Shopping  Cart list.   

Workflow Status

Below a brief line of information, identifying the Shopping Cart, the browser displays a workflow map. Depending on the current status of the Shopping Cart, all of the steps (or workflow nodes) shown may been completed, or some of them may still be required before eventual approval.

You cannot change any of the approvals (or rejections) recorded here, nor can you cause or request any other actions to be taken on a Shopping Cart.

Click [Close] to leave the log and return to the Shopping  Cart list.

If, after viewing a Shopping Cart - Approval Preview, you want to edit, cancel or initiate some other action on a Shopping Cart, you must: 

• Find the Cart in the Shopping Cart Status page or Open Shopping Cart page
• Select the Shopping Cart
• Click the appropriate Action icon.   

Adding an Approver

1. Click [Add Approver]
   
   Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition displays the Add Approver dialog box:
   

2. Click beside the Name text box.
   

3. Use the large list search pop-up window to search for and select the name of the approver you wish to add to the workflow.

4. Click a radio button to place the ad hoc Approver in the workflow, before, after or in parallel with your designated Approver:

   	Before
   	After
   	Parallel

   When one button is clicked, the other two are automatically cleared.

5. Click:
   
   [Save] to save your selection
   
   [Cancel] to discard the selection   

Adding a Reviewer

1. Click [Add Reviewer]
   
   Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition displays the Add Approver dialog box:
   

2. Click beside the Name text box.
   

3. Use the large list pop-up window to search for and select the name of the reviewer you wish to add to the workflow.

4. Click:
   
   [Save] to save your selection
   
   [Cancel] to discard the selection

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