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What happens after an approval or rejection

Updated over 2 months ago

In ApprovalMax, once a request is fully approved or rejected, its status is updated accordingly and the document is either passed on to Xero or retained in ApprovalMax - depending on where it originated from.

After approval:

  • Once a document has been fully approved in ApprovalMax, it is automatically authorised in Xero.

  • For a quick video overview of approvals, please check out the below:

After rejection:

  • If an Approver rejects a request that was created in Xero, it moves to Drafts. Except Purchase Orders - they stay in the Submitted for Approval status.

  • If an Approver rejects a request that was created in ApprovalMax, it remains in ApprovalMax with the Rejected status, and the Requester can edit and resubmit it.

  • The Approver will be prompted to add a rejection comment, which will appear in the audit trail and help inform the Requester and other Approvers of the reason for rejection:

  • Approvers can also revoke their rejection decision:

  • When doing so, they’ll be prompted again to add a comment, which will also be recorded in the audit trail:

  • Once a rejection is revoked, the request will return to the On Approval status in ApprovalMax and continue through the workflow.

  • Approvers can also enable the Rejected Prefix feature, which distinguishes in Xero rejected requests from others.

For a quick video overview of rejections, please check out the below:

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