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Overview
From: Finance > Billing > Resource reports
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The approval process can have between 1 and 4 steps, as needed.
Configuration
System configuration
By default, the system applies one approval step to the Resource reports.
If more are needed, follow the steps below.
Setting up approval steps
From: Administrator > Web administrator > Configuration > Settings
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If used, the “Processed by accounting” column in the Resource reports page will change to reflect the number of steps:
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Relevant roles
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Can approve resource report step 1 Allows the user to approve or un-approve the first step in the approval process. |
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Can un-approve resource report at all levels Allows the user to un-approve any step in the approval process. |
Naming conventions
The names of the steps can be customized from Administrator > Web administrator > Name conventions.
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User configuration
There are two user settings relevant for this functionality: Approval manner and Payment manner.
Setting up the Approval manner for all Resources (system level)
From Administrator > Web administrator > Configuration > Settings
Select the Default resource approval manner
Click “Apply to all users”
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Setting up the Approval manner for specific Resources (resource level)
The Approval manner and Payment manner can also be set at the resource level from the dropdown menus in the user’s profile:
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For more information on Payment manners, please check the Payment manner article. |
Other relevant roles
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Can delete Resource reports created by other users |
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Can edit the “Payment due on” field in Resource reports |
Resource reports page
From: Finance > Billing > Resource reports
Once a user submits their resource report, it will be available on this page, where managers can keep track of the current status of a report.
Key columns
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Resource - The resource the report belongs to
Resource report number - The unique ID of the resource report
Description - An editable field. Defaults to “billing in (report currency)”
Full view - A detailed listing of the tasks and files included in the resource report
Items - A detailed listing of the tasks included in the resource report
Total billed - The total amount in the due in the resource report
Currency - The currency of the resource report
Submitted by resource - Confirmation if the resource report was submitted or not
Submitted on - The date in which the resource report was submitted
Reject by accounting and send rejection mail - Click to reject a resource report. More info under Rejecting a resource report
Processed by accounting - Current status of the approval
Billing messages - Messages related to the resource reports. More info in the billing messages article
Accounting date - The date in which the approval process was completed
Billing Hold - A toggle (Can Pay/On Hold) to flag if a resource report can, or cannot, be paid
Payment due on - The date the payment is due. Can be autopopulated using the Payment manner
Approving a resource report
After being generated, resource reports will be shown in the Resource reports (Finance) page.
The approval can be done from the “Processed by accounting” column and may have between 1 and 4 steps.
Please refer to the Configuration section for more info on how to set up a multistep approval process.
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If the user has the necessary role for the current and the next step, a prompt will appear, and the user can either approval the current step, by clicking “Yes”, or revert the approval to the previous step by clicking “No”. For more info on un-approving approval steps, please check the Un-approving a resource report section.
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These change will be logged.
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Once all approval steps are completed, the “Accounting date” field will be automatically populated.
Management review
Management review is an optional approval step.
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Relevant role: Can perform management review Users with this role can approve or un-approve the “Management review” column items |
Billing hold
If necessary, the approval of a resource report can be suspended by using the “Billing Hold” option:
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Changes to the “Billing Hold” status will be logged in the tooltip:
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Un-approving a resource report
Users with the necessary role can approve and un-approve a step.
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Users with the role: Can un-approve resource reports at all levels can un-approve any step. |
Rejecting a resource report
Submitted resource reports can be rejected by using the “Reject by accounting and send rejection mail” column.
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