This page allows you to select a proposal for approval. Tell me more.
Select the “Approve Proposal” link under the “Budget” business component.
The “Select Proposal” page appears.
Enter the following field in the “Direct Entry” group box, if you are aware of the proposal to be approved:
Proposal No. |
The proposal to be approved (Alphanumeric, 30). |
Select the “Approve Proposal” link provided alongside, to approve the proposal.
To search for a proposal
Enter the following fields in the “Search Criteria” group box to search for a proposal. Data entry in the following fields is optional:
Proposal No. |
The proposal number to be approved (Alphanumeric, 30). You can enter the proposal in full or specify it partially. The system retrieves all proposals, which are similar to the proposal entered here. |
Financial Year |
Use the drop-down list box to retrieve proposals that are created for a financial year. The system fills in all the financial years that have been defined in the “Create Calendar” activity under the “Accounting Setup” business component of Ramco Corporate Solutions and are in the “Open” status. The system also fills in only those financial years which does not have a plan in the “Closed” status. Leave the field blank, to retrieve proposals created for all the financial years. The system leaves the field blank, by default. |
Location |
Use the drop-down list box to retrieve proposals that are created for a specific location. The system fills in all the locations that are already defined in the “Create Location” activity of the “Maintenance Organization” business component and are in the “Active” status. Leave the field blank, to retrieve proposals created for all locations. The system leaves the field blank, by default. |
Planning Group |
Use the drop-down list box to retrieve proposals that are created by a planning group. The system fills in this field with all the planning groups that are already defined in the “Create Planning Group” activity of the “Maintenance Organization” business component and are in the “Active” status. Leave the field blank, if you wish to retrieve proposals created by all planning groups. The system leaves the field blank, by default. |
Type |
Use the drop-down list box to retrieve proposals based on the work type for which it is created. The system fills in this field with all the types that have been defined in the “Define WO Types” activity of the “Work Order” business component and are in the “Active” status. Leave the field blank, to retrieve proposals irrespective of the type. The system leaves the field blank, by default. |
Category |
Use the drop-down list box to retrieve proposals based on the work category of the work order for which it is created. The system fills in this field with all the categories that have been defined in the “Define WO Categories” activity of the “Work Order” business component and are in the “Active” status. Leave the field blank, to retrieve proposals irrespective of the category. The system leaves the field blank, by default. |
Enter the following fields in the “Proposal Date” field to retrieve proposals created during a specific period:
From |
The starting date from which you wish to retrieve the proposals (Date Format). |
To |
The date until which you wish to retrieve the proposals (Date Format). |
Click the “Search” pushbutton.
Based on the search criteria entered, the system retrieves in the “Search Results” multiline, the proposals that are in the “Fresh” status for approval:
Proposal No. |
The proposal retrieved by the system. |
Date |
The date on which the proposal was created. |
Location |
The location for which the proposal was created. |
Financial Year |
The financial year for which the proposal was created. |
Planning Group |
The planning group that created the proposal. |
Status |
The status of the proposal, which could be “Fresh” |
Click the hyperlinked proposal number in the multiline, to approve its details.
Selecting proposal for approval – An overview
You can select a proposal for approval in this page. If you know the proposal, enter it directly.. Otherwise, you can carry out a search based on the following fields:
the proposal number
the financial year and the location for which the proposal was created
the planning group that defined the proposal
the work type and category for which the proposal was defined
the period during which the proposal was created
Based on the filter criteria entered, the system retrieves all the proposals that are in the “Fresh ” status for approval.