Approvals can be set on five criteria:

• Based on a certain type of transaction (Purchase orders, requisitions, etc.)
• Based on a certain item category
• Based on transactions from a certain department within the company
• Based on transactions for a certain project
• Based on monetary amount thresholds that are calculated from the total amount on a transaction

In addition, specific users can be marked as exempt from needing approvals that match the specified criteria for an approval rule. A user that is exempt from an approval rule will bypass the required approvals for any associated approvers that are designated for that rule.

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