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Endevor - Review and Approve Package


If one or more approver groups are associated with the inventory areas included in a package, then the package must be reviewed and approved before it can be executed. To be approved, the package must be accepted by all of the required approvers, be accepted by a quorum of approvers, and not be denied by any approver.

  1. Start the product using the instructions provided by your site administrator.

    The Primary Options panel appears.

  2. Enter 5 (Package) and press Enter.

    The Package Options menu appears.

  3. Enter the package name, leave the PACKAGE ID field blank to display a Package Selection List, or enter a name mask. Enter 4 (Review) and press Enter.

    The Review Package panel appears or the Package Selection List appears.

    Note: For more information about a field or option on the panel, press PF1.

  4. If the Package Selection List appears, select the package you want to review and press Enter.

    The Review Package panel appears.

  5. On the Review Package panel, choose one of the following steps.

    1. To review the SCL for the package, leave the Option field blank and press Enter.

      The Summary SCL panel appears.

    2. To approve the package, enter A in the Option field and press Enter.

      The Package Options menu appears with a message saying that the package has been approved.

    3. To deny the package, enter D in the Option field and press Enter.

      The Package Options menu appears with a message saying that the package has been denied.

    4. To view the approver groups for the package, enter L in the Option field and press Enter.

      The Approver Groups panel appears. Press END to return to the Package Review panel.

    5. To add or change notes associated with the package, enter N in the Option field and press Enter.

      The Package Note Text panel appears. Press END to return to the Package Review panel.

    The package is reviewed and approved, and can be executed.



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