Navigation: Accounts Payable > Vouchers > Approve > Batch Voucher Approval

1. The Voucher Batch Approval Request search page displays.
2. If you have run this process or report in the past, select the Find an Existing Value tab to enter an existing Run Control ID and select the Search button. If this is the first time running this process or report, select the Add a New Value tab to create a new Run Control ID and select the Add button. 
   • NOTE: It is important to note that Run Control IDs cannot be deleted. Do not include spaces in your Run Control. We encourage the Run Control ID to have the same process naming convention but unique to the step; because of this, including your institution code and a short process description in the Run Control ID is recommended--e.g., WA150_SUBMIT_VOUCHER_BATCH (College, Process).
3. The Voucher Approval Workflow page displays.
4. Enter the Run Control Options:
   1. Request ID: 1 or local college business naming convention.
   2. Description:  Voucher Approval workflow.
   3. From/To Invoice Date:  enter specific date or date range.
5. Select the Process Option field choices:  
   • Process all eligible vouchers - Do not use; includes all BU’s.
   • Process Business Unit - to include all eligible vouchers for the specified BU (most common).
   • Process Control Group - If Control Groups are in use.
   • Process Supplier - use to specify BU and a Supplier ID.
   • Process Voucher - use to specify BU and a specific Voucher ID.
   • Process Voucher Origin - use to specify BU and an Origin (batch transaction, EDI, Online Entry, Payroll Vchrs, Purchasing, Student Admin).
   • Process Voucher Source - use to specify BU and voucher source (ex: XML invoices (SF, single pymt), procurement cards, quick invoices, Excel Upload (Payables), etc.).
6. Select the Process Business Unit in the Process Option field.
7. Select the Save button. After saving, notice that the “View Vouchers” hyperlink appears.  Select the link to see of list of vouchers that fit the run control criteria.  

8. The Voucher Approval List page displays.
9. Review the list of vouchers. The run control options can be revised if needed.  
10. Close the Voucher Approval List screen.  

11. The Voucher Approval Workflow page displays.
12. If the Voucher Approval List is correct, run the process. Select the Run button.
13. The Process Scheduler Request page displays.
14. Select the OK button.
15. The Voucher Approval Workflow page displays. To view the status of the process and the process results (optional), select the Process Monitor hyperlink. Please refer to the Process Schedule Request steps for further instructions.

16. The Process Monitor page displays.
17. When the Process Instance status is “Success” and “Posted” then the process has completed running.
18. Select the Details hyperlink.  
19. Select the Message Log link to see the number of vouchers submitted for approval.

20. Optionally, to confirm that the voucher(s) approval status is now "Pending", navigate to: Navigation: Accounts Payable > Vouchers > Add/Update
21. Process complete.