Use this activity to approve a supplier on an approved suppliers list.
When a supplier has an approved status and the last valid day for the approval has not yet been passed, purchases from the supplier (for the connected purchase group on the site) do not need approval according to the defined authorization template
Approved suppliers lists define the purchase authorization process to use for parts in a purchase group on a particular site. Purchases initiated from purchase requisition lines or purchase orders can use the approved suppliers list. If suppliers are approved for the purchase group (and the site) in the approved suppliers list, purchases made from that supplier do not require authorization.
All purchases from the supplier of parts belonging to the defined purchase group on the site, used on the list, will not require authorization.
If a date is entered in the Approved Until field, after this date has passed, the supplier will be considered an unapproved supplier and purchases from the supplier will require authorization.