Appendix C - Definitions for Various Approval Statuses | Scribe

Appendix C - Definitions for Various Approval Statuses

    Budget Office Approval Needed

    • Approver: TCU Central Budget Office

    • Condition: Required for any ePAF over $20k, paid from 6110, or paid from the Athletics business unit

    Business Unit Off Approval Needed or VC Approval Needed

    • Approver: Business Officers or Vice Chancellors (and their Executive Assistants)

    • Condition: Required for all business units, top level of unit approval

      • Business Unit Officer: Used for units with an identified Business/Budget Officer who serves as a delegate for the Vice Chancellor

      • Vice Chancellor level: Used for units without an identified Business Officer

    Business Unit Approver 1 / Business Unit Approver 2

    • Approver: TCU Provost Office

    • Condition: Required for Academic Affairs business units, replaces Business Unit Off Approval Needed or VC Approval Needed approval level

    Dean Approval Needed

    • Approver: Deans, and Assistants to the Deans

    • Condition: Required for Academic units

    Department Approval Needed

    • Approver: Various, Department Budget Managers or Identified Delegates

    • Condition: Required when the user submitting the ePAF has "department approval required" indicated in their access settings for the department that is funding the payment.

    In Grant Department

    • Approver: Research Accounting

    • Condition: Required for any ePAF using a project number beginning with a “2” or “6”

    In Human Resources (various statuses)

    • Approver: Human Resources, Compensation Team

    • Condition: Required for all ePAFs. This is the final step before processing. Here ePAFs are checked to ensure the data will process properly and no information is missing.

    To Be Processed

    • Condition: Approved! This is the status for ePAFs waiting for the processing system to run for the applicable pay period