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.
User access settings are manageable by the department manager or identified delegates. Please seeHow to Set Up a Delegate and Assign Delegation Levelsfor more information and assistance managing these roles.
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