Understand Authorization Central screen for Material

 

  1. When the Material option is selected from the Filter drop-down list, the material items are displayed in the Authorization Detail grid.

  2. Once the Expand All link is selected, all line items expand and display the details.

  3. Hover a mouse pointer over the Bar Graph icon to reveal the hover box, displaying the estimated and authorized costs.

  4. Click the Send Mail icon to open the dialog box where an e-mail is drafted and sent to a selected Track user. The e-mail message will appear on Track Home page as Track internal message.

  5. Click the Rejected Time Comments icon to enable the text box for rejected comment entry. The rejected comments are found on the Track Home page as Track internal messages. If the rejected comment is entered at a summary level, all items included in that summary will have the same rejected comment. For example, if the rejected comment is on the Material level or a selected material item level, then the same rejected comment applies to all materials listed below. Add rejected comment for each material item by clicking the Rejected Time Comments icon to enable the text box for rejected comment entry.

  6. The material group with the total quantity of material used and the total costs for the items used are displayed.

  7. On each line item, the material item and its description of usage are displayed.

  8. If the material item has a rate defined in the agreement, N/A is displayed. Otherwise, the quantity of material used and the total cost for the quantity multiply by the agreement rate are displayed.

  9. If the material item requires a receipt for purchases, click the receipt link to open a dialog box. If the receipt is a PDF format, then the dialog box opens and displays the receipt information. Otherwise, the dialog box opens and displays the view or save options. Select the appropriate option where applicable.