Order approval

Approval confirms that an order should go into fulfillment. Approve it from the order header with Approve, or use the same button to approve orders in bulk from the list.

How to tell an order is awaiting approval

• An orange, pulsing Needs approval marker appears just after the status.
• A purple Approve button appears in the header toolbar.

Step by step

1. Go to Orders → Orders and click the order row to open its details.
2. Click Approve in the header toolbar. You can also press A when the cursor is not in a text field.
3. There is no confirmation dialog — approval happens immediately, and Order approved appears at the bottom.
4. The Approve button and Needs approval marker disappear. A green Approved marker appears instead.
5. Hover over it to see Approved by, the username, and date. Clicking the marker opens the full change history for this field.

Without approval permission, the Needs approval marker still appears, but there is no Approve button.

A cancelled order has neither the marker nor the button. First Resume fulfillment, then approve it.

Approve several orders at once

1. In the order list, select rows using the checkboxes in the first column. A selection bar appears above the table with a {count} selected counter.
2. To include all results matching the filters, click Select all {count} below the counter. (all pages) is added beside it.
3. Click the purple Approve button in the selection bar beside Change status.... It is the same button as in the order header, not an item in the Actions menu.
4. The list refreshes automatically and clears the selection.