New approval rules can be set up in the default expense policy or any custom policies you create.
Getting Started
Navigate to the Expense Policy you'd like to set Approval Rules for, starting in the sidebar:
Company Settings > Expenses > Expense Policy
Figure 1. Approval Rules section for expense policy being edited
Click "Edit" to the right and the Approval Rules options will expand. Editing the Approval Flow allows you to specify if the report should be sent to their assigned manager prior to being sent to Finance for final approval.
To create a new rule, click "Add". The Add Approval Rule dialogue box will appear. There are two main aspects of the rules to observe:
Approver
Choose between two job roles (Manager, Finance)
Choose an employee by name
Condition
Amount
Category
Figure 2. Add Approval Rules dialog for adding additional approvers and adding conditions
When choosing "Amount" the sum that you enter in the Amount field to the right will be the minimum amount of a report requiring that role or employee's approval, until you specify a higher sum.
Figure 3. Approval Rules screen showing completed changes to approvals and approval flow
Here we see that 500 and above are assigned to this employee for approval. If we add another, higher sum to another employee, this employee will approve everything between the two sums. See what happens when you add another, higher-level amount:
Figure 4. Approval Rules screen showing completed changes for an additional conditional approval
You can also create rules around specific categories, such as Airfare:
Figure 5. Add Approval Rule dialog for adding condition for a specific category
Here we see 3 rules with 3 different employees as the approvers:
Figure 6. Approval Rules dialog showing completed changes for two additional conditional approvals
If you have Approval rules where both criteria would go to the same approver, they only need to approve the Expense Report one time. If an employee submits an Expense Report for 500 dollars or more and it is for category "Airfare" you see that the rules both require approval from the same approver, in this instance the approver only needs to approve the report once, reducing redundancy in the approval process. Automatic approval will only occur if the approver is the same for both conditions.
See the example below:
Figure 7. Approval Rules screen showing completed changes for two additional conditional approvals with the same approver for both
Frequently asked questions
What happens if I try to delete a rule which applies to reports that are currently awaiting approval?
When an admin attempts to delete a rule with outstanding requests, the platform will prompt them with an alert that the rule can’t be removed because one or more reports are pending approval.
What happens if I try to move a user to another policy and they still have unapproved reports?
You can move users once all of their Expense Reports have been approved. You may return reports or request they not submit any new reports until you have moved them to a new Expense Policy.
Can I delete a policy in which its users have reports pending approval?
You can delete policies in which there are no pending reports. Approve or return the reports and try deleting the policy again.
What if I update the approver on a rule?
All new reports will use the new approver. Unapproved reports will be assigned to the new approver.
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Publish date: January 29, 2025
Last update: NA