What does Pending, Hold, and Approval mean in the View Approval Status?
A. PENDING means the approving department has not yet looked at the agreement. If pending status remains for more than 48 hours, supplier should call their Buyer and request the buyer to find out why that department has not processed the agreement. HOLD means there is something wrong with the way the agreement has been filled out and the supplier should click on the name of the department and read the reason for the hold status. Supplier should fix’ the error and click on ACCEPT at the end of the supplier agreement to accept the changes. APPROVED means the approval department has approved the agreement.
