Voting on approval requests via email

If you are a designated approver, you can vote via email. You can also include comments with your vote.

To vote on an approval request via email

1. Open the message about the record on which you need to vote.
2. Click Reply.
3. Do not change the subject of the email; it contains important information about the record and is needed by FootPrints to update the correct record.
4. In the body of the email message:
   1. Enter your vote in the format VOTE=<vote type>. Your vote type can be one of the following:
      • Approve
      • Reject
      • Defer
        For example, you can send an approval vote as VOTE=Approve
   2. (Optional) Include comments on your vote in the format VOTE COMMENT=<some text here>. For example, you might enter VOTE COMMENT=Make sure to contact Accounting for PO #.
5. Click Send to send the update to FootPrints.
   The record is updated within a few minutes. Depending on the settings defined for your system and user ID, notifications may be sent when pertinent updates occur.

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