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Making it easy to control spending with robust approval management.

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Simple to Setup

Approval management is at the heart of your procurement system.  You want the right people to review and approve purchase requests before you make the commitment to buy.  Your business rules might be complex, but the last thing you want is to require some technical project to implement your rules.  With Coupa, every rule from management hierarchy to self-approval to condition-based scenarios is configured through the user interface by a business user.

Defining approval hierarchies and individual spending limits is fast and easy in Coupa Quickstart

Defining approval hierarchies and individual spending limits is fast and easy in Coupa Quickstart

In Coupa, it's easy to see the approval chain on a requisition - even before it's submitted.

In Coupa, it’s easy to see the approval chain on a requisition - even before it’s submitted.

Approvals on the Go

Today’s workforce is mobile and distributed, and Coupa fits that model.  Whether you are in your office, on a train, shuffling between meetings, you can review purchase requests awaiting your approval and immediately approve or reject.    All approvals can be done via email and common mobile devices like a Blackberry or iPhone.  With a simple reply, the system has your approval within seconds.

You don't need to log into Coupa to review and approve (or reject) requisitions.  You can do it directly through email.

You don't need to log into Coupa to review and approve (or reject) requisitions. You can do it directly through email.

Don't stop at email, though.  You can act on spending requests through mobile devices like the Blackberry and iPhone.  In fact, Coupa is the only e-procurement application on Apple's App Store today.

Don't stop at email, though. You can act on spending requests through mobile devices like the Blackberry and iPhone. In fact, Coupa is the only e-procurement application on Apple's App Store today.

See Your Rules At A Glance

Once your approval rules are created, have Coupa generate a visualization of your approval logic.  Print it out and you’ve got your handy cheat sheet to know how every requisition in the system will travel.

With Coupa, it's easy to visualize the approval logic for the organization, and download it to PDF for easy reference.

With Coupa, it's easy to visualize the approval logic for the organization, and download it to PDF for easy reference.

Key Features

  • Create approval rules with no technical knowledge
  • Multiple levels of approvals
  • Add approvers and watchers manually
  • Approve or reject via email, Blackberry, iPhone or online
  • Condition-based approvals with Approval Chains
  • Approvers can reject lines and modify requisition
  • Delegate approvals
  • Graphical display of all your company’s approval rules
  • Self-approvals

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