Odoo ERP · Purchase
Odoo Purchase Approvals for Growing Indian Companies
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Approvals fail when they live in WhatsApp and the purchase order is confirmed by whoever typed it. A limit on the order, with a named person above that limit, is the control.
One limit you will actually enforce
Pick an amount. Below it, the buyer confirms. Above it, a named manager confirms. If every order needs the director, the director will start saying yes without reading, and you have no control.
The order is the document. A chat message is not an approval you can show an auditor six months later.
Vendors and prices first
Approvals on a messy vendor list only slow the mess down. Agree the vendors and the products you buy every week before you add the gate. Receipt against the order is what makes the approval mean something: you received what you approved.
Three-way matching of order, receipt, and bill is the next habit, not a custom workflow drawn on day one.
A small change with a large effect
Adding approvals to a purchase process that already works is often part of a 4–8 week scope, not a new ERP. If purchase itself is still on paper, it belongs in the first release described in the implementation guide.
Tell us the limit and who may cross it in a free audit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can different departments have different limits?+
Yes. Write them down. A limit that changes by who is asking in the corridor is not a configuration.
What about emergency buys?+
Name the person who may confirm them, and review those orders the same week. An unofficial bypass becomes the process.
Does this replace a signature on a paper PO?+
The confirmation on the order is the record. Keep paper only if your auditor still requires it, and do not keep a second approval that disagrees.