Viewing Number of Transaction Department Approvers

   Overview   

You can run a query to view the number of approvers assigned to any transaction department using the query name UGA_USERS_ROLE_TRNS_DEPT.  This query can assist in locating gaps in workflow. 

There is a separate query to view the number of approvers assigned to budget-only departments.  For more information, please see the tutorial titled Viewing Number of Budget Only Department Approvers.

In this article, you will learn the steps to run a query to view the number of approvers assigned to each pool in any transaction department to locate gaps in workflow.  The query name is UGA_USERS_ROLE_TRNS_DEPT.

Note : This information can be viewed for Budget Only Departments using a different query (UGA_USERS_ROLE_BUDG_DEPT).

1. Step 1

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First, log into the Financial Management System.

Click the drop-down button next to the Employee Self Service menu.

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Click the UGA Financials link.

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Click the Query Viewer tile.

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The Query Viewer page is displayed.

Enter " UGA_USERS_ROLE_DEPT " into the begins with field.

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Click the Search button.

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The search result is displayed.

Click the HTML link to open the query as a webpage.

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You can search for specific information using the search fields.

You can limit the search results by entering the appropriate information into the Department(s) and/or Role Name fields. To find departments with gaps in workflow, you can enter a 2 or 1 into the Approvers Less Than field. 

Example shown here:  Search for all departments and roles that have less than 2 approvers, so you will not change the default information.

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Click the View Results  button to display results based on your search criteria.

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The search results are displayed. You can view information by role name and department ID.

The # of Approvers column indicates the number of employees assigned to a role and depends upon the information search in the Approvers Less Than field.

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Click the Excel SpreadSheet  link to download the results into an Excel file.

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Click the Open button.

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The Excel file is displayed. You can add filters to sort the information as needed.