Panel Authorisation Group Overview

The Panel Authorisation Group page is where users with appropriate security rights can view, enter, or modify Panel Authorisation Group information. This page appears in read-only mode if you have view only security rights to Panel Authorisation Groups or if the Panel Authorisation Group is in use by another user.

The fields and controls contained in the Panel Authorisation Group page are described below.

Field/Control	Description
General
Panel Authorisation Group ID	The ID that will be associated to the Panel Authorisation Group
Panel Authorisation Group Name	The Name of the Panel Authorisation Group
Currency Basis	The Currency Basis used in determining the appropriate Panel Amount Range to apply to an instrument. For Trade and Receivables instruments, only Base Currency is available.
Instrument Type	The Instrument Type to which the Panel Authorisation Group will apply. Options under this section include Payments, Payables, Receivables, and Trade. Under Payments, the available options are International Payments and Payment. The user also has the option to select that this Panel Authorisation Group will only be used for Confidential Payments. Additional sub-options under Payment include ACH/GIRO, Bank Cheque, Book Transfer, Cross Border FT, Customer Cheque, Cash Withdrawal, RTGS, and Transfer Between Account. Under Payables, the available options are Payables Management Invoice Updates, Uploaded Invoice Authorization and Payables Credit Note Authorization. Under Receivables, the available options are Credit Note Authorisation, Invoice Authorisation, and Matching Approval. Under Trade, the available options are Air Waybills, Approval to Pay, Direct Send Collections, Export Letters of Credit, Export Collections, Export Finance, Import Letters of Credit, Loan Requests, Settlement Instruction Message and Response, Outgoing Guarantees, Outgoing Standby Letters of Credit, Request to Advise, Shipping Guarantees, and Supplier Portal.
Panel Amount Ranges
Panel Amount Range	The monetary range to which the defined panel will be applied. Users can define up to six panel amount ranges for each Panel Authorisation Group.
Add/Modify	Pressing this button brings up the pop-up window within which the user will define the panel approvals required.
Sequence	On the panel amount range pop-up, a dropdown that allows the user to define the sequence in which the authorisations are required. Available options include Authorise in Sequence, Authorise First, Authorise Last, and No Sequence. Up to 10 sequences can be defined for each range. This is a display only field on the Panel Authorisation Group page.
Total Authorisers	A calculated number of total authorisers required to approve an instrument within the range and sequence defined.
Panel Approver	On the panel amount range pop-up, a dropdown that allows the user to define the panel approvals required. Displayed values will be Panel Auth Level A through Panel Auth Level J or the appropriate defined Panel Authoriser Alias. This is a display only field on the Panel Authorisation Group page. Up to 20 Panel Approvers can be defined for each Sequence.
Delete All	On the panel amount range pop-up, a button that allows the user to clear all previously entered data for that panel amount range.
Save	Pressing this button saves the current information in the Panel Authorisation Group page without closing the page. This button does not appear when the page is displayed in read-only mode.
Save & Close	Pressing this button saves the current information in the Panel Authorisation Group page and returns you to the Reference Data Area with Panel Authorisation Group. This button does not appear when the page is displayed in read-only mode.
Save As	Pressing this button allows the user to copy the displayed Panel Authorisation Group into a new Panel Authorisation Group.
Close	Pressing this button closes the Panel Authorisation Group page without saving any information and returns you to the Reference Data Area with Panel Authorisation Group.
Delete	Pressing this button deletes the Panel Authorisation Group page without saving any information and returns you to the Reference Data Area with Panel Authorisation Group List.
Approve	Pressing this button indicates approval of pending reference data changes. This button only appears when the page is accessed through the Reference Data Requiring Approval page.
Reject	Pressing this button indicates rejection of pending reference data changes. This button only appears when the page is accessed through the Reference Data Requiring Approval page.