This guide contains a brief list of NUFinancials email notifications associated chiefly with the transaction approval process.
Transaction Type
Action
Email Recipients
Email Notification Message
Actuals Journals Budget Journals
Submitted
Dept./Chart String Approvers
A Journal needs your Approval.
Pending Approval
Submitter
The Journal has been Pending Approval for 5 days.
Approved
The Journal has been Approved.
Denied
The Journal has been sent back by an Approver. Refer to Comments by clicking the Approval Status link.
Cash Advance
Approver
Cash advance requires your approval
Approved for Payment
Employee or Proxy
Cash advance has been approved
Sent Back
Cash advance has been sent back
Expense Report
Expense report requires your approval
Expense report has been approved
Withdrawn
Expense report has been withdrawn
Sent Back by an Approver
Expense report has been sent back by your approver for revision
Sent Back by Accounts Payable
Expense report has been sent back by Accounts Payable for revision
Grants
Award/Project Closeout
Principal Investigator, Research Administrator (RADM)
2 messages depending on award type, with detailed closeout instructions. Standard and Industry Clinical Trial.
Payment Request
A Payment Request needs your Approval.
The Payment Request has been Approved. See the SC028 Activity Cognos report for payment details.
The Payment Request has been sent back by an approver. Refer to Comments by clicking the Approval Status link.
Requisition
Purchase Order
Shopping Cart Assigned
Requester
A Shopping Cart has been assigned to you by a Shopper. In iBuyNU, click Actions Items, Charts Assigned To Me.
A Requisition needs your Approval.
An Approver has denied the Requisition. Refer to
comments by clicking the Approval icon in Manage Requisitions.
Match Exceptions
The Purchase Order has Match Exceptions that must be cleared before it can be paid and closed.
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