Approving Product Data

Product approvers can approve product data by setting the approval status to "Approved".

Approving Product Data in Detail View

To set the approval status "Approved" for a single product in the product detail view:
  1. Locate the product that requires approval.
    Tip:
    You may perform a search to identify the intended product.
  2. Click the name of the product you intend to edit.
    This opens the General tab of the Standard Product dialog, displaying the current approval status in the upper right corner.
  3. Click Approve.
    This switches the approval status for the current product to "Approved".

Approving Product Data in Batch Mode

To set the approval status "Approved" in the product list for multiple products via batch mode, see Editing Products in Batch Mode:

  1. Locate the products to be approved.
    Select the checkboxes for the products on the product list view and click the Edit Selected button. Alternatively, perform an advanced search (see Advanced Search) and click the Edit All button to apply edits to the search result.
  2. Select the task Update Product Approval Status and click Next.
    This starts the wizard to update the product approval status.
  3. Select the current approval and/or completeness status, set "Approved" as the new approval status, and click Next.
    This displays the confirmation page.
  4. Verify the changes to be applied, then click Finish.
    This switches the approval status for the selected products to "Approved".