Approvals

The Approvals page collects everything waiting for a decision: sales orders, purchase orders, new customers and payment deductions. The sidebar shows how many are waiting.

The Approvals page

Approve a Sales Order

Open the order from Approvals and choose:

  • Approve — the app checks the customer’s credit and your stock, takes the stock, and makes the invoice automatically.
  • Return for Changes — back to Draft with your note, so the writer can fix it.
  • Reject / Cancel — the order is stopped.

Approval is refused if the customer is on credit hold or there isn’t enough stock. When two orders want the same last items, the first one approved gets them.

Hear New Approvals

When something new arrives, approvers hear a soft chime and see “● New Approval” in the browser tab. On a computer you can turn on My Account → Desktop Notifications to get the Mac or Windows alert sound instead.

Not hearing anything? See My Account → Notifications → “Not hearing new approvals?” for the steps for your browser.

Who Can Approve

Admins approve everything. Staff can approve sales orders only if the admin gives them permission to approve orders in Settings → Users & Permissions.

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Not all features are available in every copy of Distribution App. Some features, such as Payment QR Code, Salesman Locations and Signed Delivery Receipts, are add-ons that must first be switched on in Settings › Features. Once the free trial ends, the app needs a license key or activation code. Distribution App runs on Mac and Windows; staff phones and tablets connect through the office computer on the same Wi-Fi network. Tax records, receipts and reports follow Philippine (BIR) rules and may not suit businesses in other countries. Screens in this guide show the Demo Company — all names, addresses and prices are made up — and may look slightly different from your version of the app. Features may change without notice. Learn more at github.com/totoantonio/DistributionApp. Copyright © 2026 totoantonio. All rights reserved.