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# Table 1572 "Approval Entry Buffer"

> Table 1572 "Approval Entry Buffer" in Base Application (System.Automation). 33 fields, 5 public procedures. Introduced in BC28, still in BC30.

Base Application · System.Automation · BC28-30 · [source at ea08af5e](https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/blob/ea08af5ef2d6a9b5c5af4a029288abbe2c883220/src/Layers/W1/BaseApp/OtherCapabilities/Approvals/ApprovalEntryBuffer.Table.al) · facts from BC29

## Properties

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Caption | Approval Entry Buffer |
| TableType | Temporary |
| DataClassification | CustomerContent |

## Fields

Explanation: the field's ToolTip in the code; without one, the ToolTip of a page control bound to the field (marked via the page); without that, its Caption (marked caption) when that differs from the name.

| No. | Name | Type | Explanation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table ID | Integer | Specifies the ID of the table where the record that is subject to approval is stored. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> |  |
| 2 | Document Type | Enum "Approval Document Type" | Specifies the type of document that an approval entry has been created for. Approval entries can be created for six different types of sales or purchase documents: <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> | enum [Enum 454 "Approval Document Type"](../enum/454.md) |
| 3 | Document No. | Code[20] | Specifies the document number copied from the relevant sales or purchase document, such as a purchase order or a sales quote. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> |  |
| 4 | Sequence No. | Integer | Specifies the order of approvers when an approval workflow involves more than one approver. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> |  |
| 5 | Approval Code | Code[20] | — |  |
| 6 | Sender ID | Code[50] | Specifies the ID of the user who sent the approval request for the document to be approved. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> | TableRelation User."User Name"; DataClassification EndUserIdentifiableInformation |
| 7 | Salespers./Purch. Code | Code[20] | Specifies the code for the salesperson or purchaser that was in the document to be approved. It is not a mandatory field, but is useful if a salesperson or a purchaser responsible for the customer/vendor needs to approve the document before it is sent. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> |  |
| 8 | Approver ID | Code[50] | Specifies the ID of the user who must approve the document. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> | TableRelation User."User Name"; DataClassification EndUserIdentifiableInformation |
| 9 | Status | Enum "Approval Status" | Specifies the approval status for the entry: <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> | enum [Enum 455 "Approval Status"](../enum/455.md) |
| 10 | Date-Time Sent for Approval | DateTime | Specifies the date and the time that the document was sent for approval. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> |  |
| 11 | Last Date-Time Modified | DateTime | Specifies the date when the approval entry was last modified. If, for example, the document approval is canceled, this field will be updated accordingly. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> |  |
| 12 | Last Modified By ID | Code[50] | Specifies the ID of the person who last modified the approval entry. If, for example, the document approval is canceled, this field will be updated accordingly. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> | TableRelation User."User Name"; DataClassification EndUserIdentifiableInformation |
| 13 | Comment | Boolean | Specifies whether there are comments related to the approval of the document. If you want to read the comments, click the field to open the Comment Sheet window. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> | not editable |
| 14 | Due Date | Date | Specifies the date when the document is due for approval by the approver. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> |  |
| 15 | Amount | Decimal | — |  |
| 16 | Amount (LCY) | Decimal | Specifies the total amount (excl. VAT) on the document waiting for approval. The amount is stated in the local currency. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> |  |
| 17 | Currency Code | Code[10] | Specifies the code of the currency of the amounts on the sales or purchase lines. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> | TableRelation [Table 4 "Currency"](../table/4.md) |
| 18 | Approval Type | Enum "Workflow Approval Type" | Specifies which approvers apply to this approval template: <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> | enum [Enum 458 "Workflow Approval Type"](../enum/458.md) |
| 19 | Limit Type | Enum "Workflow Approval Limit Type" | Specifies the type of limit that applies to the approval template: <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> | enum [Enum 457 "Workflow Approval Limit Type"](../enum/457.md) |
| 20 | Available Credit Limit (LCY) | Decimal | Specifies the remaining credit (in LCY) that exists for the customer. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> |  |
| 21 | Pending Approvals | Integer | — | FlowField: count("Approval Entry" where("Record ID to Approve" = field("Record ID"), Status = filter(Created \| Open), "Workflow Step Instance ID" = field("Workflow Step Instance ID"))) |
| 22 | Record ID | RecordID | — |  |
| 23 | Delegation Date Formula | DateFormula | Specifies for the posted approval entry when an overdue approval request was automatically delegated to the relevant substitute. The field is filled with the value in the Delegate After field in the Workflow Responses window, translated to a date formula. The date of automatic delegation is then cal... <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> |  |
| 26 | Number of Approved Requests | Integer | — | FlowField: count("Approval Entry" where("Record ID to Approve" = field("Record ID"), Status = filter(Approved), "Workflow Step Instance ID" = field("Workflow Step Instance ID"))) |
| 27 | Number of Rejected Requests | Integer | — | FlowField: count("Approval Entry" where("Record ID to Approve" = field("Record ID"), Status = filter(Rejected), "Workflow Step Instance ID" = field("Workflow Step Instance ID"))) |
| 28 | Iteration No. | Integer | Specifies the number of handling iterations that this approval request has reached. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> |  |
| 29 | Entry No. | Integer | — | AutoIncrement |
| 30 | Workflow Step Instance ID | Guid | — |  |
| 31 | Related to Change | Boolean | — | FlowField: exist("Workflow - Record Change" where("Workflow Step Instance ID" = field("Workflow Step Instance ID"), "Record ID" = field("Record ID"))) |
| 32 | Approver Full Name | Text[80] | Specifies the full name of the user who must approve the document. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> | FlowField: lookup(User."Full Name" where("User Name" = field("Approver ID"))); not editable |
| 33 | Sender Full Name | Text[80] | Specifies the full name of the user who sent the approval request for the document to be approved. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> | FlowField: lookup(User."Full Name" where("User Name" = field("Sender ID"))); not editable |
| 34 | Salespers./Purch. Name | Text[80] | Specifies the name for the salesperson or purchaser that was in the document to be approved. It is not a mandatory field, but is useful if a salesperson or a purchaser responsible for the customer/vendor needs to approve the document before it is sent. <small>via [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md)</small> | FlowField: lookup("Salesperson/Purchaser".Name where("Code" = field("Salespers./Purch. Code"))); not editable |
| 35 | Posted | Boolean | — | not editable |

## Keys

- Key1: Entry No., Posted (clustered)
- Key2: Last Date-Time Modified

## Procedures

- `ShowRecord()`
- `ShowComments()`
- `CopyFiltersAndFillBuffer()`
- `FillBuffer(var ApprovalEntry: Record "Approval Entry")`
- `FillBuffer(var PostedApprovalEntry: Record "Posted Approval Entry")`

## Relations

- Salespers./Purch. Name: CalcFormula [Table 13 "Salesperson/Purchaser"](../table/13.md)
- Related to Change: CalcFormula [Table 1525 "Workflow - Record Change"](../table/1525.md)
- Currency Code: TableRelation [Table 4 "Currency"](../table/4.md)
- Number of Approved Requests: CalcFormula [Table 454 "Approval Entry"](../table/454.md)
- Number of Rejected Requests: CalcFormula [Table 454 "Approval Entry"](../table/454.md)
- Pending Approvals: CalcFormula [Table 454 "Approval Entry"](../table/454.md)

## Pages and codeunits on this table

- [Page 30443 "Approval Entry Overview"](../page/30443.md) (source table)

## Calls

From the extracted call graph of BC29 (graphify-al on the snapshot checkout): calls whose target is known from a declared type or an `Object::"Name"` argument. Interface dispatch and calls through events are not counted, so the list is not complete.

- [Codeunit 1535 "Approvals Mgmt."](../codeunit/1535.md) (1 call: `ShowComments → GetApprovalCommentForWorkflowStepInstanceID`)
- [Codeunit 700 "Page Management"](../codeunit/700.md) (1 call: `ShowRecord → PageRun`)
- [Page 661 "Posted Approval Comments"](../page/661.md) (1 call: `ShowComments → (object)`)

## Across versions

- Present in: BC28-30
- Changed (declaration) in: none

Source: AL metadata extracted from the code (names, ids, signatures, properties); no code bodies (D10).

## Ask your agent

Procedure bodies are not stored here (D10). The call sections above are our own, per object, from the BC29 call graph. For a procedure body or the calls of one procedure, ask bc-code-atlas (external, by Stefan Maron, MIT; default corpus w1-28), which the bc-observatory plugin connects: `bcatlas_resolve_node(object_type: "table", object_name: "Approval Entry Buffer")`, then `bcatlas_get_procedure_body` or `bcatlas_get_neighbors` on the returned id.