Setting the validity period of products in your shopping cart
After you have added products to your shopping cart (see Adding products to the shopping cart), you can set their validity period. Once a product's validity period has expired, it can no longer be used.
NOTE: If you alter the validity period, the request's validity is determined by this information and not from the date of approval. An additional message is shown in the details pane of the respective product. If the request approval validity period has expired, the request is annulled.
To set the validity period of a product in the shopping cart
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In the menu bar, click Request > My Requests.
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On the My requests page, click Shopping cart.
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On the My Shopping Cart page, click the product in the list whose validity you want to define.
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In the details pane, in the Valid from field, specify from when the product is valid.
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In the Valid until field, specify until when the product is valid.
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Click 
(Save).
Now you can add more products to your shopping cart, set additional options for products in the shopping cart, or submit the request.
To set the validity period of all products in the shopping cart
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In the menu bar, click Request > My Requests.
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On the My requests page, click Shopping cart.
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On the My Shopping Cart page, click Edit.
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In the dialog, check the Valid from box.
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In the Valid from field, specify from when the products are valid.
NOTE: Products that already have a fixed validity period are not changed in the process. To change the validity period of products that already have a fixed validity period, check the Replace already specified dates box.
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In the Valid until field, specify until when the products are valid.
NOTE: Products that already have a fixed validity period are not changed in the process. To change the validity period of products that already have a fixed validity period, check the Replace already specified dates box.
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Click Save.
Now you can add more products to your shopping cart, set additional options for products in the shopping cart, or submit the request.
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Specifying the priority of products in your shopping cart
After you have added products to your shopping cart (see Adding products to the shopping cart), you can specify their priority. The priority allows approvers to quickly identify how important a product request is.
To specify the priority of a product in the shopping cart
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In the menu bar, click Request > My Requests.
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On the My requests page, click Shopping cart.
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On the My Shopping Cart page, click the product in the list whose priority you want to define.
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In the details pane, in the Priority menu, select the priority.
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Click (Save).
Now you can add more products to your shopping cart, set additional options for products in the shopping cart, or submit the request.
To specify the priority of all products in the shopping cart
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In the menu bar, click Request > My Requests.
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On the My requests page, click Shopping cart.
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On the My Shopping Cart page, click Edit.
- In the dialog, select the check box next to Apply the following priority to all products in the shopping cart.
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In the menu, select the desired priority.
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Click Save.
Now you can add more products to your shopping cart, set additional options for products in the shopping cart, or submit the request.
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Giving reasons for requests
After you have added products to your shopping cart (see Adding products to the shopping cart), you can give reasons for requesting them. A reason can help approvers make their approval decisions.
To give a reason for requesting a product from the shopping cart
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In the menu bar, click Request > My Requests.
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On the My requests page, click Shopping cart.
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On the My Shopping Cart page, click the product in the list whose request you want to justify.
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In the details pane, in the Reason field, enter your reason for requesting this product.
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Click (Save).
Now you can add more products to your shopping cart, set additional options for products in the shopping cart, or submit the request.
To give a reason for requesting all products from the shopping cart
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In the menu bar, click Request > My Requests.
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On the My requests page, click Shopping cart.
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On the My Shopping Cart page, click Edit.
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In the details pane, in the Reason field, enter your reason for requesting these products.
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Click Save.
Now you can add more products to your shopping cart, set additional options for products in the shopping cart, or submit the request.
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Specifying departments for products in shopping cart
After you have added products to the shopping cart (see Adding products to the shopping cart), you can assign products to departments. This assignment can be used for billing purposes, for example.
To assign a department to a product in the shopping cart
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In the menu bar, click Request > My Requests.
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On the My requests page, click Shopping cart.
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On the My Shopping Cart page, in the list, click the product to which you want to assign a department.
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In the details pane, next to the Department field, click Assign.
TIP: If the product already has an department, click Change.
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In the Department dialog, click the department you want to assign to the product.
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On the My Shopping Cart page, click (Save).
Now you can add more products to your shopping cart, set additional options for products in the shopping cart, or submit the request.
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