The Authorization of Services functionality in Advantage allows a site to require approval before authorizing disbursements for various services, including personal services, which are tied to specific Commodity Codes. This functionality is controlled by the Authorization of Services (ENABLE_COMM_ASR) parameter on the Application Parameter (APPCTRL) page. By default, this parameter is set as false. If a site wants to enable this functionality, then this parameter should be set to true. When set to true, this parameter allows a site to require approval before authorizing disbursements for various services including personal services, which are tied to specific Commodity Codes. When set to false, no approval is needed.
When the ENABLE_COMM_ASR parameter is set to true, the tables and fields mentioned in the following sections are available in the application, along with specific rules/edits: