JP2005056168A - Settlement method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a settlement method and a settlement program for enabling the high rank person of a person in charge of items requiring settlement to efficiently give settlement. <P>SOLUTION: A management computer 21 receives a settlement request including the identifier of a person in charge, and extracts a regular authorized person and a substitutive authorized person being a high rank person on the basis of the identifier of the person in charge, and specifies the regular authorized person or substitutive authorized person who is able to respond as a settler from among the extracted regular authorized person and substitutive authorized person. Then, the management computer 21 transmits the settlement instruction to a regular authorized person terminal 32 or a substitutive authorized person terminal 33 of the specified settler. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an approval method and an approval program for making an approval by a superior.

A matter handled by a person in charge of sales or the like is usually not processed only by the judgment of the person in charge, but requires the approval of a superior of the person in charge. When managing information related to these items using a database, it is desirable to be able to confirm the item using the terminal of the person in charge or the superior of the person in charge. As such a method, for example, for a job held by each person in charge, a method of displaying a progress status including decision information by a superior is proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-312564 A (page 4-6)

  However, even if the superior can confirm the progress status including the decision information for each case, the superior who has the decision-making authority is not always ready to make the decision. For this reason, there may be a delay in the approval. On the other hand, it is conceivable to set a substitute in addition to the authorized decision-making authority, but it is not always possible to make a decision promptly even in the case of a substitute.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and its purpose is to provide a settlement method and a settlement program that enable a superior person in charge of matters requiring a settlement to make a settlement efficiently. There is to do.

  In order to solve the above problems, the invention described in claim 1 is provided in a superior storage means for storing information relating to superiors that can make decisions on matters belonging to a person in charge, and a superior terminal used by the superiors. An approval method for making an approval using a connected management computer, wherein the management computer receives an approval request including a person-in-charge identifier, and makes an approval based on the person-in-charge identifier. A second stage of extracting authorized superiors from the superior storage means, and a third stage of transmitting an approval instruction to the extracted superior terminals. Is the gist.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the approval method according to the first aspect, the management computer is further connected to schedule data storage means for recording the superior's schedule, and the approval request is data relating to a time limit for approval. The second stage includes a step of specifying, as the compatible superior, a step of identifying a superior capable of responding within the time limit based on the schedule.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the approval method according to the first or second aspect, the superior storage means further stores data relating to the amount that can be approved by the superior, and the approval request relates to an amount subject to approval. The second stage may further include the step of specifying a superior whose approval target amount is within the range of the amount that can be approved as a superior having the approval authority.

The invention according to claim 4 uses a superior storage means for storing information on superiors that can make a decision on matters belonging to the person in charge, and a management computer connected to the superior terminal used by the superiors, An approval program for making an approval, wherein the management computer has a first means for receiving an approval request including a person-in-charge identifier, and an upper level that has an approval authority based on the person-in-charge identifier and is capable of handling A second means for extracting a person from the superior storage means, and a third means for transmitting an approval instruction to the extracted superior terminal.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the approval program according to the fourth aspect, the management computer is further connected to schedule data storage means for recording the superior's schedule, and the approval request is data relating to a time limit for approval. And using the schedule data storage means and the approval request, the step of specifying the second means as the upper person who can be handled and the upper person who can respond within the time limit based on the schedule. The gist is to function as a means for specifying.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the approval program according to the fourth or fifth aspect, the superior storage means further stores data relating to the amount that can be approved by the superior, and the approval request relates to an amount subject to approval. A superior who further includes data, and uses the superior storage means and the approval request, and the second means is a superior having the approval authority, and the amount subject to approval is within the allowable amount The gist is to function as a means for identifying

(Function)
According to the first or fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to give an approval instruction to an upper person who can respond among upper persons having the authority to make an approval. Accordingly, when a superior who receives the approval instruction makes a decision, the decision can be made efficiently.

According to the invention described in claim 2 or 5, it is possible to give an approval instruction to a superior who can make an approval within the time limit of the approval, and it is possible to make an approval within the time limit by the approval of the superior. It becomes.
According to the invention described in claim 3 or 6, it is possible to specify the range of the amount that can be approved and grant the authority to the superior, and give an instruction to the superior having the authority to approve according to the amount subject to the approval. be able to.

  According to the present invention, a superior person in charge of matters requiring approval can make an efficient decision.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment embodying the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, a case will be described as an approval method and an approval program for allowing a superior of the person in charge to make an efficient decision regarding a case handled by each person in charge. In the present embodiment, each person in charge registers data about a case he / she is in charge of, and when he / she requests a decision on the case, he / she instructs a decision to a higher-ranking superior among those in charge. Then, a superior who has been instructed to approve the case.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the case management server 20, a person-in-charge terminal 31, a legitimate authority terminal 32 and a substitute authority terminal 33 as higher-ranking terminals are connected via a network 30. ing.

The person-in-charge terminal 31 is a computer terminal used by the person in charge, and is used when the person in charge registers a case and makes an approval request. The authorized person terminal 32 is a computer terminal used by the authorized person. The proxy authority terminal 33 is a computer terminal used by the proxy authority. The authorized authority terminal 32 and the substitute authority terminal 33 receive an approval instruction, and are used when the authorized authority or the substitute authority makes an approval. For this reason, these terminals (31, 32,
33) includes control means (CPU), storage means (RAM, ROM, hard disk, etc.), communication means, display means (eg, monitor), input means (eg, keyboard and mouse), etc., not shown.

  The case management server 20 is a server that performs processing for case management, receives an approval request from the person-in-charge terminal 31, identifies a superior who performs the approval, and issues an approval instruction to the terminal of the superior Send. The case management server 20 includes a management computer 21.

  The management computer 21 performs data transmission / reception with the person-in-charge terminal 31, the authorized authority terminal 32 and the substitute authority terminal 33, data management processing for managing various information, and the like. The management computer 21 has a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like (not shown), and performs processing described later (processing including a first stage, a second stage, a third stage, and the like). By executing the approval program for that purpose, the management computer 21 functions as a first means, a second means, a third means, and the like.

  Further, the case management server 20 includes a case data storage unit 22, a person-in-charge data storage unit 23, an authority data storage unit 24 as a superior storage unit, and a schedule data storage unit 25 as a schedule data storage unit. .

  In the case data storage unit 22, as shown in FIG. 2, item data 220 relating to the case is recorded for each case. The case data 220 is recorded when approval request data for case registration and approval request is received. The case data 220 includes data relating to a case, a case identifier, a case name, a customer identifier, a product identifier, a quantity, a settlement target amount, a settlement deadline, a person in charge identifier, a settlement status, a status, and additional information. The

  In the case identifier data area, data relating to an identifier for specifying a case is recorded. In the item name data area, data related to the item name of the item is recorded. In the customer identifier data area, data relating to an identifier for identifying the customer of the case is recorded. In the product identifier data area, data relating to an identifier for identifying a product handled in the case is recorded. Data relating to the quantity of the product is recorded in the quantity data area. Note that the product identifier and the quantity are recorded for a plurality of types of products when the same case deals with a plurality of types of products. In the settlement target amount data area, data related to the settlement amount for the matter is recorded. In the approval deadline data area, data related to the approval deadline for the matter is recorded. In the person-in-charge identifier data area, data relating to an identifier for identifying the person in charge of the matter is recorded. In the approval status data area, a flag indicating the presence or absence of approval for the case is recorded. Specifically, no flag is recorded at the stage of registration for the case, and a flag is recorded when a decision is made. In the status data area, data relating to the status of the matter is recorded. In the present embodiment, each item goes through necessary processes among various processes such as proposal, estimate, lending, contract, ordering, ordering, delivery, billing, collection, maintenance, delivery request, inquiry, and performance management. The status indicates an executed process among these various processes. In the additional information data area, data related to various additional information related to the case is recorded. This additional information is composed of data input in each process.

  In the person-in-charge data storage unit 23, as shown in FIG. 3, person-in-charge data 230 relating to the affiliation of the person in charge is recorded for each person in charge. This person-in-charge data 230 is recorded in advance prior to the processing of this embodiment. The person-in-charge data 230 includes data related to the department identifier and the person-in-charge identifier in correspondence with the person in charge.

In the department identifier data area, data relating to an identifier for identifying the department to which the person in charge belongs is recorded. Data relating to an identifier for identifying the person in charge is recorded in the person-in-charge identifier data area.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the authority data storage unit 24 stores authority data 240 related to the authority for each department for each authority range. This authority data 240 is recorded in advance prior to the processing of this embodiment. The authority data 240 includes data related to the department identifier, the authority range, the authorized authority identifier, and the substitute authority identifier in association with the authority range for each department.

  In the department identifier data area, data relating to an identifier for identifying the department to which the person in charge belongs is recorded. Data related to the authority range is recorded in the authority range data area. In this embodiment, the authority for approval is determined for each amount of money that can be approved, and data relating to the range of the money that can be approved is recorded as the authority range. In the authorized authority identifier data area, data relating to an identifier for identifying an authorized person who normally makes a decision in the authority range in the department is recorded. In the substitute authority identifier data area, data related to an identifier for specifying an authorized person who performs a decision on behalf of the authorized authority when the authorized authority cannot make an approval is recorded. If there are a plurality of substitute authority persons for the authority range of the department, a plurality of substitute authority identifiers are recorded in the substitute authority identifier data area. In the present embodiment, as a substitute authority, a person who is in a position equivalent to a regular authority or a superior, and a person who belongs to the department or the department in charge of related work is designated.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the schedule data storage unit 25 stores schedule data 250 related to the authority person's schedule. The schedule data 250 is recorded in advance and is updated when a new schedule is entered. The schedule data 250 includes data regarding an authority identifier and a schedule for each authority.

  In the authorized person identifier data area, data relating to the identifier of the authorized authority recorded in the authorized authority identifier area of the authorized data 240 or the identifier of the authorized authority recorded in the authorized authority identifier area is recorded. In the schedule data area, data related to the schedule of the authorized person is recorded. In the present embodiment, the schedule includes a period during which approval is possible and a period during which approval is not possible.

Further, the item management server 20 includes a product data storage unit, a customer data storage unit, and an authentication data storage unit (not shown).
Product data relating to products is recorded in the product data storage unit. This product data is recorded in advance prior to the processing of this embodiment. This merchandise data includes data relating to a merchandise identifier, a merchandise name, a list price, a cost, and an inventory quantity for each merchandise. Data relating to an identifier for specifying a product is recorded in the product identifier data area. In the product name data area, data relating to the name of the product is recorded. In the list price data area, data relating to the list price of the product is recorded. In the cost data area, data relating to the cost of the product is recorded. In the stock quantity data area, data relating to the stock quantity of the product is recorded.

  In the customer data storage unit, customer data related to the customer is recorded. This customer data is recorded in advance prior to the processing of this embodiment. The customer data includes, for each customer, data related to the customer identifier and detailed information such as the customer name, address, and contact information. Data relating to an identifier for identifying a customer is recorded in the customer identifier data area. In the detailed information data area, data relating to detailed information such as the name, address and contact information of the customer is recorded.

  In the authentication data storage unit, authentication data for authenticating a person in charge who can perform case registration is recorded. This authentication data is recorded in advance prior to the processing of this embodiment. This authentication data includes data relating to a person-in-charge identifier and a password corresponding to each person in charge. Data relating to an identifier for identifying a person in charge is recorded in the person-in-charge identifier data area. In the password data area, data related to the password corresponding to the person-in-charge identifier is recorded.

In the system configured as described above, a processing procedure in the case of requesting approval by specifying a compatible superior having approval authority for a case of a person in charge will be described with reference to FIG.
First, the approval system performs an approval request process (step S1-1). Specifically, first, the person in charge of the case registration makes an access request to the management computer 21 from the person in charge terminal 31 by specifying the person in charge identifier and the password. The management computer 21 authenticates the person in charge by collating the person-in-charge identifier and password that have been input with the person-in-charge identifier and password in the authentication information storage unit. If authenticated, the management computer 21 transmits screen information (item registration screen) for registering the item to the person-in-charge terminal 31. The person-in-charge terminal 31 that has received this displays a case registration screen.

  In this case registration screen, a person-in-charge identifier is displayed, an entry field for a case name and a customer identifier is provided, and a work area for registering information about the product to be handled is provided. In this work area, a search condition input field, a search request button, a search result list display field, a selected product list display field, and a confirmation registration button for the selected product are provided.

  When the person in charge inputs a search condition in the search condition input field and makes a search request using the search request button, the person-in-charge terminal 31 transmits search request data including the search condition to the management computer 21. The management computer 21 that has received this searches the product data storage unit and transmits the search result to the person-in-charge terminal 31. The person-in-charge terminal 31 that has received the message displays the search result list in the search result list display field.

  In this search result list, a product identifier, a product name, a list price, a cost, and an inventory quantity are displayed for each product based on the product data. When a product is selected in this selection field, a list of selected products is displayed in the selected product list display field. In the selected product list display column, a product identifier, a product name, a list price, and a cost are displayed, and an input column for a handling quantity is provided. In this handling quantity input field, the quantity can be entered within the range of the inventory quantity.

  Here, when the person in charge inputs the handling quantity and makes a registration request using the confirmation registration button, the person in charge terminal 31 makes an approval request including information on the person in charge identifier, the case name, the customer identifier, and the selected product. Data is transmitted to the management computer 21. The information regarding the selected product includes a product identifier, a product name, a list price, a cost, and a handling quantity.

Upon receiving the approval request data, the management computer 21 assigns a case identifier and records the case data 220 in the case data storage unit 22 based on the approval request data (step S1-2). Specifically, the management computer 21 records the case identifier in the case data storage unit 22, and based on the approval request data, the case name, customer identifier, product identifier, quantity, and person-in-charge identifier are stored in the case data storage unit 22. Record. Further, the management computer 21 calculates the amount to be approved for the case based on the product identifier and quantity for each product in the approval request data, the cost and price of the product data, a predetermined multiplication rate, and the like. Then, the management computer 21 records the decision target amount in the case data storage unit 22. Furthermore, the management computer 21 records the matter data storage unit 22 after a predetermined period from the date of the current day as a decision deadline. When the person in charge performs an input for designating the time limit for approval, the management computer 21 receives data on the designated time limit for approval from the person-in-charge terminal 31 and uses the designated time limit for approval as matter data. Record in the storage unit 22. In addition, the management computer 21 notifies the person-in-charge terminal 31 of the case identifier.

  Then, the management computer 21 extracts an authorized person for approval based on the person-in-charge identifier (step S1-3). Specifically, the management computer 21 first extracts a department identifier from the person-in-charge data storage unit 23 based on the person-in-charge identifier in the case data 220. Then, the management computer 21 extracts the authority data 240 from the authority data storage unit 24 based on the department identifier, and the authority subject to the approval of the case data 220 is included in the range of the allowable amount within the authority range of the authority data 240. Data 240 is specified. Then, the management computer 21 extracts the authorized authority identifier and the substitute authority identifier of the specified item data 220.

  Next, the management computer 21 checks whether the authorized person can approve within a predetermined period (for example, during the day) (step S1-4). Specifically, the management computer 21 first extracts the schedule data 250 from the schedule data storage unit 25 based on the authorized person identifier. Then, with reference to the schedule, it is checked whether there is a period during which a decision can be made within a predetermined period. Here, when there is a period during which approval is possible, approval is possible. When the authorized person can make a decision within a predetermined period (YES in step S1-4), the management computer 21 identifies the authorized person as the authorized person, and the authorized person terminal 32 of the authorized person. An approval instruction is transmitted to (step S1-8).

  If the authorized person cannot be approved within the predetermined period (NO in step S1-4), the management computer 21 checks whether the substitute authority can be approved within the predetermined period (step S1-5). . Specifically, the management computer 21 first extracts the schedule data 250 from the schedule data storage unit 25 based on the substitute authority identifier. Then, with reference to the schedule, it is checked whether there is a period during which a decision can be made within a predetermined period. Here, when there is a period during which approval is possible, approval is possible. If the substitute authority can be approved within a predetermined period (YES in step S1-5), the management computer 21 identifies the substitute authority as the authorizer, and the substitute authority terminal 33 of the substitute authority An approval instruction is transmitted to (step S1-8).

  If the substitute authority is not available for approval within the predetermined period (NO in step S1-5), the management computer 21 checks whether approval is possible within the time limit for approval (step S1-6). Specifically, the management computer 21 first extracts the approval deadline in the case data storage unit 22 and determines whether or not the period for which approval can be made by the schedule of the schedule data 250 corresponding to the authorized person identifier is within the approval deadline. Investigate. Furthermore, the management computer 21 checks whether or not a period for which approval can be made by the schedule of the schedule data 250 corresponding to the substitute authority identifier is within the approval deadline.

  When either a regular authority or a substitute authority can make a decision within the decision deadline (YES in step S1-6), the management computer 21 identifies an authorized person who can make the decision earliest (step S1- 7). Specifically, the management computer 21 refers to the schedule of the schedule data 250 corresponding to the authorized authority identifier and the schedule of the schedule data 250 corresponding to the substitute authority identifier. Then, the management computer 21 identifies an authorized person who has a decision-making period at the earliest time after the above-described predetermined period has elapsed as a decision-maker.

Then, the management computer 21 notifies an approval instruction to the specified approver (step S1-8). Specifically, when the authorized person is identified as the authorizer, the management computer 21 transmits an approval instruction to the authorized person terminal 32 of the authorized person. When the substitute authority is specified as the authorizer, the management computer 21 transmits an approval instruction to the substitute authority terminal 33 of the substitute authority.

  On the other hand, if neither the authorized authority nor the substitute authority is approved within the approval deadline (NO in step S1-6), the management computer 21 notifies the person-in-charge terminal 31 of a warning (step S1-9). ). The person-in-charge terminal 31 that has received the message displays that the approval cannot be made within the approval deadline according to the schedule status of the authorized authority and the substitute authority. The person in charge confirming this will contact the emergency contact of the authorized person to receive an instruction from the authorized person or respond to an instruction from a higher-ranking person.

  The authorized authority terminal 32 or the substitute authority terminal 33 that has received the approval instruction displays the contents of the approval instruction. The authorized authority or the authorized authority specified as the authorizer examines based on the approval instruction, and inputs the approval if it is determined that the approval can be made. When the approval input is performed, the authorized authority terminal 32 or the substitute authority terminal 33 transmits the approval data including the case identifier and the approval flag to the management computer 21. When receiving this, the management computer 21 searches the case data storage unit 22 by the case identifier and records a flag in the approval status.

  Since the case corresponding to the case data 220 in which the flag is recorded in the approval status has been approved, each person in charge can process each process. In each process, the person in charge performs input corresponding to each process using the person-in-charge terminal 31. The management computer 21 receives data from the person-in-charge terminal 31, updates the status of the case data 220 specified by the case identifier, and records the input data as additional information.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
In the above-described embodiment, the management computer 21 that has received the approval request including the person-in-charge identifier extracts the authorized authority and the substitute authority who are superiors having the authority to approve based on the person-in-charge identifier. Furthermore, in step S1-4 to step S1-7, the management computer 21 identifies an authorized person who can respond (can be approved) as an authorizer. Then, the management computer 21 transmits an approval instruction to the authorized authority terminal 32 or the substitute authority terminal 33 of the specified authorizer. For this reason, among the authorized person and the substitute authority who are the superiors having the decision authority, the person who can respond is specified as the authorizer, and the author can receive the approval instruction and make the approval. Therefore, the decision can be made efficiently.

  In the above-described embodiment, the management computer 21 identifies authorized persons who can make a decision within the decision deadline based on the schedules of the regular authorized person and the substitute authorized person as the authorized person. For this reason, an authorized person specified as an authorizer makes a decision, so that it is possible to make a decision within a decision deadline.

  In the above-described embodiment, the management computer defines the range of the amount that can be approved as the authority range, and identifies the authorized person and the substitute authority who are within the range of the amount that can be approved based on the amount to be approved. For this reason, according to the amount to be approved, a superior who has the authority to make a decision can make a decision.

  In the above embodiment, the management computer 21 checks whether the substitute authority can approve within the predetermined period if the authorized authority cannot approve within the predetermined period, and the substitute authority does not approve within the predetermined period. If possible, identify the person with the earliest approval. For this reason, if it is within the predetermined period, the authorized person can preferentially make decisions, and after the predetermined period, the authorized person who can make the decision earliest can make the decision.

  In the above embodiment, the case data 220 includes data related to the approval status and status corresponding to the case. This status is updated corresponding to the process. In this case, it is possible to flexibly determine the necessity of approval in each process. For example, the management computer 21 determines the necessity of approval in a new process according to the approval status. For example, when a case has already been approved, it is possible to omit the approval in the subsequent processes. For this reason, business management can be performed efficiently.

In addition, you may change the said embodiment into the following aspects.
In the above embodiment, the present invention is embodied when processing is performed using the case data 220 for each case. However, the present invention is not limited to management for each case. For example, when approval is required in each process, the present invention may be applied when requesting approval from a higher-ranking authority.

  In the embodiment described above, the management computer 21 specifies the authorized person who can make the decision as soon as possible, in addition to the substitute authority, when the authorized person cannot make the decision within a predetermined period even within the settlement period. Alternatively, if the authorized person cannot make a decision within the decision deadline, it may be checked whether the substitute authority can make a decision within the decision deadline. In this way, when the authorized person can make a decision within the decision time limit, the authorized person can make a decision.

  In the above embodiment, the management computer 21 checks whether the substitute authority can approve within the predetermined period if the authorized authority cannot approve within the predetermined period, and the substitute authority does not approve within the predetermined period. When possible, we identified the authorized person who was able to settle the earliest. Instead of this, the management computer 21 may specify a legitimate authorized person or a substitute authorized person who can make the decision as soon as possible from the point of time when the decision request is received from the person-in-charge terminal 31. In this case, the authorized person may be specified with priority. In this way, when it is necessary to make a decision as soon as possible, an authorized person who can make a decision as soon as possible can make a decision.

  In the above embodiment, the authorized authority and the substitute authority are provided, and the authorized authority preferentially decides within a predetermined period, but the authority may not be given priority.

The system schematic of one Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing of the data memorize | stored in the case data storage part. Explanatory drawing of the data memorize | stored in the person-in-charge data storage part. Explanatory drawing of the data memorize | stored in the authority data storage part. Explanatory drawing of the data memorize | stored in the schedule data storage part. Explanatory drawing of the process sequence of one Embodiment of this invention.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 ... Management computer, 24 ... Authority data storage part as superior person storage means, 25 ... Schedule data storage part as schedule data storage means, 32 ... Regular authority person terminal as superior person terminal, 33 ... As superior person terminal Substitute authority terminal.

Claims (6)

This is a decision method for making a decision using a superior storage means for storing information about superiors who can make decisions on matters belonging to the person in charge and a management computer connected to the superior terminal used by the superior. And
The management computer is
A first stage of receiving an approval request including a person-in-charge identifier;
A second step of extracting, from the superior storage means, superiors who have a decision-making authority and can respond based on the person-in-charge identifier;
And a third step of transmitting an approval instruction to the extracted superior terminal. The management computer is further connected to schedule data storage means for recording the superior's schedule,
The approval request includes data regarding the time limit for approval,
The second stage includes
The approval method according to claim 1, further comprising: specifying a step of specifying, as the compatible superior, a superior capable of responding within the time limit based on the schedule. The superior storage means further stores data relating to the amount that can be approved by the superior,
The approval request further includes data relating to an amount subject to approval,
The second stage includes
The approval method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of specifying an upper person whose approval object amount is within the range of the amount that can be approved as an upper person having the approval authority. This is an approval program for making an approval by using a superior storage means for storing information on superiors that can make decisions on matters belonging to the person in charge and a management computer connected to the superior terminal used by the superior. And
The management computer,
A first means for receiving an approval request including a person-in-charge identifier;
Second means for extracting from the superior storage means a superior having a decision-making authority based on the person-in-charge identifier;
An approval program for functioning as a third means for transmitting an approval instruction to the extracted superior terminal. The management computer is further connected to schedule data storage means for recording the superior's schedule,
The approval request includes data regarding the time limit for approval,
Using the schedule data storage means and the approval request,
The second means,
5. The approval program according to claim 4, wherein the approval program functions as a means for specifying a stage of specifying a superior who can respond within the time limit based on the schedule. The superior storage means further stores data relating to the amount that can be approved by the superior,
The approval request further includes data relating to an amount subject to approval,
Using the superior storage means and the approval request,
6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the second means is made to function as a superior who has the approval authority, and as a means for identifying a superior whose amount to be approved is within the range of the amount that can be approved. The stated approval program.

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