A record cannot be submitted or authorized

Submission and authorization can fail for different reasons. Submission starts the lifecycle; authorization applies the next eligible approval decision.

Submission checks

• the record is Captured or otherwise submit-eligible;
• required fields and referenced records are present and current;
• the user has the entity's required Update/submit authority;
• no conflicting Amendment or duplicate operation is in flight;
• the record has not changed since the page loaded;
• conditional access policy conditions are satisfied where applicable.

Authorization checks

• the user has the exact pending level: Approve L3, L2, or L1;
• levels are completed in sequence L3 → L2 → L1 → Authorized;
• the maker and earlier approvers are separated when required;
• the record is still pending the level shown;
• data scope and conditional policy checks still pass;
• business validation performed at final authorization still succeeds.

Rejected records normally return for correction and resubmission. Denied is a terminal authorization decision where implemented. An Authorized business record can still have a separate Pending or Failed processing status; do not repeat approval just because posting has not completed.