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Admin First Setup

Prepare the organization structure, users, document templates, and budgets before request creators begin submitting approvals.

Admin First Setup screenshot

How to use this page

  1. 1 Add companies first because users, departments, templates, and budgets depend on company context.
  2. 2 Add departments inside each company so user assignment and reporting are available.
  3. 3 Add users with the correct company, department, role, active status, and password setup requirement.
  4. 4 Add system documents for organization-wide templates.
  5. 5 Add custom documents from system templates when a company needs its own version.
  6. 6 Configure budgets per company, month, and system template before budget-required approvals are submitted.

Recommended order

  • Company setup should happen before user setup.
  • Department setup should happen before assigning users to departments.
  • System document setup should happen before custom company document variations.
  • Budget setup should happen after document templates exist, because budget controls attach to system templates.

Admin readiness check

  • Users should know whether they must reset their password or change the default password at first login.
  • Users who approve documents should have a signature on file.
  • Budget-required document types should not be opened for real approvals until the budget page has values for the active month.

Page states and tabs

Companies and departments screenshot
Companies and departments
User setup screenshot
User setup
System and custom documents screenshot
System and custom documents
Budgets screenshot
Budgets