Category access policy rule (form)

Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

Click Procurement and sourcing > Setup > Policies > Purchasing policies. On the Action Pane, in the New group, click Policy. In the Purchasing policy form, on the General FastTab, enter a unique name and an optional description. On the Policy organizations FastTab, select the organization and legal entities to which this category policy applies. On the Policy rules FastTab, in the left pane, click Category access policy rule. Then click Create policy rule.

Use this form to manage employee access to specific categories in the procurement category hierarchy. After you select the categories, you can select policy administrators for each category in the Purchasing policy form.

Tasks that use this form

Set up policies for category hierarchies

Navigating the form

The following table provides descriptions for the controls in this form.

Fields

Field	Description
Include parent rule	Select this check box to apply the category access policy rule of the parent organization to the category.
Available categories	All the categories to which the policy rule can apply. Select the category that you want the policy to apply to, and then click Select. Note When you select a category, all its parent categories are also added to the Selected categories list.
Include subcategories	Select this check box to apply the rule to all subcategories of the selected category.

See also

Purchasing policy (form)

Category policy rule (form)

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