What would the design be for a workflow around the vendor bill payment. The workflow would need to validate if the amount to pay doesn't exceed the vendor bill amount and it is not different. Also can an approval be added to vendor bill payments so a supervisor can review and approve before a check can be printed or a bill marked as paid?

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****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ****** To design a workflow around the vendor bill payment, you can use SuiteFlow or SuiteApprovals. Here's a general outline of how you could set up the workflow: 1. Create Custom Fields: Create custom fields on the vendor bill record such as 'Next Approver' and 'Approved to Threshold'. 'Next Approver' will hold the next person to approve the bill, and 'Approved to Threshold' will hold the last approver's limit. 2. Workflow States: Set up several workflow states such as 'Get Next Approver', 'Pending Approval', and 'Validate Approval'. - 'Get Next Approver' state will populate the 'Next Approver' field based on your logic. - 'Pending Approval' state will add some buttons if the user equals the 'Next Approver'. You can also set up this state to send notification emails. - 'Validate Approval' state will populate the 'Approved to Threshold' field. It will transition through checking whether the current approver can approve. If they can approve, it goes to the 'Approved' state. If the threshold is insufficient, it goes back to the 'Get Next Approver' state. 3. Approval Thresholds: Add in approval thresholds either on employee records or hardcoded into the conditions. Use the supervisor or purchase approver fields to build your hierarchy. 4. Validation: Add a validation step to check if the amount to pay doesn't exceed the vendor bill amount and it is not different. If the validation fails, the workflow should not proceed to the next step. 5. Approval: Add an approval step where a supervisor can review and approve before a check can be printed or a bill marked as paid. This can be done by adding a condition to check if the 'Next Approver' is the supervisor and if they have approved the payment. Remember, this is a general outline and you may need to adjust it to fit your specific needs. You can also use one of the prebuilt templates NetSuite offers and update it to apply to your situation.