Reviewing and Approving Input Requests

When in the field, a field agent (Lead Farmer) can submit a request for inputs on behalf of a farmer using the mobile phone app.

This allows inputs to be requested by field agents even if the Administrator did not set an input quota for a farmer. The input request must then be reviewed by an appropriate user of the Administrator System and approved before distribution.

Review Input Requests

After an input request is made through the mobile phone app, an appropriate user of the Administrator System must either approve or deny the request. Requests must be approved or denied one by one and cannot be processed in bulk.

The following steps are needed to review and approve or deny an input request:

Click on the Input Supply tab on the left side of the screen.
At the top of the screen, filter the quota assignments by status. Choose to filter by Requested.
Find the input request you want to review.
Click the Action button next to its status.
- If you Approve an input request, its status will change to Effective and will become an input quota for the farmer.
- If you Deny an input request, its status will change to Denied and it will not become an input quota for the farmer.

Status Types for Input Requests

There are six possible status types for input requests in the administrator system.

Status Type	Description
Requested	This is when an input request has come from a mobile phone user and is waiting for review by an authorized user of the Administrator System. It is not possible to distribute this input to the farmer yet (unless the mobile user overrides a warning message on the mobile phone app to distribute anyway without approval.)
Effective	This is when an input request has been assigned or approved by an authorized user of the Administrator System and it is active because it is still within the requested time frame. It is possible to distribute this input.
Denied	This is when an input request has been denied by an authorized user of the Administrator System and it is NOT an active input quota. It is not possible to distribute this input (unless the mobile user overrides a warning message on the mobile phone app to distribute anyway without approval.)
Expired	This is a quota assignment that is beyond the requested time frame. It is not possible to distribute this input.
Pending	This is when a quota assignment has been assigned or approved, but the time frame for the input quota has not yet started. It is not possible to distribute this input yet.
Inactive	This is when an input request’s operation status is set as inactive. It is not possible to distribute this input while it is inactive.