{
  "test_id": "ORCL.SCM.INV.CC.APPROVE",
  "scenario_name": "Approve Cycle Adjustment",
  "application": "Oracle Fusion Cloud",
  "product": "SCM / Inventory Management",
  "module": "Inventory Management",
  "process": "Cycle Counts",
  "business_flow": "Plan-to-Produce",
  "scenario_type": "Positive / Functional",
  "priority": "High",
  "automation_status": "SyntraFlow Ready",
  "library": "Syntra Standard",
  "canonical_url": "https://www.syntraflow.cloud/oracle-erp-testing-tool/test-library/scm/inventory-management/cycle-counts/approve-cycle-adjustment/",
  "objective": {
    "intro": "Validate approval or rejection routing for inventory adjustments that result from an out-of-tolerance cycle count variance — including how an adjustment is routed to the correct approver, how the approval or rejection decision is processed, and how the outcome flows through to on-hand quantity, accounting, or a recount, without assuming any specific hard-coded tolerance value.",
    "confirms": [
      "an adjustment resulting from an out-of-tolerance variance is correctly identified and routed to an approver",
      "the adjustment routes based on the applicable rule (variance magnitude relative to ${APPROVAL_TOLERANCE}, item class, or organization context)",
      "an approver can approve the adjustment within their configured authority",
      "an approver can reject the adjustment and trigger a recount request, where configured",
      "multi-level approval routing is enforced where configured",
      "an approved adjustment posts correctly to on-hand quantity and accounting",
      "approval history and audit trail are captured and retained against the adjustment",
      "users without the appropriate role or authority cannot action the adjustment"
    ],
    "scope_note": "This scenario assumes a count entry with an out-of-tolerance variance already exists, produced by the Enter Cycle Count scenario. It does not claim to cover cycle count definition, count entry, or exception identification — those are addressed by separate test scenarios in the Cycle Counts lifecycle."
  },
  "preconditions": [
    "Oracle Fusion Inventory Management access is configured and available for the test user.",
    "A count entry exists with a variance outside the tolerance configured for the applicable organization or item class.",
    "The resulting adjustment is pending approval and visible to the assigned approver.",
    "Approval rules and approval hierarchy are configured for the applicable organization, item class or variance range.",
    "The test user (or approver context) has the appropriate role and access to action cycle count adjustment approvals."
  ],
  "test_data": [
    {
      "field": "Cycle Count Name",
      "example": "${CYCLE_COUNT_NAME}"
    },
    {
      "field": "Sequence Number",
      "example": "${SEQUENCE_NUMBER}"
    },
    {
      "field": "Item",
      "example": "${ITEM}"
    },
    {
      "field": "Variance Quantity",
      "example": "${VARIANCE_QUANTITY}"
    },
    {
      "field": "Approval Tolerance",
      "example": "${APPROVAL_TOLERANCE} — customer-configured value, not a fixed dollar or quantity threshold"
    },
    {
      "field": "Approver",
      "example": "${APPROVER} — valid approver assigned to the applicable rule and level"
    },
    {
      "field": "Account",
      "example": "${ACCOUNT}"
    },
    {
      "field": "Adjustment Type",
      "example": "Increase / Decrease — scenario-defined"
    },
    {
      "field": "Approval Action",
      "example": "Approve / Reject, where applicable"
    }
  ],
  "business_steps": [
    {
      "step_number": 1,
      "step_name": "Sign In as Approver",
      "action": "Sign in to Oracle Fusion as the user assigned to approve the cycle count adjustment.",
      "test_data": "${APPROVER}",
      "expected_result": "The approver signs in successfully and lands on the home page.",
      "validation_type": "action"
    },
    {
      "step_number": 2,
      "step_name": "Navigate to Inventory Management",
      "action": "Navigate to the Inventory Management work area used to review pending cycle count adjustments.",
      "test_data": "",
      "expected_result": "The Inventory Management work area opens and adjustment approval functions are available.",
      "validation_type": "action"
    },
    {
      "step_number": 3,
      "step_name": "Locate the Pending Cycle Count Adjustment",
      "action": "Locate the adjustment resulting from the out-of-tolerance count variance.",
      "test_data": "${CYCLE_COUNT_NAME} / ${SEQUENCE_NUMBER} / ${ITEM}",
      "expected_result": "The correct pending adjustment is found and its status confirms it is awaiting approval.",
      "validation_type": "action",
      "note": "This single business step replaces multiple technical actions such as opening search, entering the cycle count and sequence, clicking Search and selecting the result."
    },
    {
      "step_number": 4,
      "step_name": "Review Variance and Tolerance Comparison",
      "action": "Review the variance quantity presented for the item against the system-calculated comparison to ${APPROVAL_TOLERANCE}.",
      "test_data": "${VARIANCE_QUANTITY}",
      "expected_result": "The variance and the tolerance comparison are presented accurately, without a fixed dollar or quantity value being assumed by the test.",
      "validation_type": "action"
    },
    {
      "step_number": 5,
      "step_name": "Approve or Reject the Adjustment",
      "action": "Take the approve or reject decision on the adjustment, as applicable to the scenario.",
      "test_data": "",
      "expected_result": "The decision is accepted by Oracle Fusion without unexpected errors.",
      "validation_type": "action"
    },
    {
      "step_number": 6,
      "step_name": "Provide Justification Where Required",
      "action": "Enter approval or rejection justification if Oracle Fusion requires it for this adjustment.",
      "test_data": "",
      "expected_result": "Justification is accepted where required, or the step is skipped where not required by configuration.",
      "validation_type": "action"
    },
    {
      "step_number": 7,
      "step_name": "Submit the Decision",
      "action": "Submit the approval or rejection decision for processing.",
      "test_data": "",
      "expected_result": "The decision is submitted successfully and the adjustment status updates accordingly.",
      "validation_type": "action"
    },
    {
      "step_number": 8,
      "step_name": "Verify Downstream Impact",
      "action": "Confirm the on-hand and accounting impact if approved, or the recount routing if rejected.",
      "test_data": "${ACCOUNT}",
      "expected_result": "An approved adjustment posts correctly to on-hand quantity and accounting; a rejected adjustment routes back for recount where configured.",
      "validation_type": "business_assertion",
      "note": "This is the main business assertion for the scenario — the test does not stop merely because the approve or reject action was accepted successfully."
    }
  ],
  "expected_results": [
    "Adjustments resulting from out-of-tolerance variances route correctly to the configured approver based on variance magnitude, item class or organization rules.",
    "An approver within their configured authority can approve the adjustment.",
    "An approver can reject the adjustment and trigger a recount request, where configured.",
    "Multi-level approval routing is enforced where configured.",
    "An approved adjustment posts correctly to on-hand quantity and accounting.",
    "Approval history and audit trail are captured and retained against the adjustment.",
    "Users without the appropriate role or authority cannot action the adjustment."
  ],
  "validation_checkpoints": [
    "Adjustment is routed to the appropriate approver based on ${APPROVAL_TOLERANCE} and variance magnitude, not a hard-coded threshold.",
    "Approved adjustment posts to on-hand and accounting correctly.",
    "Rejected adjustment routes back for recount where configured.",
    "Approval history and audit trail are recorded against the adjustment."
  ]
}