Definitions for "Signature Authority"
The Signature Authority is a listing of individuals on record with the University who has authority to initiate fiscal transactions for a specific organization or department.
The right to approve or deny a request that is submitted to the workflow engine. A user or group of users is granted signature authority when they are designated as the participant or escalation participant in a workflow design.
Delegated written authority to approve financial transactions for specified dollar amounts and for specified account keys. Approved signature authority is entered into the Bi-Tech signature authority system, which can be accessed via the Bi-Tech main menu by typing UCSA.