The exception is the then portion of the if/then statement and it is triggered when the audit rule conditions are met.
The exception is made up of three components:
- Exception code: This is the company-defined code for the exception, up to eight alphanumeric characters and all uppercase.
- Exception level: The company decides how many exception levels (up to 99) to use. The company also determines the point at which the severity of the exception prevents the user from submitting the purchase request or invoice. This is established in the Workflow settings.
- Exception message: The message that appears to the user on their purchase request or invoice.



