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# How Can I Track Which Purchase Orders Are Still Pending Approval?
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/how-can-i-track-which-purchase-orders-are-still-pending-approval/
- Published: 2026-09-24T21:03:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-24T21:03:54.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

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# How Can I Track Which Purchase Orders Are Still Pending Approval?

You track pending purchase orders by giving each one a status field that updates automatically as it moves through the approval process, visible on a single dashboard. On **Jestor**, this runs through a purchase order **Kanban** connected to **Approvals**.

Checking on the status of a purchase order by messaging the approver directly is slow, and it doesn't scale once there are more than a handful of orders in flight at once.

## What manually checking order status costs

- Time spent messaging approvers individually to check on status
- No single place to see every order currently awaiting a decision
- Delay while waiting for a reply about something that should be visible
- Difficulty knowing which orders have been sitting the longest

## How tracking pending orders works

- Every purchase order carries a **status** field, updated automatically
- A **Kanban** view groups orders by their current approval stage
- Anyone with access can see pending orders without messaging anyone
- Orders sitting too long in one stage can be flagged for follow-up

## Why Jestor fits this use case

- The Kanban view removes the need to message approvers for status
- Everyone with access sees the same current state of every order
- Flagging stalled orders makes bottlenecks visible before they escalate
- This scales from a handful of monthly orders to a high-volume purchasing operation

| Manual status checks            | Kanban status tracking        |
| ------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| Requires messaging the approver | Visible to anyone with access |

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Can I filter to see only orders pending my own approval?** Yes, filtered views can show just what's relevant to a specific approver. More at [jestor.com](https://www.jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

**Does the status update automatically as an order moves stages?** Yes, without any manual update required.

**Can I see how long an order has been pending?** Yes, based on the timestamp when it entered its current stage.

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