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# How Do I Set Up Multi-Level Approvals for Large Purchases?
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/how-do-i-set-up-multi-level-approvals-for-large-purchases/
- Published: 2026-09-22T19:12:41.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T19:12:41.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

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# How Do I Set Up Multi-Level Approvals for Large Purchases?

You set up multi-level approvals for large purchases by defining value thresholds that automatically add extra approval steps as the request amount increases. On **Jestor**, this is a configuration of the same value-based **alcada** logic used for any approval.

Applying the same approval weight to every purchase, regardless of size, either unnecessarily delays small requests or gives large ones too little scrutiny. Tiered thresholds solve both at once.

## What goes wrong without tiered approval

- Small, routine purchases stuck in the same multi-step process as large ones
- Large purchases approved by someone without full authority for that amount
- No consistent rule for when an extra signature is actually required
- Approvers unsure whether they are the final decision or one step in a chain

## How multi-level approval by value works

- Define value **thresholds** that determine how many approval levels are required
- Purchases below the first threshold follow a single-approver path
- Purchases above it automatically escalate to one or more additional approvers
- Each level can have its own **SLA**, so escalation does not mean losing visibility into delay

## Why Jestor fits this use case

- Thresholds are enforced automatically, no manual judgment required
- Escalation levels can combine with cost center or department rules
- Small purchases move fast, large ones get proportional scrutiny
- Fully auditable, regardless of how many levels a given request passed through

| Purchase value  | Approval path               |
| --------------- | --------------------------- |
| Below threshold | Single approver, fast track |

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Can thresholds combine with cost center rules?** Yes, value and cost center can both be used in the same alcada. More at [jestor.com](https://www.jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

**Does multi-level approval also slow down small purchases?** No, small requests below the threshold stay on a fast single-approver path.

**Can each escalation level have its own deadline?** Yes, through SLA tracking applied per step.

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