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# 2026-05-26: CE - Quote Approval Process

## Overview

We now give B2B buyers and sellers full control over quote acceptance — with a built-in approval workflow that prevents unauthorized purchases and protects your margins. In complex B2B transactions, not every buyer is authorized to commit to a purchase. Until now, there was no guardrail between a negotiated quote and a placed order. With the new Quote Approval Process, Emporix ensures that every accepted quote passes through the right hands before it becomes an order. With that, we reduce risk, enforce purchasing policies, and give your sales team confidence that deals are properly authorized.

## New features

| Feature                                              | Benefit                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Multi-step quote approval workflow**               | Eliminate unauthorized purchases and ensure every deal follows your company's procurement policies - a must-have for enterprise buyers with strict compliance requirements.                                         |
| **Automatic manager escalation**                     | Remove bottlenecks from the buying process. Instead of back-and-forth emails asking "who needs to sign off?", the system handles escalation automatically - accelerating deal closure while maintaining governance. |
| **Full price consistency across the entire process** | Build buyer trust with transparent, accurate pricing at every stage. No surprises between the quoted price and the final invoice - a key differentiator in competitive B2B sales cycles.                            |

## Fixes and improvements

None as this is a new feature.

## Known problems

No known problems at time of release.

## Documentation and links

User Guides:

* [Quotes](/frontend/commerce-examples/quote-process.md)
* [Approvals](/ce/core-commerce/customer-management/approvals.md)
* [System Preferences](/ce/management-dashboard/settings/system-preferences.md)

API References:

* [Approval Service API](/api-references/api-guides/companies-and-customers/approval-service/approval-api-reference.md)
* [Approval Service Tutorial](/api-references/api-guides/companies-and-customers/approval-service/approval.md)


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