Approving Credit
the next step in revenue cycle is transactions authorization, which involves verifying the customer's creditworthiness. the circumstances of the sale will determine the nature of the credit check. for example a seller may perform a full financial investigation on a new customer to establish a line of credit checking on subsequent sales may involve nothing more than ensuring that the current sale does not exceed the limit. in our hypothetical system, the credit authorization copy of the sales order is sent to the credit department for approval. the returned approval triggers the release of the other sales order copies simultaneously to various departments. the credit copy is filed in the customer open order file until the transaction is completed.