Abstract: Under the present invention, an approver will log into a purchase application or the like. Upon logging in, the approver will be presented with a view of all item requests for which he/she must make an approval determination. The approver can also be presented with informational messages for the requested items. In any event, the approver can make an approval determination for the item requests and post comments related thereto. Once the approval determination has been made for a particular item request, an approver list and approval status corresponding thereto is updated. It should be understood that as used herein, the term “item” is intended to refer to goods or services.

Abstract: Method, system and program product for managing custom data during an electronic purchase. Custom data is displayed and/or obtained using a custom data form. The custom data form is displayed when one or more attributes of items in the electronic purchase match the set of keys defined for the custom data form. Custom data obtained using the custom data form can be stored as a large object in a database.