The release CRITERION defines the strategy with which a purchase requisition or an external purchase document is released. The release criteria contains the characteristics and the values of the characteristics which DETERMINE the status of the document, that is, either blocked or not blocked (a CHARACTERISTIC can be the total value of the document, SAY greater than $100,000). The criterion can be based on any one of the FOLLOWING or a combination of these:
i. Account assignment category
ii. Material group
iii. Plant
iv. Total value

The release criterion defines the strategy with which a purchase requisition or an external purchase document is released. The release criteria contains the characteristics and the values of the characteristics which determine the status of the document, that is, either blocked or not blocked (a characteristic can be the total value of the document, say greater than $100,000). The criterion can be based on any one of the following or a combination of these:
i. Account assignment category
ii. Material group
iii. Plant
iv. Total value