APPROVAL PROCEDURES - NOT APPROVED DECISION

We have set an approval stage for purchase order with 2 authorizer but requiring only 1 authorisation. When one authoriser approves, the document proceeds to the next stage as expected. However if one authoriser rejects or rather does not approve, the document does not go back to the originator unless the second approver also rejects it. Is this the SAP design? What should we do to ensure that the documents do not wait for second authoriser to rejet for them to go back?
I have tested this on both SBO8.81 PL 8 & 9 with similar results.
Your assistance is appreciated
Regards
George

Hi George,
Yes. This is by design. Although it is not ideal, the initial design is at such.
There are some DRQ posted already to require the feature you like. You can post again on /community [original link is broken]
Thanks,
Gordon

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