The “auth” check box (when not checked) will throw a warning on the billing page that a user that was not authorized to approve billing information has entered data in the fee sheet. It won’t stop anything, it’s just a warning. And it can be cleared by an authorized user checking the box.
However, it turns out that the checkbox is hardcoded and changes (uncheck) does not save in any case.
So what’s the point of having the check box at all?
I believe it used to prevent billing the claim. Also there was a list of things requiring authorization in the “messages and authorizations” list. There might be more, I don’t remember all the details. But don’t rip out things you don’t understand, find out first where those flags are referenced. It may take a bit of effort.
Since right now it does nothing at all since it’s hard coded to check the auth box and the billing report does what I described, I’d say I understand what it does.
What I would like to know (if anyone knows) is what it was intended to do.
Failing that what would the users out there like it do (if anything)? My customers told me to drop it as it serves no purpose to them (even if it “worked”).