Bypassing the approval process for emergency changes

To bypass the approval process for emergency changes

1. From the Application Administration Console, click the Custom Configuration tab.
    The Approval Process Configuration form appears.
2. From the Application Settings list, select Foundation > Advanced Options > Approval Process Configuration, and then click Open.
3. Select the Form Name and Company for this approval process (for example, Calbro Services).
4. Select Enabled for the status.
5. Set the Auto Approve? value to Yes so that no approvers can be mapped to this process on the Approval Mapping form.
   If no approvers are mapped when the emergency approval process is called, the No Approvers approval state then applies, and the change request is approved. This setting allows you to track the approval process, but the change request is not held up waiting for approvals in the emergency case.
6. Enter a Phase Name, for example, Emergency.
7. Select a Process Name.
   
8. Click the Status Flow tab.
9. Select the Change Process Flow as Standard Process.
10. Select the Begin, Approved, Rejected, and No Approvers states for the process.
    For more information, see Approval-states-on-the-Status-Flow-tab.
    
11. Click the Additional Qualifications tab.
12. Select Emergency in the Change Timing/Class list.
    
13. Click Save.

When a change is created for Calbro Services, and Emergency is selected in the Class (Timing) field, the new approval process phase is used, bypassing the normal change states.