Working with pending approval requests

If you are an approver, the following sequence shows an overview of a typical approval process:

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  1. A user submits a request that requires your approval.
  2. You receive notification of the approval request.
  3. You review the approval request and take one of the following actions:
    • If the approval request appears to be in order, you can approve it.
    • If you need more information, you can enter a question or comment for the Approval Server to route to the requester or other individual (a More Information request).
    • If the request appears unacceptable, you can reject it. Rejection usually ends the process for this request, unless rules are in place that require further processing. See Get Authority rules, Signature Accumulator rules, and Statistical Override rules.
    • If you are not the appropriate person to approve the request, you can reassign it.

The following topics show how to search for specific approval requests, and provide procedures for managing and responding to approval requests:

Important

The examples in these topics are from the Get Agreement and Lunch Scheduler sample applications, which are installed with Approval Server.

For more information about the sample applications, see Using the Get Agreement sample application and Using-the-Lunch-Scheduler-sample-application.

Action

Reference

Search for approval requests by using Quick Search and Advanced Search functionality on Approval Central.

Address multiple approval requests directly from Approval Central. 

Specify additional approvers for certain approval requests. 

 

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