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Unified Approvals Inbox Overview

The Approval Inbox provides a unified view of the approval items requiring manager response. As an administrator, you use preconfigured workflows and scripts to set up different approval items that are generated within the Employee Self-Service application.

Using the Siebel Unified Approvals Inbox, you can specify business process (workflow) logic to define where Employee Self-Service items need to be routed for approval. The graphical workflow editor allows you to define multiple stages of approvals required for an item. The approval process can be designed to branch to the next step based on preset decision criteria. After final approval is received, updated data can be sent to the underlying Siebel database and external databases through the appropriate connectors.

An administrative screen allows you to specify approval item types and the associated workflow processes. When the specified type of object appears in the Siebel Unified Approvals Inbox, it is routed automatically according to the workflow process you defined.

Forms from the Employee Self-Service application can be shown as approval items in a user's Approvals Inbox.


 Siebel Employee Relationship Management Administration Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003