Using Fluid Approvals to Approve Position Data

This topic describes how to approve dotted line requests using Fluid Approvals.

Fluid Approvals supports the following Position Management approval transaction types:

  • Create Position: When a requestor has created a new position.

  • Manage Position: When a requestor has updated an existing position.

For using the common Pending Approvals and Approvals History pages, see also Using PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface Self-Service Approval Transactions.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Pending Approvals - Create Position Page or Pending Approvals - Manage Position Page

EOAWMA_TXNHDTL_FL

Review and take action on position-related requests.

View Position Page

POSITION_VIEW_FL

View a complete summary of the position details by effective date.

Attachments Page

POSITION_ATT_SCF

View attachments linked to a position request

Use the Pending Approvals - Create Position page or Pending Approvals - Manage Position page (EOAWMA_TXNHDTL_FL) to review and take action on position-related requests.

Image: Pending Approvals - Create Position Page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Pending Approvals - Create Position page.

Pending Approvals - Create Position page

Image: Pending Approvals - Manage Position Page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Pending Approvals - Manage Position page.

Pending Approvals - Manage Position page

Approval Options

The approval options on this page are common to all fluid approval transactions, as described in the documentation for the Pending Approvals - <Transaction Details> Page.

Field or Control

Definition

Approve , Deny, and Pushback

Use these buttons to take action on the requested approval.

Proposed Changes Section

Use this section to view summary information identifying each position field that was updated in the transaction that you are being asked to approve. The section will show changes requested for the position. For example, the preceding Manage Position screen shot displays an example of a transaction that shows three position fields that have been changed.

Additional Details Section

Field or Control

Definition

View Position Details

Click this link to access the View Position Page where you can review details about the position.

Note: The approver must have access to the Position View page to review this information.

Attachment Details Section

Field or Control

Definition

Attachments

Click this item to open the Attachments Page, where you can review the attachment associated with this position.

Approver Comments and Approval Chain Sections

Field or Control

Definition

Approver Comments

Enter any comments related to the approval action you take.

Approval Chain

Click this item to open the Approval Chain page, where you can review information about all approvers for the transaction.

Use the Attachments page (POSITION_ATT_SCF) to view attachments linked to a position request.

Image: Attachments Page

This example illustrates the Attachments page.

Attachments page

Click the Attachments link to download and view an attachment using fluid. Note that attachments are not accessible from the classic pages.

The following video provides an overview and demonstration of the Fluid Attachment framework:

PeopleSoft Fluid HCM Attachments