Approval Processes

Approval processes are a common form of business process, and you can define approval rules on an Approval Rule Set map. The approval steps that you place on this map represent the approval levels required for the activity in question.

Two tools can read and implement the approval rules from the map:

• Virtual Approver automatically tracks the approval process. As users complete transactions that require approvals, Virtual Approver determines the appropriate approver and sends a workflow routing. As each approver completes the approval, Virtual Approver determines whether additional approvals are needed and, if necessary, sends additional workflow routings.

• GetApprovers PeopleCode determines the entire list of required approvals at once, so that you can develop custom approval tracking applications.