Most Commonly Used Terms
Before you understand the approval workflow process, you must familiarize yourself with the following terms:
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Submitter | A person who adds, modifies or deletes a business object, such as person, account, contract, and division is called a submitter. |
| Approver | A person who approves any changes made to a business object is called an approver. |
| Approval Workflow Group | A group of one or more business objects for which approval is required, under some or all conditions, when data changes are made. |
| Approval Workflow Chain | The approval workflow chain indicates how many levels of approvals are required to approve the changes made by the submitter. |