Approvals

What it does

The module gathers approvals from every module into one inbox and builds the route from the company's rules.

Thresholds, roles and routes are configured as company data, so changing the order of approval does not require a change to the system.

Capabilities

• a single approval inbox across all modules
• authority matrix: thresholds, roles and routes as a company setting
• risk flags that extend the route automatically, for example a large advance payment
• two signatures required on dangerous operations
• delegation of authority for a period
• a route simulator: a rule is tested before it is published
• approval reports: turnaround, bottlenecks, load on approvers
• a separate authority for funding one project from another project's money

What the company gets

• approval rules are the same across modules and are known in advance
• a threshold is changed by a setting, not by development work
• it is clear who is holding a request and how long it has waited
• dangerous operations need two signatures by rule, not by agreement