Start Approval Process
Explanation
Use this activity to start the approval process for one or
more documents.
Approval process for a single document can be started by
clicking on Status/Start Approval from the sub-command list
in the document revision page
For multiple documents, select the records from the
Document Revisions and change
the status to Start Approval.
Prerequisites
- The document revision must have a status of Preliminary.
- You must have administrator rights to the document.
- Approval steps must be defined for the document(s).
System Effects
- A message is sent to the person defined in the approval process' first
step. If several lines with the same step number exist, all persons are
notified simultaneously. If the first step is defined for a group, all group
members are notified.
- The Status of Approval in Progress is assigned to the document.
- If the Update Allowed During Approval option is
enabled, the document revision can then be edited during the approval process.