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.