Approval Workflow Rules

13.1 Approval Workflow Rules

Use the Approval Workflow Rules page to create and manage approval workflow rules that determine whether or not request approval is required for an operation and which workflow is invoked for a specific operation.

Approval Workflow Configuration

Use the Approval Workflow Configuration section to view and select the operations for which you want to configure or manage rules.

Element	Description
View	Select one of the following options from the View menu: Columns: Select to display the options to show or hide columns, such as Operation, of the operations table. Select Show All to display all the columns. Detach: Select to detach the operations table in a separate window. Sort: Select to sort the operations in ascending or descending orders. Select Advanced to open the Advanced Sort window that lets you select advanced sort options. Query By Example: Select to show or hide the Query By Example (QBE) field in the operations table.
	Click to show or hide the Query By Example (QBE) field in the operations table.
Detach	Click to detach the operations table in a separate window.
Operation	Click an operation to select it. The Rules section for the selected operation is displayed.

Rules

Use the Rules section to configure or manage rules for the operation selected in the Approval Workflow Configuration section.

Element	Description
View	Select one of the following options from the View menu: Columns: Select to display the options to show or hide columns, such as Rule Name, Rule Description, Workflow, and Order, of the rules table. Select Show All to display all the columns. Select Manage Columns to open the Manage Columns dialog box where you can select the columns to be shown or hidden. Detach: Select to detach the rules table in a separate window. Reorder Columns: Select to open the Reorder Columns dialog box that lets you rearrange the order of the visible columns. Query By Example: Select to show or hide the Query By Example (QBE) fields for the rules table.
Create	Click to display the Create Rule page that lets you configure a new rule for the selected operation.
Edit	Click to open the Edit Rule page that lets you modify the selected rule.
Delete	Click to delete the selected rule.
	Click to show or hide the Query By Example (QBE) fields for the rules table.
Detach	Click to detach the rules table in a separate window.