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Manage approval workflows in templates
Learn how to create approval workflows and assign approvers for inspections.
What you'll need
Template owners are set as approvers by default in newly-created approval workflow pages.
Add an approval workflow page
Select Templates from the menu on the left-hand side.
Click the template and select Edit template in the side panel.
Scroll to the end of the template and click Approval workflow to add an approval workflow page.
By default, the page comes with two questions to capture approval details. You can edit, delete, or add new questions as required.
Click Publish on the upper-right of the page to publish the template. If you're not ready to publish the template, you can go back to the templates list and come back when you're ready.
Open the mobile app.
Tap Inspections at the bottom of your screen.
Select the Templates tab at the top of your screen.
Tap the template and select Edit template from the pop-up options.
Scroll to the end of the template and tap Approval workflow to add an approval workflow page.
By default, the page comes with two questions to capture approval details. You can edit, delete, or add new questions as required.
Tap Publish on the upper-right of the page to publish the template. If you're not ready to publish the template, you can go back to the templates list and come back when you're ready.
Approvers will automatically be provided "View, edit" access to newly-created inspections. If you want an approver to access all previous inspections from a template for approval, please edit the template’s access rules to ensure they have the necessary access level.
Assign an approver
Select Templates from the menu on the left-hand side.
Click the template and select Edit template in the side panel.
Scroll to the approval workflow page.
Click on below the page's title.
In the side panel, select the user, group, or advanced access rule you want to assign as the approver.
You can also check the "Allow users to select approver" box if you want users to select a user to approve their inspection instead.
Click Save and apply.
Click Publish on the upper-right of the page to publish the template. If you're not ready to publish the template, you can go back to the template list and publish the changes when you're ready.
Open the mobile app.
Tap Inspections at the bottom of your screen.
Select the Templates tab at the top of your screen.
Tap the template and select Edit template from the pop-up options.
Scroll to the approval workflow page.
Tap on below the page's title.
Select the user, group, or advanced access rule you want to assign as the approver, then tap Done.
You can also check the "Allow users to select approver" box if you want users to select a user to approve their inspection instead.
Tap Save and apply.
Tap Publish on the upper-right of the page to publish the template. If you're not ready to publish the template, you can go back to the templates list and come back when you're ready.
The site question must be marked as required to assign approvers based on site and group membership.
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