Users (administrators, approvers, and regular users) can use the Approval lifecycle page
to view details on all the approval requests. In addition, users can perform specific
actions based on the permissions assigned to their role—administrators and approvers can
approve or decline a request, and regular users can cancel a request.
Note: Approvers cannot approve or decline their own
requests.
For details on the approval lifecycle, refer to Approval lifecycle overview.
Tip: To view the latest list and status of approval
requests, click the refresh icon located at the top of the approval lifecycle table.
The approval lifecycle table displays the following details:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| ID | Displays a unique ID, which is automatically generated by Quick Service, for the approval request. |
| Zone/Network | Displays the name of the approval-managed object for which a change
was made, and approval of the change is requested. Tip: Click the search icon in this
column to quickly search for a specific zone or
network.
|
| Operation | Displays the name (type) of operation that was executed as part of
the approval request. The possible options are Create,
Edit, and Delete. Tip: Click the filter icon in this column to select one or
more operations by which you want to filter the
table.
|
| User | Displays the name of the user that made the change. Tip: Click the filter icon in this column to select
one or more users by which you want to filter the
table.
|
| Status | Displays the status of the approval request. The possible options
are:
Tip: Click the filter icon in
this column to select one or more statuses by which you want to
filter the table.
|
| Actions | View the detailed list of changes requested. To do so, click the vertical ellipsis icon in this column, then select View approval details. A window appears, displaying various details and options. For more information, refer to the following table. |
When you select View approval details, a window appears, displaying the following details and options.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Available tabs | |
| Requested changes | Displays a list of all the changes that are part of the approval request, including existing and proposed values. |
| Unaffected fields | Displays a list of all the other values of the affected object, which are not part of the approval request and therefore, are unaffected by the approval request. |
| Available options | |
| Cancel request | This option is available only to the creator of the approval request that is in pending state. The creator can select this option to cancel the approval request. |
| Approve | This option is available only to administrators and approvers. Note: Approvers cannot approve their own
requests.
An administrator or approver can select this option
to approve a request. The status of the request is updated to
Approved, and the changes are applied to the object. |
| Decline | This option is available only to administrators and approvers. Note: Approvers cannot decline their own
requests.
An administrator or approver can select this option
to decline a request. The status of the request is updated to
Declined, and the changes are not applied to the
object. |
| Close | This option is available to all users. When this option is selected, the View approval details window is closed, and the request state is unchanged. |