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Approval Management System · Available now

Keep each approval tied to its request revision.

Approval Management System runs the path from a business request through route resolution, ordered approver decisions and recorded follow-up. Approval requests carry the requesting organization, owner, assigned approver, amount and revision.

  • No per-user fees
  • Manual work is free
  • Configure it in Proto
OverviewOpen approval requests
Approval Management System · Approval requests

Open approval requests

Approval requests in one list

New approval request
Approval requests in view
6
Total requested amount
3,010
Draft
2
Submitted
2
Draft2
Replace warehouse loading dockHarbor Operations
620
28 Oct
Approve Q4 travel budgetRidgewater Marketing
120
30 Oct
Add
Submitted2
Renew regional courier contractCedar Finance Division
650
01 Nov
Extend clinic cleaning contractCedar Finance Division
640
24 Oct
Add
In review2
Purchase design studio laptopsRidgewater Marketing
310
30 Oct
Release autumn campaign spendHarbor Operations
670
23 Oct
Add
Replace warehouse loading dockApproval requests · AR-88788
Draft
OrganizationHarbor Operations
OwnerAmira Hassan
Assigned approverAmira Hassan
Submitted date28 Oct
Requested amount620
Approve requestAR-88788 · Replace warehouse loading dock

Approver checks the assigned step, request revision and evidence before approving the business request.

Waiting for Approver
ApproveReturn
Example screen with sample data
Tables, ready to use
14
Saved views
16
Roles with set permissions
6
Reports and dashboards
8
Features

Know which requests need attention

Every feature works on the same records. Pick one to see the screen your team works in.

Request intake

Capture the request and give the reviewer a clear business context.

  • Request context
  • Named responsibility
  • Visible handoff
  • Approval requests
  • Organizations
  • People
Explore request intake
OverviewMy approval requests
Approval Management System · Request intake

My approval requests

Approval requests

New
NumberNameStatusSubmitted dateRequested amountRevision
AR-72617Replace warehouse loading dockDraft25 Oct380950
AR-73983Renew regional courier contractSubmitted19 Oct280800
AR-55345Purchase design studio laptopsIn review16 Oct290500
AR-85953Approve Q4 travel budgetApproved02 Nov310500
AR-65209Extend clinic cleaning contractDraft02 Nov150470
6 of 6 records
Replace warehouse loading dockApproval requests · AR-72617
Draft
Submitted date25 Oct
Requested amount380
Revision950
SLA due28 Oct
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Process

Follow the request through review

Request to decision and traceable follow-up ships ready to use. One step needs a named approval before the work moves on: Approve request (Approver).

Drag a card to another stage, or focus it and use the arrow keys. It updates to match the stage.

  1. Submit request

    Capture the business case with its owner, requested amount and supporting material.

    Replace warehouse loading dockAR-88788 · Request Owner
    Submit requestBy Request Owner
  2. Resolve route

    Check the request revision and eligible approver order, then retain the route context.

    Replace warehouse loading dockAR-88788 · Approval Coordinator
    Resolve routeBy Approval Coordinator
  3. Verify evidence

    Check the supporting document before using it in the business decision.

    Replace warehouse loading dockAR-88788 · Evidence Reviewer
    Verify evidenceBy Evidence Reviewer
  4. Approve request

    The eligible Approver records the decision for the current ordered step.

    Replace warehouse loading dockAR-88788 · Approver
    Approve requestBy Approver
    ApprovalApprover checks the assigned step, request revision and evidence before approving the business request.
  5. Review execution

    Inspect the run, step evidence and any uncertain destination result.

    Replace warehouse loading dockAR-88788 · Execution Operator
    Review executionBy Execution Operator
  6. Correct revision

    Retain the prior executed revision and return the successor request to review.

    Replace warehouse loading dockAR-88788 · Approval Coordinator
    Correct revisionBy Approval Coordinator
Inside a record

Keep evidence and execution context together

Open any approval request to see its approval decisions, the roles that work on it, its process stages and its approvals on one page.

  1. 1
    Record details

    Organization, Owner, Assigned approver and Submitted date.

  2. 2
    Approval decisions

    Each line is linked to this approval request.

  3. 3
    Who works on it

    Admin, Request Owner and Approval Coordinator, each with their own permissions.

  4. 4
    Process stages

    Submit request and Verify evidence, with the role that acts.

  5. 5
    Approvals

    Approve request, with who decides.

Open approval requestsReplace warehouse loading dock
Approval Management System · Approval requests

Replace warehouse loading dock

Harbor Operations · Draft

Log activity
1
Record details
OrganizationHarbor Operations
OwnerAmira Hassan
Assigned approverAmira Hassan
Submitted date28 Oct
2
Approval decisions

Replace warehouse loading dock

ParentSequenceStep order
Repair south office roof20170
Add two dispatch coordinators60680
Extend clinic cleaning contract20360
Approval decisions
6
Total sequence
280
3

Who works on it

  • AdminManage Organizations, People, Users, approval routes, source…
  • Request OwnerManage approval requests, evidence documents
  • Approval CoordinatorManage approval routes, source mappings, follow-up actions
4

Process stages

  • Submit requestRequest Owner
  • Verify evidenceEvidence Reviewer
5

Approvals

  • Approve requestApprover
    Approved
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Approvals

Give the decision to the eligible approver

OverviewApprovals
Approval Management System · Overview

Approvals

Signed in as Approver

Waiting for you

4 To review1 Overdue2 Decided todayOnly mine
0 selectedApproveReturn
  • AR-54711Replace warehouse loading dock
    Vendor contract renewalsRequested by Ravi Kumar
    Waiting3dActions
  • AR-21731Renew regional courier contract
    Capital purchases over $25,000Requested by Noah Fischer
    Waiting2dActions
  • AR-37285Purchase design studio laptops
    Invoice exception reviewRequested by Amira Hassan
    Waiting4dActions
  • AR-42085Approve Q4 travel budget
    Vendor contract renewalsRequested by Ravi Kumar
    Waiting5dActions

Who approves what

DecisionApprover
Approve requestThe eligible Approver records the decision for the current ordered step.Approver
Approve approval requestsApprover
Approve review decisionsEvidence Reviewer
3 approval rules · set per role in Proto
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Roles

A workspace for each role

Everyone opens Approval Management System to the work that is theirs. Pick a role to see what it starts with.

Admin

Maintains business units, staff access and route configuration without receiving approval authority solely through administration.

  • Manage Organizations, People, Users, approval routes, source mappings
  • View approval requests, approval decisions, evidence documents, review decisions, operation runs, operation steps, execution attempts, follow-up actions, state history
Reports

Find overdue decisions and unresolved work

Review request volume, pending decisions and unresolved execution work.

Overview
Approval Management System · Overview

Approval Management System dashboard

This quarter

Operation runs in view
6
Failed
3
Reconciliation required
3

Approval requests by status

How far records got this quarter

StageReachedStep
Draft28
Submitted1968%
In review947%
Approved556%

Requested amount by status

Sample totals per stage

6.0k0
4.0kDraft
3.0kSubmitted
2.0kIn review
6.0kApproved
4.0kRejected
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  1. 01Request volume by organization

    Where is submitted work coming from, and how is it distributed across current request states?

  2. 02Approval turnaround

    How much time elapsed between submission and the recorded completion of approved requests?

  3. 03Open SLA exposure

    Which submitted requests or requests still under review have reached their due date, and who is assigned to them?

  4. 04Delegation expiry exposure

    Which requests still under review need attention to their recorded delegation expiry?

  5. 05Decision outcomes by route

    What outcomes were recorded at each ordered step, grouped by the parent request's route and the recorded route version?

  6. 06Evidence verification coverage

    Which requests have supporting documents still awaiting verification?

  7. 07Execution exceptions

    Which runs and attempts need investigation, and what step evidence is available?

  8. 08Follow-up aging

    Which assigned actions are still open or in progress beyond their due date?

Controls

Retain the context behind each outcome

Each stage of request to decision and traceable follow-up names the role that acts and the status it records, so a change is never anonymous.

OverviewRequest to decision and traceable follow-up
Approval Management System · Process

Request to decision and traceable follow-up

Each stage, the role that acts and the status it records

Process stages
10
Approval steps
1
Roles involved
5
Tables touched
13
Submit request
Request Owner
StatusDraft → Submitted
RecordsApproval requests, Organizations
Resolve routeApproval
Approval Coordinator, Approver
StatusSubmitted → in review
RecordsApproval routes, Operation steps, Operation runs
Approve requestApproval
Approver
StatusIn review → Approved
RecordsApproval decisions, Operation steps, Operation runs
Request to decision and traceable follow-up
  1. Start
    Configure routesApproval Coordinator
    Approval routes
  2. Step
    Submit requestDraft → Submitted
    Approval requests
  3. Approval
    Resolve routeSubmitted → in review
    Approval routes
  4. Approval
    Record revision reviewEvidence Reviewer
    Review decisions
  5. Approval
    Approve requestIn review → Approved
    Approval decisions
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AI agent

Prepare your approval process with Proto

Prepare request reviews and explain recorded outcomes with Proto.

It can

  • Request Owner: Find my submitted requests and show their assigned approver, requested amount and due date.
  • Approval Coordinator: List overdue requests still under review and show their current step and recorded delegation expiry.
  • Evidence Reviewer: Find documents awaiting verification and show the request revision covered by each pending review.
  • Execution Operator: Summarize a failed operation with its numbered steps, provider references and unresolved follow-up.

Stays with a person

  • The eligible Approver retains the business decision.
  • Evidence Reviewer records the independent review outcome.
  • Proto can prepare the information for those people, but a generated summary cannot supply their decision or establish a destination result without the relevant receipt.
  • Keep assistance within the acting person's access.
Integrations

Connects to the tools you use

Set up connections through ERP.AI and Proto workflows, with every change logged.

  • Approval Management System
  • Request source
  • Document source
  • Execution destination
  • Staff identity source
Data model

Your data, in tables you can change

Every record lives in a table you can see, extend and export. Add fields or whole tables in Proto.

Browse all 14 tables
14tables
  • Request intake3
  • Route policies5
  • Approver decisions6
  • Evidence review4
  • Execution tracking4
  • Exceptions and corrections5
Implementation

Roll out one team at a time

Start with one team and one process, then add the rest once the basics are running.

  1. Agree the first request

    Choose a request type and participating business unit. Name Request Owner, Approval Coordinator and Approver, then define the supporting evidence and any independent review required before the decision.

  2. Prepare identity and policy

    Load the business unit and people records, confirm account mapping and configure the effective route. Rehearse the ordered approver selection, delegation expiry handling and SLA due-date meaning with the policy owner.

  3. Map existing work

    Preserve request numbers, source identifiers and revisions. Import parent records before decisions and evidence. Load operation runs before their steps, then reconcile separate execution attempts using the original operation context.

  4. Rehearse the decision

    Submit a request, resolve its route, verify the evidence and record the eligible decision. Test a changed revision and an ineligible person. Inspect the decision entry and the resulting operation and state history together.

  5. Rehearse recovery

    Investigate an uncertain execution result and assign follow-up. Correct an executed request, inspect its successor revision and return it to review. Confirm that earlier evidence remains accessible throughout the correction.

Pricing

$0per user

The base account and everyday work in the ERP.AI app are free, for every user.

  • No per-user or per-seat fees
  • Viewing, editing, approving and exporting records in the app is free
  • Pay only for machine work: API calls, imports, workflows and AI agents
  • Prepaid credits from $5. Purchased credits never expire

Pricing details

Machine work rate card Included per $1 of credit

Machine work rate card
UsagePer $1
Record reads (list, filter, get)20,000
Search or aggregate queries4,000
Record writes4,000
Imported or synced records200,000
Workflow runs2,000
AI agent runs2,000
Scheduled jobs or webhooks20,000
File uploads (MB)2,000
CSV or PDF exports100
FAQ

Questions, answered

Scope, rollout and pricing for Approval Management System.

All questions
How do I get started?

Click Get started, then use Proto to configure Approval Management System for your business. Pilot a request type in a participating business unit with a known approval policy, supporting evidence and named decision owners. Rehearse a normal decision and a corrected executed request before expanding.

Who owns a request during review?

Request Owner remains responsible for the business case. The assigned Approver decides the eligible step, while Approval Coordinator checks route context and follows up unresolved questions.

How are ordered decisions recorded?

Decision entries retain their sequence, step order and outcome against the parent request. The decision-chain workflow records the operation and state history, advances the step order and marks the request Approved with its completion time. Agree the route's completion rule during setup.

What does document verification mean?

Evidence Reviewer has checked the supporting material and recorded its verification state and verifier. An independent revision review records its own outcome, and Approver makes the business decision using the relevant evidence.

How do we follow overdue approvals?

Review open requests against their SLA due date in Approval SLA watch. Approval Coordinator identifies the unresolved question and assigns follow-up with a responsible person and due date.

How is delegation expiry handled?

The request and decision records retain delegation expiry. Review requests whose date has arrived and agree who resolves the assignment. Confirm the eligible approver and applicable policy before the person acts.

What happens when an executed request changes?

The correction workflow retains the prior revision, increments the request revision and records a successor operation with prior and new revision references. It appends the correction history and returns the request to review.

Does approval confirm the destination result?

Approval records the business decision. Execution Operator inspects the run and any execution attempts, then checks provider references and receipt evidence for a connected destination. An uncertain result remains a reconciliation task until the evidence supports an outcome.

What can we see in the overview?

Approval Operations Overview gives a read-only picture of current request states, SLA watch and recent state transitions. Open the related request or history when you need to inspect an individual case.

What should we prepare for migration?

Bring stable business unit and people identifiers, request numbers, revisions and the policy context. Include supporting documents and prior decisions, then load operation runs before their steps. Reconcile separate attempts using the request and operation key.

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