To open the Pending attestations – Software page go to Attestation > My Actions > Pending Attestations > Software > Select a software application.
On the Pending Attestations – Software page, you can:
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Display pending attestation cases (see Displaying pending attestation cases)
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Display attestors for pending attestation cases (see Displaying attestors of pending attestation cases)
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Display object details to attest (see Displaying pending attestation cases)
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Generate reports about objects to attest
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Send reminders to approvers (see Sending reminders about pending attestation cases)
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Grant or deny attestation cases (see Granting or denying attestation cases)
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Make inquiries about attestation cases if the information is insufficient to make an approval decision (see Submitting inquiries about pending attestation cases)
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Reroute attestation case approvals to other identities (see Rerouting approvals of pending attestation cases)
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Add other approvers that can approve attestation cases (see Appointing additional approvers to pending attestation cases)
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Delegate attestation case approvals to other identities (see Delegating approvals of pending attestation cases to other identities)
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Revoke attestation cases' hold status (see Revoking the hold status of pending attestation cases)
The following tables give you an overview of the various features and content on the Pending Attestations – Software page.
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Use this button to grant the attestation approval (see Granting or denying attestation cases). |
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Use this button to deny the attestation approval (see Granting or denying attestation cases). |
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Use this button to grant all attestations approval (see Granting or denying attestation cases). |
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Use this button to deny all attestations approval (see Granting or denying attestation cases). |
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View approvers for pending cases |
Use this button to display all identities that still have to make approval decisions about attestation cases (see Displaying attestors of pending attestation cases) and send them reminder mails (see Sending reminders about pending attestation cases). |
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Send reminder |
You can use this button to send reminder mails to all identities that still have attestation cases to approve on the current tab (see Sending reminders about pending attestation cases). |
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Next |
Opens the Pending Attestations – Approvals (see Pending attestations – approvals (page description)). Use this button to display an overview of all approvals made and set further options (see Granting or denying attestation cases). As long as you have not made a decision (with the help of the previous buttons) this button is disabled. |
Approve
Deny
Approve all
Deny all|
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Actions > Go to attested object |
Use this action to switch to an overview of the object to be attested (see Displaying pending attestation cases). |
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Actions > Send inquiry |
Use this action to send an inquiry to an identity about the attestation case (see Submitting inquiries about pending attestation cases). |
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Actions > Reroute approval |
Use this action to let another approval level make the approval decision about the attestation case. For example, if approval is required by a manager in a one-off case (see Rerouting approvals of pending attestation cases). |
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Actions > Add approver |
Use this action to add an additional approver to share the approval decision about the attestation case (see Appointing additional approvers to pending attestation cases). |
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Actions > Delegate approval |
Use this action to delegate the approval decision about the attestation case to another identity (see Delegating approvals of pending attestation cases to other identities). You can revoke this action in the attestation history (see Withdrawing delegations from pending attestation case approvals). |
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Actions > Reject approval |
Use this action to reject the approval decision about an attestation case (see Rejecting approval of attestation cases). The approval decision is returned to the original approver. |
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Actions > Send a reminder mail |
Use this action to display all identities that can make approval decisions about the attestation case (see Displaying attestors of pending attestation cases). send them reminder mails (see Sending reminders about pending attestation cases). |
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Withdrawing additional approval |
If you have appointed an additional approver for this attestation case (see Appointing additional approvers to pending attestation cases), use this button to revoke the action. Then you are the only approver of this attestation case again (see Removing additional approvers from pending attestation cases). |
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Revoking hold status |
Use this button to release the attestation case for approval again so that it can be processed by the approvers (see Revoking the hold status of pending attestation cases). |
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Report |
Use this button to generate a report about the object to attest. |
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Show details |
You can use this button to display details about all the objects that are included in this attestation case (see Displaying pending attestation cases). |
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Description |
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Display name |
Shows the name of the object included in the attestation case. |
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Attestation policy |
Shows the name of the attestation policy in use. |
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State |
Shows the current status of the attestation case. The following status' are possible:
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New |
Shows whether the attestation case is new. It is possible that some of the attestation cases have existed for a while and have been approved several times. New cases have not been granted approval yet but might have been denied approval before. |
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Due date |
Shows by when the attestation case must be completed. |
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Risk index |
Show the attestation case's risk index. |
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Approval |
Use these two buttons to make an approval decision about the attestation case. TIP: If you have made all your approval decisions, click Next to open an overview page and save all the approvals. |
TIP: You can show less data by using the column filters. For more information, see Filtering.
NOTE: On the following tabs, you can show other useful information about each instance in the details pane. To do this, click the appropriate instance in the list.
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Information: Displays general information about the attestations case.
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Workflow: Shows the chronological lifecycle of the attestation case.
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Attestation policy: Shows further information about the attestation policy used.
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History: Shows the object's attestation history.