You can only assign selected approval policies to attestation procedures. Which approval policies are permitted depends on:
You specify which tables are permitted for use with custom approval procedures.
If you want to use custom tables with the default approval procedures AS, CD, EX, OM, OR, or WC then assign these table to the approval procedures.
To specify the tables that permit this approval procedure
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In the Manager, select the Attestation > Basic configuration data > Approval procedures category.
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Select an approval procedure from the result list.
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Select the Assign tables task.
In the Add assignments pane, assign the tables that can be used with the approval procedure.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove table assignments.
To remove an assignment
- Save the changes.
You can display which tables allow an approval procedure on the approval procedure overview form.
An approval procedure overview form provides you with the following information:
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Overview of all queries that determine attestors
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List of tables that can use the approval procedure when they are attested
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Overview of all approval workflows and approval steps that use the approval procedure
To obtain an overview of an approval procedure
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In the Manager, select the Attestation > Basic configuration data > Approval procedures category.
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Select an approval procedure from the result list.
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Select the Approval procedure overview task.
You can copy default approval procedures in order to customize them.
To copy an approval procedure
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In the Manager, select the Attestation > Basic configuration data > Approval procedures category.
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Select an approval procedure in the result list. Select the Change main data task.
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Select the Create copy task.
- Confirm the security prompt with Yes.
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Enter the short name for the copy.
The short name for an approval procedure consists of a maximum of two characters.
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Click OK to start copying.
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Click Cancel to cancel copying.
To delete an approval procedure
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Remove all assignments to approval steps.
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On the approval procedure overview form, check which approval steps are assigned to the approval procedure.
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Switch to the approval workflow and assign another approval procedure to the approval step.
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In the Manager, select the Attestation > Basic configuration data > Approval procedures > Predefined category.
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Select an approval procedure from the result list.
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Click .
- Confirm the security prompt with Yes.