Editing approval workflows
You can edit approval workflow that are assigned an approval policy here.
To edit approval workflow properties
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In the Manager, select the IT Shop > Basic configuration data > Approval policies category.
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Select the approval policy in the result list.
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To edit the approval workflow for requests, select task 1. Edit approval workflow.
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To edit the renewal workflow for requests, select task 2. Edit approval workflow.
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To edit the cancellation workflow, select task 3. Edit approval workflow.
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This opens the Workflow Editor.
Detailed information about this topic
Copying approval policies
To customize pre-defined approval polices, you can copy approval policies and then edit them. All assigned approval workflows are copied as well.
To copy an approval policy
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In the Manager, select the IT Shop > Basic configuration data > Approval policies category.
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Select an approval policy in the result list and run the Change main data task.
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Select the Copy approval policies task.
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Enter a name for the copy of the approval policy.
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Enter names for the workflow copies.
The Self service workflow is not copied, but assigned to the copy of the approval policy as in the original.
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Click OK to start copying.
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Click Cancel to cancel copying.
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To edit the copy immediately, click Yes.
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To edit the copy later, click No.
The approval policy overview
On the overview form, you see, at a glance, the most important information about an approval policy.
To obtain an overview of an approval policy
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In the Manager, select the IT Shop > Basic configuration data > Approval policies category.
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Select the approval policy in the result list.
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Select the Approval policy overview task.
Approval workflows for requests
You need to allocate an approval workflow to the approval policies in order to find the approvers. In an approval workflow, you specify the approval procedures, the number of approvers and a condition for selecting the approvers.
Use the Workflow Editor to create and edit approval workflows.
To edit an approval workflow
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In the Manager, select the IT Shop > Basic configuration data > Approval workflows category.
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Select the approval workflow in the result list and run the Change main data task.
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Click in the result list.
This opens the Workflow Editor.
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Edit the approval workflow main data.
- Save the changes.