Identity Manager 8.0 - Web Portal User Guide

Approval History

In the approval history, you can view all products you have assigned, denied or canceled, or still being processed (status "Request"). The menu item Approval History is the same as Request History in its structure and content. For more information, see Process Monitoring.

To open the "Approval History" menu

• Open the menu My Actions and click Approval History.

Detailed information about this topic

• Searching for Approvals
• Withdrawing delegation
• Withdrawing Additional Approval

Searching for Approvals

In the approval history, you can search, using the advanced search, for products that were assigned to you for approval.

To use the advanced search function in the approval history

1. Open the Approval History menu.
2. Use the extended search.

For more information, see Searching.

Withdrawing delegation

You can only withdraw delegations if the product has the status "Request".

To cancel a delegation

1. Open the Approval History menu.

   This shows all the products you have assigned, denied, canceled or edited.

2. Mark the request you want to withdraw and click Withdraw request in the detailed content view.
3. Click Withdraw delegation in the dialog box.

   NOTE: Withdraw request is only shown if approval of this product was transferred to someone else.

4. Enter a reason in the text box in the dialog box and click Save.

For more information, see Approving Pending Requests.

Withdrawing Additional Approval

You can only withdraw additional approvals if the product has the status "Request". Once the approval has been canceled, you are the only approver for this procedure again and can add additional approvers.

To cancel additional approval

1. Open the Approval History menu.

   This shows all the products you have assigned, denied, canceled or edited.

2. Mark the request you want to withdraw and click Withdraw additional approval in the detailed content view.

   NOTE: The button Withdraw additional approver is shown if an additional approver was added to this product.

3. Enter a reason for the withdrawal in the text box in the dialog box and click Save.

For more information, see Approving Pending Requests.