What is the purpose of the Membership Approval Tab for group objects? (4334529)

What is the purpose of the Membership Approval Tab for group objects?

The membership approval tab for a group object is used to setup membership approvals by either the primary or secondary owner of the group. When a groups membership changes the check boxes set on this tab determine which owner approves the member/members of that group. This works in conjunction with the builtin workflows Approval by Primary Owner and Approval by Secondary Owner.

The membership approval tab settings are used in conjunction with the builtin workflows Approval by Primary Owner and Approval by Secondary Owner.

Three things need to be in place for this to require approval when a group is modified:

1. One or both of the above workflows are enabled.
2. The accompanying option under Membership Approval tab for a group is checked (depending on which builtin workflow was enabled. For example if Approval by Secondary Owner workflow is enabled then the option Approval by a secondary owner of the group must by checked off for that group. This would be the same if the primary group owner option was used.
3. Under the Manged By tab, a user is listed in the Name field which would be considered the primary group owner or listed in the Secondary owners field.