Approval policies
/settings/approval-policies
Approval policies define which changes require how many sign-offs from which roles. The page lists policies as rows, each with the change type it covers and the approval chain.
Per-row
- Change type — Salary change, Department move, Termination, etc.
- Approval chain — ordered list of roles, e.g.,
Supervisor → HR → Director
The Edit dialog adjusts chain length and the role at each step.
How chains evaluate
When a change request is submitted, the matching policy is found by change type. The request walks the chain in order; each step waits for sign-off before notifying the next. A reject at any step terminates the chain and rejects the request.
Conditional policies
Some change types use threshold conditions — e.g., salary changes above $100k require an additional executive approver. These conditions are configured per policy in the edit dialog.
Pairs with
- Delegations — temporarily redirect an approver's authority.
- Change requests — the work product these policies govern.