Approval Workflows

Request approval system for leave, equipment, expenses, and custom workflows.

Overview

The approval system provides multi-level request handling with configurable policies and team-based approvals.

Approval Flow

Employee submits request
  │
  ├── Auto-approved? → ✅ Done
  │
  └── Manual review
        ├── Team lead approves
        ├── Manager approves
        └── ✅ Request approved / ❌ Rejected

Core Entities

Approval Policy

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Policy name
description	string	Policy details
approvalType	enum	Time Off, Equipment, Expense, Custom

Request Approval

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Request title
type	string	Request type
status	enum	Pending, Approved, Refused
min_count	number	Minimum approvals needed
approvalPolicyId	UUID	Associated policy
employeeApprovals	Employee[]	Required employee approvers
teamApprovals	Team[]	Required team approvers

Approval Types

Type	Use Case
Time Off	Leave/vacation requests
Equipment	Equipment sharing requests
Expense	Expense report approvals
Custom	Any custom approval workflow

API Endpoints

# Approval Policies
GET    /api/approval-policy
POST   /api/approval-policy
PUT    /api/approval-policy/:id

# Request Approvals
GET    /api/request-approval
POST   /api/request-approval
PUT    /api/request-approval/:id

# Approve/Refuse
PUT    /api/request-approval/:id/approve
PUT    /api/request-approval/:id/refuse

Related Pages

• Employee Management
• HRM Features
• Equipment Management