1 Introduction: Approval Workflow Framework

PeopleSoft Approval Workflow Engine (AWE) provides capabilities for creating, running, and managing approval processes within PeopleSoft. Approval workflows are triggered when employees, managers or users, submit a transaction, such as Expense Sheet. When the user submits the transaction, the application hands the transaction over to the Approval Workflow Engine. The AWE will determine the appropriate approval process definition and then launch the required routing based on the pre-configured steps.

Approval Framework provides capabilities to perform the following:

  • Approve or deny individual line items in a transaction.
  • Approve or deny multiple transactions one at a time.
  • Include multiple approvers for individual steps.
  • Assign additional approvers and reviewers during the approval process.
  • Escalate approvals.
  • Approve, deny, or push back approvals.
  • Reassign approval tasks to another approver.
  • Use worklist and email notifications.

Lesson Summary

PeopleSoft Approval Workflow Engine (AWE) is a tool within PeopleSoft designed to manage and automate approval processes for various transactions, such as Expense Sheets.

Key features and capabilities of AWE include:

  • Triggering approval workflows when users submit transactions.
  • Determining and launching the appropriate approval process based on pre-configured steps.
  • Allowing approval or denial of individual line items within a transaction.
  • Enabling approval or denial of multiple transactions sequentially.
  • Including multiple approvers for single approval steps.
  • Assigning additional approvers and reviewers dynamically during the approval process.
  • Escalating approval requests when necessary.
  • Providing options to approve, deny, or push back approvals.
  • Allowing reassignment of approval tasks to different approvers.
  • Incorporating notifications through worklist and email to keep approvers informed.

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