Approval Columns - GTAC-MGI/GTAC-ESP-LIMS GitHub Wiki

Approval columns are set up in L7|Master --> Protocols as is done for other data columns.

Choose Approval as the type from the dropdown and then use the Approval tab in Parameters. It is required to set a Workgroup, and any approving user must be a member of that workgroup.

The required field is implied here (there's no checkbox)-- that is, the approval must be done before the row can be marked as Complete.

To approve, just double-click on the button and authenticate.

Users can see who approved in the cell, also a doubleclick on an approved opens a modal with this information.

Note that in addition to the requirement that a user must be a member of the workgroup to approve, the approving user must also be the user currently signed into ESP.

You'll note there are two other tabs in the Parameters for the Approval column, Confirmation and Signature Flows. Both of these offer extended functionality approval process.

Signature Flows are are covered in section 3.3.7. of the user documentation, and offer more flexibility around the approval process, including multiple approvers, and the ability to make signatures and data updates required or optional as necessary .