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Viewing Approval Logs
To view the Approval Logs, you must have the View Approval History permission.
The Approval Log contains a record of all approval requests that have been triggered by a policy with an approval workflow action. This log shows the status of each approval request that is submitted to CentraSite.
*To view Approval Logs
1. In the CentraSite Business UI activity bar, click Logs.
2. Select Approval Logs from the Applicable Scopes drop-down list. By default, Policy Logs is selected in Applicable Scopes.
3. Optional. To view a specific log entry, specify the required information for each of the displayed fields:
Field
Description
Keyword
A pattern string that describes the names of the objects whose log entries you want to view.
You can provide the exact name or use a pattern string consisting of a character sequence.
Leave the Keyword empty to view all names.
Advanced Search
Approval Status. Select an applicable type from the drop-down list to view the log entries for a specific status.
The Approval Status drop-down list for Approval Logs has the following options:
*All
*In Progress
*Approved
*Rejected
Approver. Specify the approver name and select a user who approved the request.
Requestor. Specify the requestor name and select a user who requested the approval.
Approval Date. The time period in which the approval workflow is approved or rejected.
When you select a specific date range, CentraSite lists all the logs in the specified time interval.
Leave the From and To fields empty to view all the available log entries.
Submitted Date. The time period in which the approval log is triggered.
When you select a specific date range, CentraSite lists all the logs in the specified time interval.
Leave the From and To fields empty to view all the available log entries.
The log entries are displayed in the Search Results page.
4. To view details for a particular entry in the returned approval logs list, click the name of the approval log.
The approval log details page displays the following information:
The Approval Flow Information section provides the following details of the approval workflow:
Field
Description
Approval Flow Name
Name of the approval workflow.
Entity Name
Name of the entity on which the approval is triggered.
Approval Mode
Mode of the approval workflow. For example: Anyone or Everyone.
Reason for Request
Information stating the reason for the approval request.
Request Creation Date
Date when the approval workflow is created.
Requestor Name
User who triggered the approval workflow.
Approval Type
Type of the approval workflow. For example: Pre-State Change or OnConsumerRegistration.
Status
Status of the approval workflow. For example: Success, In Progress, or Rejected.
The Approver Summary section provides the following details of the approver or approvers of an approval workflow:
Field
Description
Approver Name
User who approves or rejects the approval workflow.
Status
Action of the approver. For example: In Progress, Success, Rejected, No Action, or Pending.
Comments
Additional comments given by the approver stating the reason for approval or rejection.