Approving or Rejecting Jobs

Administrators can specify that at a certain point in the workflow, jobs should require approval to continue. Operators and administrators can approve or reject jobs.
To easily identify jobs that are ready for approval, display the Current activity property in the All Jobs pod.
To approve or reject jobs:
  1. Log in to TotalFlow Production Manager as an administrator.
  2. In the menu bar, click Operations..
  3. In the Workflows tab, select the workflow where you plan to submit jobs for approval and click
  4. Select the workflow where you plan to submit jobs for approval and and click Edit Workflow the edit workflow icon. Or, right-click the workflow and select Editor and Properties....

    The workflow is displayed in the Editor pod.

  5. In the Activities pod, select the Approve activity and drag it over the Editor pod.
  6. Save the workflow.

    When the job reaches the Approve activity, it pauses.

  7. Select the job and click More.
    • Select Approve. The job goes to the next activity in the workflow.
    • Select Reject. The job goes to the Error Progress category.
Parent topic: Starting, Moving, Suspending, and Resuming Jobs