The implementation of an approval app was one of Microsoft Teams' more recent developments. In this essay, I want to explain to you what it is all about and how to make the most out of this amazing feature.
What does a Teams approval app do?
Users may organize and centralize all workflow approval processes with the Approval App in Teams. In particular, it will give users the ability to accept or reject things or documents supplied by others or start their own approval workflow.
Consider the Teams App as a portion of the Power Automate program integrated with Microsoft Teams.
Approval App is a personal App
Important to keep in mind is that the Approval App is a personal application and not a group application. In this piece, I outlined the distinctions between the two. This means that it only displays workflows and approvals that the user has requested or started themselves. The business processes and workflows developed and maintained by others are not displayed in the app.
Methods for setting up the Teams Approval App
🟡In the left sidebar, select the three dots, then type "Approvals" to install the application.
🟡For ease of access, the App will now be put to the sidebar. From there, you can pin it so that it remains there always.
Team Approval App components
Received Approvals
🟢You must select the Received tab to approve or reject items that other people have submitted.
🟢 You will find a dashboard with all requests that have been made to you for approval there.
🟢 You may access the item's approval/submission history by clicking on it.
🟢 Moreover, you can approve or reject if necessary.
🟢 Also, the dashboard will be tagged accordingly.
Sent Approvals
You must select the Submitted Approvals option if you have sent a document for review (more on this below). It will list the recipients of your requests for approval and their current status.
New Approval Request
The Teams Approval App also allows you to start brand-new approval requests. Simply select New Approval Request.
Build or Manage Approval Templates
Also, there is a method by which admins and team owners can produce approvals based on typical business cases (i.e., vacation requests). I'll make sure to publish a separate blog later on how to customize those for your team or company since this is certainly a topic for another post.
