1. Routing and Approval University of Washington
Ariba
Routing and Approval
University of Washington

2. Accept your document from your system Generate an approval graph
What Ariba Can Do
Accept your document from your system
Generate an approval graph
Route document for approval
Notify approvers of need to review/approve
Send your system approval status

3. Add Information Into Your System

4. Your System Sends Summary to Ariba
document
summary
Ariba

5. Ariba Notifies The First Approver
Approver
approval

6. Ariba Sends Your System Approval Status

7. You Can Check Approval Progress in Ariba
view approval graph
Ariba

8. Ariba Notifies The Next Approver
Approver
approval

9. Continue Based on Approval / Denial
Your System

10. Ariba The Whole Process document summary Your System email
approval status
Approver(s)
approval

11. Minor Details
Setup process
Define approval rules
Authorize approvers
Enter rules and approvers into ASTRA
Modify your system to ‘talk’ to Ariba

12. Routing and Approval University of Washington
Ariba
Routing and Approval
University of Washington