1. Task: View Approval History
Task Definition: Verify that the approval process is progressing or that it has been completed for either a Pre-work request or an Additional Pay Request.
In this task – View the approval status of a given Pre-work or Additional Pay Request; determine if:
Approval is pending
Approval has been completed
Steps – Initiate follow-up activity
Access PennWorks Additional Pay
Find and open the Pre-work or Additional Pay Request
View the routing history
Use the routing history information to identify if and when an Additional Pay Request gets “stalled” in the approval process. Important!!! The routing history includes the “next-in-line” approvers. This allows you to see where a current request is in the approval process.
To see this in PennWorks...click here

2. Step 1: Access PennWorks
After clicking Additional Pay to open the Additional Pay sub-menu, click Find Request to initiate a view of the Routing History

3. Step 2: Find and open the request
Search for and find the request; click View to open the request

4. Step 3: View Routing History
Final Approval
Interim Approval
Use the info dot to understand the definition of Routing Status
Click on the thumbnail graphic to understand the routing flow

5. Approvers ‘Next In Line’
This is an example of the Routing History when the next level approver has not yet approved the Additional Pay. The Routing Status will read ‘Open’.
Note the Name field includes both individuals who can approve the Additional Pay.