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To define the basic approval policy information, select Administration > Approval Polices. Click New.
Select the policy type and click OK. On the Pre Approval or Post Approval tab, click the New icon ( ).
You prioritize levels based on the order that you want them processed. When the approval policy is
triggered, if the first level of approval is rejected, the request is rejected.
Table 3‑72. Level Information Options
Option Description
Name Enter a name.
The level name appears when you are reviewing requests with
approval policies.
Description Enter a level description.
For example, CPU>4 to VI Admin.
When is approval required? Select when the approval policy is triggered.
Always required The approval policy is triggered for every request.
If you select this option and apply this approval policy to eligible
services, catalog items, or actions in an entitlement, then the
request must be approved by the specified approver method
before it is provisioned. For example, all requests must be
approved by the requesting user's manager.
Required based on conditions The approval policy is based on one or more condition clauses.
If you select this option, you must create the conditions. When
this approval policy is applied to eligible services, catalog items,
or actions in an entitlement, then the conditions are evaluated. If
the conditions are true, then the request must be approved by
the specified approver method before it is provisioned. If the
conditions are false, then the request is provisioned without
requiring an approval. For example, any requests for a virtual
machine with 4 or more CPUs must be approved by the virtual
infrastructure administrator.
The availability of the fields on which to base the conditions is
determined by the selected approval policy type or catalog item.
When you enter a value for a condition, the values are case-
sensitive.
To configure more than one condition clause, select the Boolean
operation for the clauses.
n
All of the following. The approval is triggered when all of the
clauses are true. This a Boolean AND operator between
each clause.
n
Any of the following. The approval level is triggered when at
least one of clauses is true. This is a Boolean OR operator
between each clause.
n
Not the following. The approval level is triggered is none of
the clauses are true. This is a Boolean NOT operator
between each clause.
Approvers Select the approver method.
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