StreamEdgeSolutions

Business Automation · Governance

Approval Workflow Automation

Requests reach the right approver, in the right order, with a record of every decision.

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From$999USD one-off

One payment. Work starts once we have confirmed your requirements.

The four questions this page answers

  1. 1

    What you buy

    A one-off project, delivered remotely, that builds a structured approval system for anything currently needing a signature or a "can you sign off on this?" message — purchases, leave, discounts, expenses, contracts. Up to five approval types, configured to the authority limits you define.

  2. 2

    What you get

    4 deliverables, listed in full below

    • A written delegation-of-authority matrix
    • Working approval workflows
    • An append-only decision log with timestamps and user attribution
    + 1 more
  3. 3

    How it is delivered

    Remote Setup

    Carried out remotely by our team. Nothing is posted and no one visits.

    REMOTE SERVICE

  4. 4

    How long it takes

    3–5 weeks

    Measured from the point everything under “what we need from you” is with us, not from the moment you pay.

An automated workflow: trigger, rule, action and notification — illustrative concept, not a screenshot of a client system
An automated workflow: trigger, rule, action and notification. Illustrative interface concept — not a screenshot of a client deployment.

What is this, in plain English?

A one-off project, delivered remotely, that builds a structured approval system for anything currently needing a signature or a "can you sign off on this?" message — purchases, leave, discounts, expenses, contracts. Up to five approval types, configured to the authority limits you define.

Approvals done informally have two costs: delay, because the request sits in someone’s inbox, and exposure, because six months later nobody can prove who authorised what. This builds the approval chains you actually use, including value thresholds and delegation when someone is away, and keeps a timestamped, append-only record of each decision with the user attributed to it.

The problem it solves

Approvals happen over WhatsApp, take four days, and when someone asks who authorised a payment, the answer is a search through old messages.

If that does not describe you, this is probably the wrong product. Tell us and we will point you at a better fit rather than sell you the nearest one.

What you get

The concrete things that exist at the end and that you own.

4 deliverables

  • A written delegation-of-authority matrix
  • Working approval workflows
  • An append-only decision log with timestamps and user attribution
  • A bottleneck report

What's included

The work covered by the figure in the buy box, at no extra cost.

  • Up to 5 approval types
  • Threshold and delegation rules
  • Mobile approval interface
  • Audit trail
  • Queue-time reporting
  • Training

Not seeing something you expected? Check what you are not buying before you order.

What does it do?

Everything listed here is delivered as part of this product. Nothing on this list is aspirational.

  • Multi-level approval chains
  • Value thresholds that change who must approve
  • Delegation and out-of-office cover
  • Mobile-friendly approve or reject with a comment
  • Full decision audit trail with timestamps
  • Time-in-queue reporting to expose bottlenecks

How it works

The delivery sequence from order to handover.

  1. 1

    Document authority

    We write down who can approve what, and up to what value.

  2. 2

    Build the chains

    Sequential and parallel approval paths configured to match.

  3. 3

    Add cover rules

    Delegation so absence does not stop the business.

  4. 4

    Enable the audit trail

    Every decision, comment and timestamp is retained.

  5. 5

    Report on delay

    You can see which stage requests wait at longest.

Delivery & fulfilment

Stream Edge Solutions ships nothing. Every package on this site is carried out and handed over remotely — this is exactly what happens after you order.

REMOTE SERVICEHow this is delivered
  1. 1We confirm requirementsWe read what you sent with the order, come back in writing with anything missing, and agree the scope before any chargeable work starts.
  2. 2We build and configure remotelySetup, configuration and testing are done by our team over a remote connection — on your systems or on ours, whichever the package specifies.
  3. 3We hand it overYou receive the working setup, the credentials, the documentation and a walkthrough. Everything built for you is yours at handover.

Carried out remotely by our team. Nothing is posted and no one visits. Typical turnaround: 3–5 weeks.

Delivery method
Remote Setup
Expected delivery time
3–5 weeks
Measured from the point everything under “what we need from you” is with us — not from the moment you pay.

Full detail of how work is handed over, what happens if requirements are outstanding and how order records are kept is in the Delivery & Fulfilment Policy.

What we need from you

Nothing starts until these are in place, and the turnaround above is measured from that point — not from the moment you pay.

  • A decision on who approves what
  • A list of approvers and their limits
  • Agreement on retention period for the audit log

Who this is for

  • Businesses with spending or discount authority limits
  • Organisations facing audit or governance requirements
  • Teams where approvals stall while someone is travelling
  • Any business where "who approved this?" is hard to answer

Business needs this addresses: Automate work, Improve operations

What's not included

Just as plainly as the list above: the things this package is not.

  • Legal advice on what your authority limits should be
  • Qualified electronic signatures, which need a certified signature provider
  • Formal audit certification
  • Changing your organisational structure — we implement what you define

Anything outside the scope above is quoted separately, in writing, before it is carried out. Nothing is added to your bill without your agreement.

FAQs

Is the audit trail legally admissible?

It is a timestamped, append-only record with user attribution, which is what most internal governance and audit processes ask for. Whether that satisfies a specific legal or regulatory standard is a question for your legal adviser, not for us.

Can approvers act from their phone?

Yes — the approval screen is built mobile-first, since that is where most approvals actually happen.

Refund & cancellation

What happens if you change your mind, and what happens to money already paid.

Cooling-off before work starts
You have 7 days after ordering to cancel while work has not yet begun. Up to 25% may be retained to cover scoping and scheduling already carried out.
Work already done
Once delivery has started, refunds are assessed against the work completed and the deliverables already handed over — the list under “what you get” above is what that assessment is made against. Approved refunds are processed within 14 days.
If we cannot deliver what is described here
You are refunded. The scope on this page is the scope we are held to, which is exactly why the exclusions above are stated before you buy rather than after.

The full terms, item type by item type, are in the Refund & Cancellation Policy. How the work reaches you is covered by the Delivery & Fulfilment Policy.

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