Use cases Approvals & Escalation
Approvals & Escalation use case
Purchase, leave, change, and document approvals with SLA timers — visual gates operators can audit in Studio and Cloud.
This page is an industry overview (templates + protocols). For step-by-step configuration, use the blog/wiki links below — those URLs are the primary how-to pages.
The problem
Email chains lose the audit trail. Nodlyn keeps Draft → Approved → Action with escalation when nobody responds.
Who it’s for: Ops managers, finance, and IT change owners who need gated automation on the edge or desktop.
How Nodlyn approaches Approvals & Escalation
Approvals are first-class nodes: purchase, leave, document, and change-request templates already encode gates, roles, and auto-escalation timers. Sensitive device or SSH actions can require operator confirmation on a runtime agent.
That is why this use-case page links heavily to wiki how-tos — the differentiation is the process model, not a synonym of “workflow automation.”
Example workflows
- Purchase request over threshold → manager approve → ERP write
- Document approval → archive; auto-escalate on SLA breach
- Change request → CAB approve → SSH/runbook with approval on runtime agent
Quick start
- Start from Purchase, Leave, Document, Change Request, or Auto-Escalation templates.
- Configure roles and approval nodes; enable escalation timers.
- Export to runtime agent when 24/7 gates must run headless.
- Review decisions and activity in Cloud with your free account.
Starter templates in Studio
Open Templates in desktop Studio and search these names — they are real built-in graphs, not placeholder titles.
- Purchase Approval Workflow
- Approval Auto-Escalation
- Document Approval & Archive
- Change Request Approval Pipeline
- Leave Request Approval
Related protocols
Guides (blog & wiki)
Are approvals audited?
Yes — gates, roles, and escalation timers are part of the workflow graph. Sensitive actions can require operator confirmation on a runtime agent; activity is visible in Cloud.
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