F2 Gateway Approvals
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F2 Gateway Approvals enables a gatekeeper (typically a secretariat) to manage and quality assure approval processes for one or more gated approvers (e.g. executive managers).
F2 Gateway Approvals consists of a special setup of F2, which detains approvals so they are not sent to and from F2 Manager 2 on iPad automatically. Instead the approvals first reach a gatekeeper on F2 Desktop.
The gatekeeper can then sort, prioritise, and quality assure approvals before and after they reach the step of the gated approver.
| The content of this manual is tailored to F2 Manager 2. If you are using F2 Gateway approvals with F2 Manager, you can read more here. |
Gateway approval roles
The term gated approver refers to a user whose approvals are managed by e.g. a secretariat, while gatekeeper refers to the user or unit who does the managing, e.g. a secretary.
Gateway approval features
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The gated approver and the gatekeeper are assigned a special role and special rights. |
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The gatekeeper manages the approvals sent to the gated approver on the "Gateway approvals" tab in F2 Desktop. The tab consists of menu items, search lists, and columns specific to the module. Here the gatekeeper can also preview the approval gateway. |
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When an approval is sent to the gated approver, the gatekeeper determines when the approval is released to the gated approver’s F2 Manager 2 as well as how it is sorted and prioritised. The gatekeeper can also approve on behalf of the gated approver and assess whether the gated approver’s approval action requires post-processing. |
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Special gateway approval icons provide an overview of an approval’s current location and deadline compliance. Synchronisation reports inform the gatekeeper about any incidents related to synchronisation between F2 Desktop and F2 Manager 2. |
