Advanced Approval Workflows

核心功能

Separate approval matrix per document type — purchase orders, vendor invoices, sales documents, GL/payment/item journals, requisitions, and custom documents each get their own rules

Amount-based approval limits that vary by document type and dimension (department, project, cost center), not just one global approval limit

Multi-level sequential approvals with configurable escalation when an approver doesn't respond within an SLA window

Parallel approval modes — all-must-approve or any-can-approve — for committees and dual-control finance policies

Approver delegation and out-of-office substitution so requests auto-route to a backup and never stall

Email/Outlook approval actions and Business Central mobile-app responses, so approvers act without opening the full web client

Built on the native approval framework via AL event subscribers on the approval management codeunits — no replacement of standard Approval Entries

Job Queue–driven escalation, reminders, and timeout handling configured for your business calendar

Permission sets scoped per role so requesters, approvers, and workflow admins see only what they should

Full audit trail through standard Approval Entries plus extended comment/history logging for compliance review

Optional Power Automate / Dataverse hand-off via the BC REST/OData API for cross-system approvals (Teams cards, external sign-offs)

Delivered as a per-tenant extension installed on your cloud or on-prem BC environment, with source ownership handed to you

按需定制，全程代劳

无需自行搭建——由 ECOSIRE 构建、安装并提供支持的可用应用。

您下单

以一次性构建价格开始。我们在启动时与您共同确定范围。

我们构建与安装

ECOSIRE 在您的 Dynamics 365 Business Central 上构建、配置并安装。

上线 + 支持

约 2–4 周内上线，并提供上线后的支持期。

关于此产品

Business Central ships with a workflow engine, but anyone who has tried to run real finance governance on it knows where it stops: one approval hierarchy driven by a single Approval User Setup chain, amount limits that don't differ by document type, no true parallel approvals, and clumsy out-of-office handling. Controllers end up bolting on spreadsheets and email chains to fill the gaps.

Advanced Approval Workflows is a per-tenant AL extension that ECOSIRE builds for your specific document types and signing policy. It extends the native approval framework rather than replacing it, so it cooperates with the standard Workflow, Approval Entries, and Notification pages your users already know.

What you get: a separate approval matrix per document type (purchase orders, vendor invoices, sales quotes, journals, payment journals, item journals, requisitions, and custom documents). Each matrix carries its own amount-based limits, its own approver pool, and its own escalation rules. Approvals can run multi-level (sequential) or parallel (all-must-approve / any-can-approve), with delegation and out-of-office substitution so nothing stalls when an approver is away. Approvers act from Outlook/email action links or from the Business Central mobile app — no need to open the full client.

Because this is build-to-order, ECOSIRE scopes your real approval rules, develops the extension in AL (table/page extensions plus event subscribers on the approval codeunits), installs it as a per-tenant extension on your cloud or on-prem environment, configures permission sets and the Job Queue entries that drive escalation, and supports it afterward. This is not an instant AppSource download — it is a delivered, installed, and maintained solution. Honest lead time and a support arrangement are part of the deal.

你得到什么

A per-tenant AL extension (.app) built to your approval policy, installed on your Business Central environment

Configured approval matrices for each in-scope document type, including amount limits and approver pools

Permission sets for requesters, approvers, and workflow administrators

Job Queue entries configured for escalation, reminders, and timeout handling

Email/Outlook and mobile approval response wiring, tested end-to-end

Source code (AL project) plus a short technical handover document and admin runbook

A configuration/admin training session and a defined post-go-live support window

这是给谁的

Financial Controller

Needs amount-based, multi-level sign-off that differs by document type and survives auditor scrutiny — beyond the single global approval limit the base engine offers.

Procurement / AP Process Owner

Wants purchase orders and vendor invoices routed by value and category to the right buyers and budget holders, with delegation so approvals never stall during leave.

Business Central Administrator

Wants the gaps closed using the native approval framework — a clean per-tenant extension, scoped permission sets, and Job Queue automation — not a fragile pile of customizations.

Advanced Approval Workflows 如何比较

标准	伊科西尔	定制建造	竞争对手
Separate approval matrix per document type	包含	部分支持	部分支持
Amount limits varying by document type and dimension	包含	部分支持	部分支持
True parallel approvals (all/any must approve)	包含	部分支持	部分支持
Delegation / out-of-office substitution	包含	部分支持	部分支持
Email/Outlook + mobile approval responses	包含	部分支持	包含
Built on native framework (no replacement, upgrade-safe)	包含	部分支持	部分支持
Tailored to your exact policy, installed and supported for you	包含	包含	不包括在内
You own the AL source code	包含	包含	不包括在内

关于Advanced Approval Workflows的常见问题

How long does delivery take, and how is it installed?

After a short scoping call to capture your document types, amount limits, and approver hierarchy, a typical build runs about 2–4 weeks depending on how many document types and edge cases are in scope. We develop the AL extension, test it against a sandbox copy of your environment, then install it as a per-tenant extension on your production Business Central (cloud or on-prem). This is build-to-order — there is no instant AppSource download; ECOSIRE delivers and installs it for you.

What does ongoing support and updates look like?

Every build includes a defined post-go-live support window for fixes and configuration tweaks. Because it is a per-tenant extension built on the native approval framework, Microsoft's monthly and major BC releases generally do not break it; we test against the next BC version and supply a recompiled .app when needed. You own the AL source, so you are never locked in — and you can extend the support arrangement on a retainer or per-change basis.

Will this conflict with Business Central's built-in approvals?

No. The extension subscribes to events on the standard approval management codeunits and extends the existing Workflow, Approval User Setup, and Approval Entries pages rather than replacing them. Your standard approval history, notifications, and admin pages keep working — we add the matrix-per-document-type, parallel approvals, and delegation logic on top.

Can approvals integrate with Teams, Power Automate, or external systems?

Yes. The native email/Outlook and mobile approval actions are included by default. For Teams adaptive cards, external sign-offs, or cross-system flows, we can expose approval state through the BC REST/OData API and hand off to Power Automate / Dataverse. That integration layer is scoped as an add-on since it depends on your Power Platform setup.

What do you need from us to start, and what about permissions and data?

We need a sandbox or copy of your Business Central environment, your current document-type list with intended amount limits and approver hierarchy, and an admin contact for installing the extension and assigning permission sets. All development and testing happen against your environment under your control; ECOSIRE does not move your data off your tenant.