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Approval delegation is a feature that allows users with approval rights to delegate, in a specified time range, per project and issue type, their approval authority to another user

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Overview

Approvers can

set a delegation for the

delegate existing and new pending approval requests to another approver

.The Start and End delegation dates are considered with respect to the 'Approval Submission date' and not in respect to the 'Current date'

.

Both the approver and the delegated approver can take action (Approve, Reject, or Abstain) on

the

approval requests via email or directly on the issue.

The

Actions taken by the delegated approver

is

are recorded as

the executor of the approval action

executed by them.

Delegated

approver limitations include the following

Approver Limitations:

the approval
  • Approval authority cannot be further re-delegated

A delegated can reverse his own actions.
  • .

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How to Manage delegated approvers

The Manage delegated approvers screen allows you to perform the following actions:

  • Add delegated approvers

  • Notify Pending Approvals to the delegated user

  • Update the delegations

  • Delete the delegations

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Add delegated approver

Navigate the Manage delegated approvers and press Add Delegation.

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Fill up all the fields in the Add delegated approval form and press Save.

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Find below the description of the fields displayed in the form:

  • Delegated User (Required)

 
  • : This is the username of the person

having
  • who has privileges

to approve
  • to approve or reject approval requests on

behalf of
  • behalf of the original approver.
    Note: The delegated approver

can't
  • cannot delegate

the
  • their delegated

approvals
  • approval rights to another user.

Project 
  • Project (

Optional
  • Required): This is the

project to whom
  • project to which the issues pending

for the
  • approval requests

belongs to
  • belong.

  • Issue Type (

Optional), is
  • Required): This is the issue type

to whom
  • associated with the issues pending

for the approval requests belongs toStart date
  • approval requests.

    Once the Project and Issue Type fields are filled, the Source Status and Issues fields are enabled:

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  • Source Status (Optional): This is the current status of the issues pending approval requests.

  • Issues (Optional): This is a specific list of issue keys to which the delegation applies. By clicking the search button, a pop-up window will appear where you can select issues based on a JQL search.

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  • Start Date (Optional) and End

date
  • Date (Optional)

,
  • : These define the time range during which the delegated user has privileges

to approve
  • to approve or reject approval

requests submitted in the specified time range
  • Notify, the delegated user, can receive the same approval requests as the delegator (Notify is On) or no notification (Notify is off).

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    If no Project is specified, all approval requests are considered, independently by the Project.

    If Project is specified but not issue Type is specified, all approval requests relating to the selected Project are considered, independently by the Issue Type

    If no Start date and End date are specified, all approval requests are considered, independently, by the submission date
    • requests.

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    If no start and end dates are specified, the delegation will remain active for the delegated user indefinitely, until the configuration is deleted or dates are specified.

    • Notify: This setting determines whether the delegated user receives notifications about approval requests:

      • Notify On: The delegated user receives the same approval request notifications as the delegator.

      • Notify Off: The delegated user does not receive any notifications.

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    Notifications will be triggered for the first 50 issues that match the delegation parameters.

    Notify Pending Approvals to the delegated user

    When a new delegation is created, the delegated user

    starts

    will receive the same approval requests as the delegator from the specified Start Date until the specified End

    Data to receive the same approval requests as the delegator.

    As a delegator, you are able to create an approval delegation having a Start date in the past

    The delegated

    Date, provided the Enable Delegate Approval Alerts option is enabled in the global configuration.
    The delegated user is not automatically notified

    for

    about approval requests

    submitted in the past

    that were already pending before the delegation was created.

    The

    Manage delegated approvers screen

    Send icon on the Manage Delegated Approvers screen allows the delegator to send

    massively the Approval Request emails for each pending approval,  submitted in the specified time range, having a Submit date in the past.

    It allows the delegated to approve via email the pending approval requests submitted in the past.

    In order to send massively the Approval Request emails for each pending approval, submitted in the specified time range, having a Submit date in the past, navigate the Manage delegated approvers screen and press Mail icon:

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    approval request email notifications in bulk to the delegated user for all pending approvals where notifications have already been sent to the assigned approver (delegator)

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    Update the delegations

    Navigate the Manage delegated approvers and click the pencil icon to update a delegated approval.

    You

    are able to

    can update any previously set value.

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    Delete the delegations

    Navigate to the Manage Delegation screen and click the Trash icon.

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    A popup asks to confirm.

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    This action revokes the approval authority immediately.

    How to Manage approvals delegated to me

    Manage approvals delegated to me Screen

    Navigate to the Herzum Approval Tab menu on your Jira menu bar and

    select Manage approvals delegated to me

    The Manage Approvals Delegated To Me screen allows you, as delegated, to display per project, issue type, delegator, start and end date, the number of issues pending approval. 

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    select the Delegated to Me option.

    The Manage Approvals Delegated to Me screen displays all delegations where the logged-in user is the delegated approver. This screen provides details about each configured delegation, including the delegator, project, issue type, start date, and end date.

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