Oracle International Corporation

Shanti Muppirala

Joanne Saiu

Tamijselvy Muralidharan

Shawn Abernathy

Atul Shah

Lorna Christensen

Bobby Chacko

Pradeep Govindappa

This disclosure describes, generally, methods and systems for implementing an approval workflow engine and approval framework for timesheets, progress logs, and expenses. The method includes receiving, at an approval engine of an application server, information representing a timesheet, progress log, or expense. The approval engine may apply one or more rules to determine whether the rules are satisfied by corresponding attribute values of attributes for the timesheet, progress log, or expense. Notification may be generated and transmitted to one or more approvers and/or reviewers based on applications of the rules. An indication of approval and/or disapproval may be received from each of the approvers and/or reviewers. Rules may be defined for automatic assignment of multi level approvers, based on specific attributes. An approver may have the option to approve, deny, or push back a transaction. Approvers and submitters can have visibility of the full approval path and current approval status throughout an approval process. In addition, post approval adjustments can be routed for approval based on adjustment approval rules.

Approval workflow engine for services procurement timesheets, progress logs, and expenses

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