The applications dashboard allows users to create applications and view the status of any existing applications in approval workflows.
Anyone with the correct permissions can make an application for themselves by creating and submitting an application form. Depending on your role you may also be able to create an application on behalf of someone else. If you are unable to create an application for someone else then you can only create applications for yourself.
To create an application for yourself, follow these steps:
- Navigate to Approval > Applications.
- Click New application.
- Select For yourself to create a new application for yourself.
- If there is more than one application type available, choose the type of application you want to create.
- If you are eligible to create this type of application via more than one job assignment, choose the job assignment that applies to this application. For workflows which require manager approval, this determines which manager is allowed to approve your application.
- Complete the application form.
- You can then click either:
- Save as draft: If you are not finished and would like to save the form to complete another time
- Submit: If you are finished and wish to submit the application now
Once you select Submit, your application will be submitted and will start to progress through the stages.
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