Check workflow status
Manager users in the Authors role can check the Workflow Documents accessed from a review or approve list in the Folder view. status of a Panviva document.
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When the folder tree is displayed select the appropriate document.
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Select Details & Actions > Workflow > Workflow status.
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The Workflow status window displays.
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Review the following fields:
Field
Description
Workflow name
The workflow currently assigned to the document.
Tip: The workflow name displays with the type manual or scheduled.
Example: Manager review (Manual)
Status
The workflow status. (E.g. Review pending, Review complete, etc.)
Started
The date the workflow was activated (manually or automatically scheduled).
Owner
The workflow owner.
Manual workflow: the author who saved the document for review.
Scheduled workflow: the specified owner of the review.
Required approvers
The users or roles required to approve the document.
Optional approvers
The users or roles who can opt to approve or not.
General comments
General comments with details of the user leaving the comment.
Review status
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When the Workflow status window is displayed review the following field:
Field
Instruction
Status
Review the workflow status.
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Choose the next step:
If the status is...
Then...
Waiting
A user (from a set order in a workflow) is waiting for another user to review or approve the document.
Pending
The document has not yet been reviewed or approved.
Reviewed
The document has been reviewed.
Approved
The document has been approved.
Rejected
The approver has rejected the approval of a document.
Canceled
The workflow was cancelled.
This can occur when:
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You save a new version of the document.
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A reviewer or approver is deleted as a user from Panviva.
The cancelled status is displayed by that user name.
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