Inventors:
Joanne Saiu - San Jose CA, US
Shanti Muppirala - San Jose CA, US
Atul Shah - San Ramon CA, US
Lorna Christensen - San Ramon CA, US
Tamijselvy Muralidharan - Cupertino CA, US
Bobby Chacko - Karnataka, IN
Pradeep Govindappa - Karnataka, IN
Shawn Abernathy - Boulder Creek CA, US
Assignee:
Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA
International Classification:
G06F 15/02
US Classification:
705 32, 705 30, 705301, 705 11, 235376, 717170, 706 52
Abstract:
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.
