Document Approval Workflow

Human ↔ Human

Multi-level document approval with manager, legal, and executive sign-off plus revision loops.

5 nodes · 6 edgesenterprise

humansystem

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Author Submits Documenthuman

Author uploads final draft and requests approval.

↓sequential→ Manager Approval

Manager Approvalhuman

Direct manager reviews and approves or requests changes.

↓sequential→ Legal Review

↓conditional→ Author Submits Document

Legal Reviewhuman

Legal team reviews for compliance and liability concerns.

↓sequential→ CEO Sign-Off

↓conditional→ Author Submits Document

CEO Sign-Offhuman

CEO provides final executive approval.

↓sequential→ Archive & Notify

Archive & Notifysystem

System archives the approved document and notifies all stakeholders.

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uc-document-approval.osop.yaml

osop_version: "1.0"
id: "document-approval"
name: "Document Approval Workflow"
description: "Multi-level document approval with manager, legal, and executive sign-off plus revision loops."

nodes:
  - id: "author_submit"
    type: "human"
    subtype: "input"
    name: "Author Submits Document"
    description: "Author uploads final draft and requests approval."

  - id: "manager_approval"
    type: "human"
    subtype: "review"
    name: "Manager Approval"
    description: "Direct manager reviews and approves or requests changes."
    timeout: "48h"

  - id: "legal_review"
    type: "human"
    subtype: "review"
    name: "Legal Review"
    description: "Legal team reviews for compliance and liability concerns."
    timeout: "72h"

  - id: "ceo_signoff"
    type: "human"
    subtype: "review"
    name: "CEO Sign-Off"
    description: "CEO provides final executive approval."

  - id: "archive_notify"
    type: "system"
    subtype: "action"
    name: "Archive & Notify"
    description: "System archives the approved document and notifies all stakeholders."

edges:
  - from: "author_submit"
    to: "manager_approval"
    mode: "sequential"
  - from: "manager_approval"
    to: "legal_review"
    mode: "sequential"
  - from: "legal_review"
    to: "ceo_signoff"
    mode: "sequential"
  - from: "ceo_signoff"
    to: "archive_notify"
    mode: "sequential"
  - from: "manager_approval"
    to: "author_submit"
    mode: "conditional"
    when: "status == 'revision_requested'"
    label: "Revision requested"
  - from: "legal_review"
    to: "author_submit"
    mode: "conditional"
    when: "status == 'revision_requested'"
    label: "Legal revision needed"