Supplier invoice approval
Documents involved
Invoices, supporting attachments, supplier documents
Where approval matters
Before a payment-facing or risk-bearing AI action continues
What remains reviewable
Decision, approval state, policy reference, timestamps
Typical first buyer
Procurement, finance operations, shared services
Procurement and vendor review
Documents involved
Vendor forms, contract attachments, policy documents, supporting files
Where approval matters
When the request reaches a commercial, policy, or supplier-risk threshold
What remains reviewable
Request path, decision state, approval checkpoints, evidence record
Typical first buyer
Procurement, vendor governance, operations
Internal policy-based decision support
Documents involved
Policies, SOPs, guidance files, internal process documents
Where approval matters
When the workflow reaches a policy-sensitive or confidentiality-sensitive branch
What remains reviewable
Which path was used, what was checked, and how the decision was reached
Typical first buyer
Operations, compliance, internal governance teams
Case intake with attachments
Documents involved
Case files, submitted forms, supporting attachments, scanned documents
Where approval matters
Before sensitive data or high-risk requests continue through the workflow
What remains reviewable
Classification, approval state, decision record, timestamps
Typical first buyer
Operations, risk teams, regulated service teams
Partner-delivered governed workflow
Documents involved
Customer documents, scans, supporting evidence, workflow-specific files
Where approval matters
When customer-specific operating rules require explicit review or sign-off
What remains reviewable
A structured decision record that supports customer review later
Typical first buyer
Compliance consultancies, advisory firms, transformation partners