Building Approval Automations — Proposed Guide

Building Approval Automations: An approval automation proposal needs explicit authority for every decision it may record. Routing a request and deciding…

Overview

An approval automation proposal needs explicit authority for every decision it may record. Routing a request and deciding its outcome are different responsibilities.

Key concepts

Test conflicts, missing reviewers, stale versions and rule exceptions. Record the policy version and explanation for each suggested outcome.

Implementation considerations

No automated approvals are enabled. Human review requirements and override authority must be approved before implementation.

Illustrative data model

This local fixture shows a possible representation for the concepts above. It is not an endpoint response, production configuration or a claim that the described capability is implemented.

{
  "reference_only": true,
  "topic": "Building Approval Automations",
  "approval_id": "apr_example_123",
  "rule_id": "rule_example_123",
  "decision": "pending",
  "version": 1
}

Design review checklist

• Document which organization owns the building approval automations representation and which actor may view or change it.
• Test the boundaries of approval id, rule id, decision, version using synthetic values, including missing or inconsistent references.
• Before future implementation, obtain an approved contract and review failure behavior. This documentation does not authorize production activation.

Proposed data types

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