Approval Dashboard
Your approval workflow in numbers
Your approval flow in numbers — pending count, bottlenecks with current approver, lead time, reject rate, by type.
This app works with your workspace data. Create a workspace after signing up to use it.
Approval DashboardPinpoint bottlenecks down to the exact approver holding things up
Track approval speed with lead time and reject rate metrics
See which document types pile up most via type breakdown
Spot the pending backlog at a glance and clear it first
The approval dashboard puts a number on where approvals are stuck. How many are pending right now, how many cleared in the last seven days, which item has waited longest, and how the queue breaks down by request type — all on one screen. Who is currently holding each item is on the screen too, so nobody has to go ask.
What this app does
- Pending approvals are ordered by how long they have waited, which pushes the bottleneck to the top of the list.
- Throughput over the last seven days tells you whether approvals are moving faster or slower than they were.
- Average processing time is calculated and compared across request types.
- Each item shows its current approver, so whose turn it is next is never a guess.
- The breakdown by type shows which kinds of requests circulate most in the organization.
How it connects in the all-in-one
Individuals see it in their inbox. Managers see it here.
The approval inbox shows each person only the items sitting on their own desk. This dashboard takes the same approval inbox and turns it around to face the organization. Both screens read from the same data.
Average processing time comes from one shared metrics module
Nothing gets recalculated screen by screen. Because every view applies the same rule, the number on the dashboard never drifts away from the number somewhere else.
When to use it
- When people start saying approvals are backed up at month end, confirm which types are actually stuck and how many.
- When one step in an approval route keeps running long, rework that step.
- When an approver is out during vacation season, find the requests that stalled behind them.
Frequently asked questions
Can I see where an approval is stuck?
Pending items are listed longest-waiting first, with the current approver shown beside each one. Whatever sits at the top is what has been stalled the longest right now.
Can I break the queue down by request type?
You get the distribution by type alongside the average processing time by type, so you can compare which kinds drag on.
Do I approve requests from this screen?
This screen is for seeing where things stand. Approvals are actioned in the approval inbox, and the results come back here as numbers.
How is average processing time calculated?
It is the gap between when a request was submitted and when it was completed, averaged per type. A shared metrics module runs the calculation, so the basis matches every other screen.
