Ad hoc Workflows provides several ways of controlling who can approve pages. Approvers can be predefined, selected from a subset of users, or selected from all the Confluence users.
Selections are defined through specific parameters when defining the approval.
Basic approver permissions
| Approvers type | Parameter | Example | Who can approve? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any editor | none | {approval:Review} | Any user who can edit the page |
| Any editor, member of a group | group= | {approval:Review|group=editors} | Any member of the editors group |
| Any editor from a predefine list | user= | {approval:Review|user=erika,frank,sam} | either Erika, Frank or Sam can approve |
| All users from a predefined list | user=& | {approval:Review|user&=erika,frank} | both Erika and Frank must approve |
Approvers Selections
| Selection type | Parameter | Example | Who can select? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Predefined list, single user | selectedapprover | {approval:Review|selectedapprover=editors} | Any members of the editors group |
| Predefined list, multiple users | selectedapprovers | {approval:Review|selectedapprovers=editors} | one or more members of the editors group |
| Predefined list, multiple users, with minimum | selectedapprovers, minimum | {approval:Review|selectedapprovers=editors|minimum=2} | two or more members of the editors group |
| Any user | assignable | {approval:Review|assignable=true} | one more users of Confluence |
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