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Secure Access Service Edge:Create an approval workflow

Last Updated:Oct 21, 2024

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) allows you to create an approval workflow based on your business requirements. You can configure reviewers and approval permissions. This topic describes how to create an approval workflow.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the SASE console.

  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Approval Center > Workflow Management.

  3. On the Workflow Management page, click Create Workflow.

  4. In the Create Approval Workflow panel, configure the parameters. The following table describes the parameters.

    Parameter

    Description

    Workflow Name

    The name of the approval workflow.

    The value must be 1 to 128 characters in length and can contain letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

    Approval Workflow

    The reviewers at different levels in the approval workflow. You must add at least one level of reviewers. You can add up to five levels of reviewers.

    You can add up to five reviewers for each level. If one of the reviewers approves the workflow, the workflow is approved. If one of the reviewers rejects the workflow, the workflow is rejected.

    Application Review

    The workflow template. You can select multiple workflow templates. If no workflow templates are selected, no required policies can be associated with the approval workflow.

    The following types of workflow templatesare supported:

    • Template for Domain Name Whitelist

      This type of template applies to whitelist policies. You can view the policies on the Whitelists tab of the Internet Access > Behavior Management page.

    • Template for Domain Name Blacklist

      This type of template applies to blacklist policies. You can view the policies on the Blacklist Management tab of the Internet Access > Behavior Management page.

    • Template for Software Blacklist

      This type of template applies to the policies of unauthorized software. You can view the policies on the Software Management > Software Blacklist page.

    • Template for Outbound File Transfer

      This type of template applies to the policies of cross-border file transfers. You can view the policies on the Data Loss Prevention > Detection Policies page.

    • Template for App Uninstallation Policy

      This type of template applies to anti-uninstallation policies. You can view the policies on the Terminal Management > Uninstallation Approval page.

    • Template for Peripheral Control

      This template applies to peripheral management policies. You can view the policies on the Data Loss Prevention > Peripheral Management page.

  5. Click OK.

What to do next

After you create an approval workflow, you can select a workflow template based on your business requirements. For more information, see Manage peripherals to ensure data security.

More operations

  • Clone a workflow: If you want to clone an approval workflow, find the required approval workflow and click Copy in the Actions column.

  • Edit a workflow: If an approval workflow does not meet your business requirements, click Edit in the Actions column to modify the approval workflow.

  • Delete a workflow: If you want to delete an approval workflow, make sure that the approval workflow is not associated with any policies. Otherwise, the approval workflow cannot be deleted. If no policies are associated with the approval workflow, click Delete in the Actions column.

References

For more information about how to view the statistics of all approval workflows in an enterprise, see View statistics of workflow instances.