ApproveThis manages your Wing Assistant Integration approvals.

When Your Approval Process Meets a Productivity Powerhouse

Let’s cut to the chase: approvals suck when they involve chasing people through Slack, digging through email threads, or wondering if Karen from accounting even saw your request. That’s why pairing ApproveThis with Wing Assistant isn’t just another integration – it’s like giving your approval processes a caffeine IV drip.

ApproveThis handles the structured decision-making (with features like conditional approvals and delegation), while Wing acts as your persistent task enforcer. Together, they turn “I’ll get to it later” into “This was handled yesterday.”

Why This Combo Works for Mid-Sized Companies

Companies between 50-5,000 employees hit a sweet spot: complex enough to need real process, but small enough that duct tape solutions break constantly. Here’s what changes when you connect these two:

• No more approval black holes: Wing tasks auto-created from ApproveThis requests mean someone’s always accountable
• External approvers don’t cost you seats: Clients or contractors can approve via email without needing Wing licenses

Example: A 200-person marketing agency uses Wing to manage client projects. By connecting ApproveThis, their clients get email approvals for campaign budgets, which auto-create Wing tasks for the creative team once approved. No more “I thought YOU were watching the inbox!”

Three Ways This Integration Actually Saves Time (Not Just Hype)

1. Turn Wing Messages into Trackable Approval Requests

The Problem: Important requests get buried in Wing chat threads. “Can we approve the $5k vendor spend?” becomes a 20-message ping pong game.

The Fix: Use Zapier to auto-create ApproveThis requests from specific Wing messages. Legal teams love this for contract reviews – any Wing message tagged #legal creates an approval request with deadlines and conditional escalation.

ApproveThis Bonus: Set approval thresholds so small spends auto-approve, while big ones route to the CFO. No more manual triage.

2. Auto-Create Wing Tasks When Approvals Happen

The Problem: Approved requests often stall because the next step isn’t clear. “Great, the budget’s approved… now who actually spends it?”

The Fix: When ApproveThis approves a purchase request, Zapier creates a Wing task for procurement with all details pre-filled. HR teams use this for new hires – approved job reqs become Wing onboarding task lists automatically.

Wing Advantage: Tasks can include client-specific instructions from the original approval, reducing back-and-forth.

3. Push Approval Status Updates Back to Wing

The Problem: People constantly ask “Where’s my approval?” in Wing chats, derailing actual work.

The Fix: When an ApproveThis request is approved/denied, Zapier sends a Wing message to relevant channels or users. Operations teams use this for IT requests – approved software buys trigger Wing messages to both requester and IT support.

Real Benefit: 83% fewer “status update” messages reported by early users (yes, we track that).

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

Through Zapier, it’s a 15-minute setup:

1. Connect ApproveThis and Wing Assistant to your Zapier account
2. Choose your trigger (e.g., “New Wing Message” or “Approval Completed”)
3. Map key data fields between systems (keep it simple – start with 2-3 critical fields)
4. Test with a real request (Pro tip: Use a $1 test purchase order first)

Avoid over-engineering. Most teams only need 1-2 critical workflows live in the first month.

Which Teams Get the Biggest Win?

Finance & Procurement

Automate purchase approvals with Wing task creation for PO processing. Approval thresholds mean small recurring orders auto-approve, while big spends get CFO attention. Real result: One manufacturer cut invoice processing time from 14 days to 3.

HR & People Ops

Job requisition approvals auto-create Wing onboarding task lists. Vacation delegation ensures approvals never stall when managers are OOO. Bonus: Use calculated fields to auto-approve standard PTO requests based on accrual balances.

Client Services

External client approvals via email (no Wing license needed) with auto-updates to internal Wing project channels. Agencies report 23% faster client sign-offs on deliverables.

Why This Isn’t Just Another Zap

Most Zapier integrations just move data. This combo changes behavior:

• Approvers actually approve faster because requests turn into tracked Wing tasks
• Requesters stop nagging because status updates flow back to Wing automatically
• Managers gain visibility without micromanaging – see approval bottlenecks in ApproveThis dashboards

It’s process enforcement without being annoying. (Well, less annoying.)

When to Hold Off on This Integration

This isn’t magic fairy dust. Hold if:

• Your approval processes are still being defined (get those nailed first)
• You have <5 approval requests/week (manual might still work)
• Your team refuses to use either system properly (fix that first)

Ready to Stop Chasing Approvals?

If you’ve got Wing Assistant and recurring approval bottlenecks, this integration pays for itself in reclaimed hours. Start with one high-friction workflow (vendor purchases, content approvals, etc.) and expand from there.

Get started with ApproveThis (free 14-day trial) or book a 10-minute demo to see real client examples. No sales fluff – just how to make approvals suck less.

P.S. If you’re still manually forwarding approval emails to Wing, we need to talk. Seriously.