
ApproveThis manages your Didacte Integration approvals.
April 17, 2025
Integration Category: It Operations Education
When Course Creation Meets Approval Automation
Let’s be real – managing online training programs feels like herding cats. Between updating content, handling enrollments, and chasing down sign-offs, your team’s probably burning more time on admin than actual education. That’s where slapping ApproveThis and Didacte together via Zapier becomes your secret weapon. Think of it as giving your approval processes a double shot of espresso: suddenly everything moves faster, fewer things fall through cracks, and you’re not playing CC tag in email threads anymore.
Why This Combo Doesn’t Suck
Didacte’s great at pushing out courses, but let’s face it – getting internal sign-offs or client approvals on training materials? That’s where things get sticky. ApproveThis doesn’t just “send emails and hope.” It forces decisions to happen with:
- Automatic routing that knows exactly who needs to approve what
- Real-time tracking so you’re not that person constantly pinging Slack
Connect them through Zapier, and you’ve got a system where course updates in Didacte automatically kick off approval chains in ApproveThis. No manual handoffs. No “I thought YOU reviewed it.” Just content moving forward like it’s got somewhere to be.
Actual Ways This Makes Your Life Easier
1. No More “Oops, We Published That?” Moments
Picture this: Your SME finishes a compliance course in Didacte. Instead of it going live immediately (yikes), Zapier triggers an ApproveThis workflow that routes it to Legal, Compliance, and your client’s review team. Bonus: External approvers don’t need Didacte logins – they just click approve/reject in their email. Corporate training teams using this setup have cut their review cycles from weeks to 48 hours average.
2. Certifications That Actually Mean Something
When learners complete sensitive training (think healthcare or financial compliance), automatic ApproveThis checks can:
- Verify manager approval before issuing certificates
- Escalate incomplete compliance checks to HR automatically
One pharma client auto-revokes portal access if course completions don’t get proper approvals within 72 hours. Harsh? Maybe. Effective? Absolutely.
3. Two-Way Workflow Street
It’s not just about Didacte triggering approvals. Found an outdated course during an ApproveThis audit? Zapier can automatically create update tickets in Didacte. This closed-loop system keeps your training content from turning into digital fossils.
Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind
Here’s the beauty part – you’re not building the space shuttle. With Zapier as the middleman:
- Connect Didacte to Zapier (takes 2 minutes)
- Pick your trigger (new course, enrollment completion, etc.)
- Map the data to an ApproveThis workflow template
Pro tip: Start with one workflow (like course publishing approvals) before scaling up. Most teams get their first automation live in under 45 minutes.
Who Actually Benefits From This?
HR & L&D Teams: Stop being the approval police. Set thresholds where only sensitive trainings need executive review – let everything else auto-approve.
Compliance Officers: Built-in audit trails showing exactly who approved high-risk content and when. Sleep better at night.
Client-Facing Teams: External partners can approve training materials without getting access to your Didacte backend. Professionalism points + security.
The Nitty Gritty Details That Matter
ApproveThis brings some heavy hitters to this partnership:
Approval Thresholds: Auto-approve routine course updates under $5k? Done. Anything over goes straight to the CFO.
Vacation Coverage: John from Legal is off-grid? Approvals automatically reroute to his backup without you lifting a finger.
Calculated Fields: Automatically flag courses needing extra reviews based on completion rates or assessment scores pulled from Didacte.
Real Talk: What This Isn’t
This isn’t some AI magic that’ll replace your SMEs. It’s about eliminating the clerical crap so your actual experts can focus on creating killer content. You’re still making the decisions – you’re just not wasting time chasing people down to make them.
Bottom Line
If you’re managing more than 10 courses annually with multiple stakeholders, continuing without this integration is like using a flip phone in 2024. It’s not about being fancy – it’s about removing friction points that quietly drain your team’s time.
ApproveThis plays nice with Didacte via Zapier, doesn’t require approvers to learn new systems, and gives you back control of your training timelines. Whether you’re onboarding new partners, updating compliance materials, or launching public courses, this combo keeps things moving without the drama.
Do Something About It
Enough reading. Either:
A) Create your free ApproveThis account and connect one Didacte workflow this week
B) Book a 15-minute demo to see how other training teams killed approval bottlenecks
Your future self (the one not stuck in endless review cycles) will thank you.
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Best Approval Workflows for Didacte
Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Didacte
Create approval requests for new Didacte course publications
Ensure that every course published on your Didacte platform receives a proper review with an automated approval request. Once a course is published, this integration initiates a new request in ApproveThis, facilitating prompt and structured approvals for your educational materials. *Note: Adjust approval structure in ApproveThis to set responsible reviewers.*
Zapier Components

Trigger
Course Publish
Triggers when a course is published.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Notify course completions with approval status updates
Streamline communication by notifying stakeholders when a course is completed and updating them on related approvals. Once a learner completes a course, this automation checks for the completion of related approval processes in ApproveThis and informs relevant parties of the outcomes, ensuring clarity and actionability in your training programs. *Note: Set notification preferences in your communication tool.*
Zapier Components

Trigger
Enrollment Complete
Triggers when a user completes a course.
Action
A Request Is Approved/Denied
Triggers when a request is approved or denied.
Create Didacte course review requests from new ApproveThis workflows
Automate the initiation of Didacte course reviews when a new approval workflow starts in ApproveThis. This integration creates structured requests on Didacte for courses requiring approval, ensuring all training materials undergo consistent evaluation processes. *Note: Customize review criteria in the Didacte review field settings.*
Zapier Components
Trigger
New Request
Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
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