
ApproveThis manages your Docamatic Integration approvals.
April 22, 2025
Integration Category: Documents
When Approval Meets Automation
Let's cut through the corporate jargon: ApproveThis and Docamatic solve two problems that waste more time than mandatory "fun" Zoom meetings. One platform handles the bureaucratic red tape of approvals, the other creates documents without the Microsoft Word meltdowns. Connect them via Zapier, and you've got something actually useful for teams drowning in PDFs and permission slips.
ApproveThis isn't just another "click approve" tool. It's built for companies where every document needs seven signatures, three departments, and a partridge in a pear tree to get anything done. Docamatic? It's the quiet workhorse turning HTML chaos into polished PDFs. Together, they're like caffeine for your document workflows – minus the jitters.
Three Ways This Combo Actually Works
1. Auto-Flag New Docs for Review
Scenario: Your sales team just generated 50 NDAs through Docamatic. Instead of playing email tag, ApproveThis automatically:
- Routes contracts to legal
- Pings sales managers if dollar amounts exceed thresholds
- Shows real-time status without 15 "Just checking in!" emails
Who cares: Legal teams at scaling SaaS companies. No more "Oops, we signed that?" moments.
2. Approval Triggers Final Docs
Scenario: Finance approves a vendor contract. Zapier tells Docamatic to:
- Generate the executed agreement PDF
- Stamp "APPROVED" with date/time
- Slap on digital signatures automatically
Who cares: Procurement teams in manufacturing. Cut PO processing from days to hours.
3. Live Updates to Existing PDFs
Scenario: HR updates an employee handbook. ApproveThis:
- Routes changes to department heads
- Auto-updates the master PDF in Docamatic post-approval
- Maintains version control without Sharepoint nightmares
Who cares: Healthcare orgs needing audit trails for compliance docs.
Why This Isn't Just Another Integration
ApproveThis brings the muscle Docamatic lacks for complex approvals:
Approval Thresholds: Auto-approve docs under $5K, escalate bigger deals to execs. No more CFOs reviewing office supply orders.
Delegation: Legal lead OOO? Requests reroute instantly. Docamatic still generates the PDF – no license needed for approvers.
Calculated Fields: Auto-add expiration dates (Approval date + 90 days) to contracts during doc generation.
Setup That Doesn't Require IT
If you can order DoorDash, you can connect these:
- Zapier Account: Free tier works
- Docamatic Trigger: Pick "New Document"
- ApproveThis Action: Map doc details to approval fields
- Test: Generate a PDF. Watch approvals flow.
Pro tip: Use ApproveThis's calculated fields to auto-set doc expiration dates based on approval date.
Department-Specific Wins
HR Teams
Onboarding 50 new hires? Docamatic generates offer letters. ApproveThis routes them to:
- Department heads for headcount approval
- Compensation teams for salary bands
- Legal for non-compete clauses
All while maintaining one version of each PDF. No more "final_FINAL_v2" files.
Finance Teams
PO approvals with built-in guardrails:
- Under $10K? Auto-approved, Docamatic stamps it
- Over $10K? Escalate to VP with budget data baked into PDF
- Rejected? Docamatic auto-archives with "DENIED" watermark
Compliance Teams
Audit-proof every document change:
- See who approved each version in ApproveThis
- Track PDF edits made through Docamatic
- Auto-archive previous versions with approval timestamps
The Bottom Line
This integration isn't about "streamlining workflows" – it's about stopping the bleeding from:
- Contracts sitting unsigned because someone missed an email
- Version control issues causing compliance fines
- Approvers bottlenecking deals because they're stuck in Bali
ApproveThis handles the people politics. Docamatic makes the docs look pro. Together, they just make work...work.
Next Steps
If you're still manually herding cats (aka approvers) for every PDF:
- Book a 15-minute demo – we'll show the integration live
- Test drive with Docamatic's free tier
- Steal our pre-built Zapier template here
Because life's too short for approval limbo.
Integrate with Docamatic Integration and get 90 days of ApproveThis for free.
After you create a Zapier integration, please email us at support@approve-this.com with your account name and we'll add 3 months of ApproveThis to your account. Limit one redemption per account.
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Best Approval Workflows for Docamatic
Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Docamatic
Initiate an approval request for new Docamatic documents
Need to ensure newly created documents are reviewed promptly? This integration triggers an approval request in ApproveThis whenever a new document is generated in Docamatic, ensuring timely validation. *Note: Ensure document generation includes necessary approval details.*
Zapier Components

Trigger
New Document
Triggers when a new document is created.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Generate PDFs from templates when requests are approved
Streamline the process of document creation post-approval. This automation generates a PDF from a predefined template in Docamatic as soon as a request is approved in ApproveThis, ensuring quick and standardized documentation. *Note: Ensure template customization aligns with approval type.*
Zapier Components
Trigger
A Request Is Approved/Denied
Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

Action
Generate a PDF From a Template
Generates a PDF document from a predefined template
Update PDFs with new approval request details
Ensure all existing documents stay current with ongoing business requests. This integration updates existing PDFs with the details of any new approval request initiated in ApproveThis, keeping all documentation synchronized and relevant. *Note: Confirm document access permissions are set appropriately.*
Zapier Components
Trigger
New Request
Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

Action
Write to an Existing PDF
Adds text, images or barcodes to an existing PDF document
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