ApproveThis manages your DPLYR Integration approvals.

Why Approval Automation Matters for Deployment Teams

Modern development teams need speed without sacrificing oversight. DPLYR simplifies cloud deployments, while ApproveThis brings structure to decision-making. Together, they create a safety net that prevents rushed changes while maintaining deployment velocity. This integration isn’t about adding bureaucracy – it’s about ensuring the right people confirm critical actions before they go live.

What Happens When You Connect These Tools

ApproveThis adds a governance layer to DPLYR’s deployment capabilities. Development teams maintain their workflow pace, while stakeholders gain visibility into changes. The Zapier integration acts as a bridge between technical actions and business oversight. For example, a deployment triggered through DPLYR can require marketing sign-off via ApproveThis before going live – without slowing down the release cycle.

Key Technical Synergies

DPLYR’s uptime monitoring becomes proactive when paired with approval workflows. Instead of just alerting about downtime, teams can require documented approval for server restarts or configuration changes. ApproveThis’ calculated fields enable automatic escalation – if downtime exceeds 30 minutes, requests route directly to senior engineers while alerting management.

Real-World Use Cases That Deliver Results

1. Controlled Deployment Rollbacks

An e-commerce platform uses DPLYR to detect checkout page errors. When the error rate spikes, ApproveThis automatically requests rollback approval from both the CTO and head of customer support. The finance team receives a parallel request if the error impacts payment processing. Approval decisions sync back to DPLYR to execute the rollback only after consensus.

2. Compliance-Driven Deployments

A healthcare SaaS company configures DPLYR deployments to require HIPAA compliance checks. ApproveThis routes deployment requests to both engineering leads and compliance officers. The system uses sequential approvals – technical leads confirm deployment readiness first, then legal teams review documentation. All approvals are timestamped for audit trails.

Implementation Made Simple

Connecting DPLYR and ApproveThis takes about 15 minutes through Zapier. Here’s the streamlined process:

1. Create a Zapier account if you don’t have one
2. Choose DPLYR as your trigger app
3. Select ApproveThis as your action app
4. Map deployment alerts to approval requests

Technical teams appreciate that approvers only need ApproveThis access – no additional DPLYR licenses required. This keeps costs predictable when working with external clients or cross-departmental teams.

Team-Specific Benefits

DevOps Teams

Reduce after-hours pages by requiring stakeholder approvals before major changes. Approval thresholds automatically escalate urgent requests, while vacation delegation ensures coverage during holidays.

Compliance Officers

Maintain audit-ready records of who approved each deployment and why. Real-time tracking dashboards show pending requests without needing direct DPLYR access.

Client-Facing Teams

Include external stakeholders in deployment approvals via email – clients can review and approve changes directly from their inbox without software access.

Advanced Configuration Options

Seasoned users combine multiple ApproveThis features for precision control:

• Set deployment cost thresholds – any deployment over $500/month requires CFO approval
• Use calculated fields to assess deployment risk scores based on traffic impact

A media company uses this to require CMO approval for frontend changes during peak traffic hours while allowing engineering autonomy overnight.

Common Integration Patterns

Most teams start with two core automations:

Downtown Response Protocol: DPLYR detects outage → ApproveThis gathers incident commander approvals → Approved response plan auto-shares via Slack

Feature Flag Governance: New feature deployment in DPLYR → Product team approval via ApproveThis → Automated enablement once approved

Scaling Without Complexity

As deployment frequency grows, ApproveThis’ conditional logic maintains control. A fintech company processes 300+ weekly deployments by automatically approving low-risk changes while flagging high-impact updates for review. Their rule set:

- Production environment: 2 required approvals
- Staging environment: Auto-approved if passing tests
- Database migrations: CTO approval + 4-hour review window

Security Considerations

The integration maintains DPLYR’s access controls while adding approval safeguards. All actions are logged with timestamps and decision comments. Teams can configure ApproveThis to require MFA for high-risk deployment approvals without impacting DPLYR’s native authentication.

Getting Started Guide

First, sign up for ApproveThis and connect your DPLYR account via Zapier. We recommend starting with one workflow:

1. Choose a deployment scenario that caused recent issues
2. Build an approval path for that specific case
3. Run test deployments to validate the flow
4. Expand to other use cases over 2-3 sprints

When to Consider Custom Development

While Zapier handles most needs, some enterprises add webhook passthroughs for real-time deployment logs. This advanced setup requires API knowledge but enables ApproveThis to analyze deployment success rates when routing future requests.

Your Next Step

The DPLYR-ApproveThis integration turns deployment governance from a bottleneck into a strategic advantage. Development teams move faster knowing approvals are structured, while managers gain visibility without micromanaging. Start with a single approval workflow and scale as processes mature.

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