ApproveThis manages your InputKit approvals.

When Forms Meet Approvals: No More Black Holes

Let's be real - most approval processes suck. Forms get submitted, then... nothing. You ping people. They forget. Someone's on vacation. The sales team starts side-channeling in Slack. Meanwhile, your customer wonders if you've forgotten they exist.

ApproveThis and InputKit fix this by connecting two things that should've always talked to each other:

• InputKit: Where your customers and teams actually submit stuff (feedback forms, cross-sell requests, you name it)
• ApproveThis: The traffic cop that routes those submissions to the right people, fast

We're not talking about some "nice-to-have" integration. This is about eliminating the 3-day email chains that happen after someone fills out a form.

Why This Combo Works for Companies Your Size

If you're between 50-5,000 employees, you've hit that sweet spot where manual approvals become a liability. Legal needs to review contracts. Finance has to sign off on discounts. But nobody wants another software login.

Here's the kicker: ApproveThis approvers don't need an InputKit license. Your external partners can approve via email. Your CFO doesn't need to learn a new form builder. They just click "approve" in their inbox, and the system handles the rest.

Real-World Use Cases (Not Just Theory)

1. Cross-Sell Requests That Don't Die in Legal

Scenario: A customer submits a cross-sell form in InputKit for a premium service package. Normally, this would sit in someone's inbox until the sales rep starts CC'ing VPs.

Fix: The InputKit submission auto-creates an ApproveThis request with:

• Legal review (terms compliance)
• Finance approval (discount threshold check)
• Auto-reminders if it stalls

Who cares: Sales ops teams at SaaS companies. Reduces custom quote turnaround from 5 days to 12 hours.

2. Customer Feedback That Actually Gets Addressed

Problem: NPS surveys in InputKit show a product gap. But the product team never sees it, or it gets buried in a quarterly report.

Fix: Route high-priority feedback through ApproveThis to:

- Assign product manager review
- Trigger Jira ticket creation (via Zapier)
- Notify customer success with response templates

Who uses this: Customer success leaders who hate churn.

3. Procurement That Doesn't Require Mind Reading

Reality check: Your team orders supplies via InputKit forms. AP has to manually check budgets. Vendors don't get paid on time.

Automation: InputKit submissions auto-populate ApproveThis with:

- Calculated fields (total cost vs. department budget)
- Escalation rules for overspending
- Auto-archive approved requests to NetSuite

Who wins: Operations directors tired of Q4 budget surprises.

Setup That Takes Less Time Than Your Daily Standup

Connect via Zapier in three steps:

1. Choose your InputKit trigger (new form, cross-sell submission, etc.)
2. Map fields to ApproveThis (amounts, requesters, due dates)
3. Set approval rules (who approves what, escalation paths)

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to auto-flag requests over $10k or those missing compliance info. No more manually red-flagging submissions.

Features You'll Actually Use (No Bloatware Here)

For the Team That’s Always OOO

Vacation Delegation: Approvers in InputKit workflows get auto-reassigned if they’re out. No more "Waiting on Jim's reply" when Jim’s hiking the Alps.

For Legal Teams Who Love Fine Print

Conditional Routing: Route InputKit NDAs through legal, but send standard MSAs straight to sales ops after a manager sign-off.

For Finance’s Spreadsheet Addiction

Approval Thresholds: Auto-approve discounts under 15% in InputKit requests. Only escalate bigger deals to VP review.

Why This Isn’t Just Another Zap

Most Zapier integrations just move data. This one prevents these disasters:

The Overpromise: Sales offers a custom deal in InputKit without checking. ApproveThis forces compliance checks before the customer gets confirmation.

The Overspend: Teams order $50k in swag via forms. Approval thresholds block it until execs review.

The Black Hole: Customer submits a high-priority request. ApproveThis pings slack channels after 24hrs of inactivity.

Getting Started (Without the Sales Circus)

Test drive with two options:

1. Free Trial: Connect your InputKit account in < 15 mins. ApproveThis doesn’t require a credit card.

2. Custom Demo: See how a 200-person manufacturing company cut approval delays by 70%.

Pro tip: Start with one workflow - like cross-sell approvals. Expand once the team sees how much time they save.

The Bottom Line

ApproveThis + InputKit isn’t about flashy features. It’s about fixing the approval garbage fires that happen after someone clicks “submit” on a form. Less chasing. Fewer compliance risks. Customers who actually think you’re organized.

You’ve got better things to do than play approval tag. Let the robots handle it.