When Approval Bottlenecks Meet AI Muscle
Let's be real: approval processes suck. Not the idea of them – obviously you need checks and balances. But the reality? Requests get buried in inboxes. Karen from accounting takes a three-week vacation without delegating. That urgent project? Stalled because someone forgot to click "approve."
ApproveThis fixes this by making approvals actually work. V7 Go? It's the AI workhorse that gets stuff done. Together? They turn your "waiting for approval" black hole into a straight-shot process. No more herding cats. Just decisions moving forward.
Why This Combo Works (Besides Saving Your Sanity)
ApproveThis isn't just another checklist tool. It's built for real companies where:
- Approvals involve multiple teams (who all use different software)
- External partners need to sign off (without you buying them a $50/month seat)
- You need rules beyond "Bob approves then Sally approves"
V7 Go's AI automation handles the grunt work – processing data, generating content, whatever your workflow needs. The kicker? Until now, connecting AI outputs to human decisions required duct tape and hope. This integration actually makes it seamless.
Three Ways This Plays Out (No Theory – Just Results)
1. The "Stop Wasting AI's Time" Workflow
Scenario: Marketing uses V7 Go to generate campaign assets. Legal needs to approve compliance, but the CMO wants final say on creative.
The Fix: Auto-send V7 outputs to ApproveThis. Legal gets emailed approvals (they can reject from their phone). Once cleared, it routes to the CMO with campaign context. She approves, V7 auto-publishes. Delays drop from days to hours.
Who Cares: Healthcare orgs getting FDA docs reviewed fast. Manufacturers approving safety specs before production.
2. The "Actually Use AI Without Risking Embarrassment" Setup
Scenario: Sales uses V7 to draft proposals. But sometimes it hallucinates pricing. Needs manager oversight before sending to clients.
The Fix: Every V7-generated proposal triggers an ApproveThis request. Managers see key data points, can approve/request changes right in Slack. Approved? V7 auto-sends. Denied? It loops back with notes.
Who Cares: Law firms vetting AI-generated contracts. Agencies ensuring client-facing content stays on-brand.
3. The "Why Are We Still Doing This Manually?" Moment
Scenario: IT uses V7 to auto-resolve tickets. But some issues need human checks. Tickets sit until someone notices.
The Fix: V7 tags tickets it's unsure about. ApproveThis pings the right engineer based on issue type. They review, click approve, and V7 handles the fix. If no response in 2 hours? Escalates automatically.
Who Cares: SaaS companies managing customer support. Logistics teams handling shipping exceptions.
Setting This Up Isn't a PhD Project
If you can order DoorDash, you can connect these tools:
- Zapier Account: Free tier works. Get one here.
- Pick Your Trigger: "New V7 Entity" or "Approval Completed" – depends which side starts the process.
- Map the Data: Attach V7's output to ApproveThis fields. Takes 2 minutes.
- Test Live: Zapier's tester avoids "why isn't this working?!" moments.
Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis' Calculated Fields to auto-flag high-risk items. Example: If V7's output mentions $50k+, route to CFO automatically.
Why Your Teams Will Actually Use This
Operations: Kill the "where are we on X?" update meetings. Dashboard shows approvals stuck, moving, done.
Finance: Set thresholds so small expenses auto-approve. Big ones get eyes from the right people.
External Partners: Clients approve NDAs via email (no login). Vendors get purchase orders faster.
Your Actual Employees: Vacation mode stops approvals from dying. Delegates get automatic temporary access.
The Bottom Line (No Fluff)
ApproveThis + V7 Go isn't about "digital transformation." It's about:
• Cutting the approval time from "someday" to "today"
• Letting AI do work without you babysitting it
• Making every team look competent (because processes actually work)
It takes one Zapier connection. No code. No praying that people check their email.
Next Step (Takes 2 Minutes)
Grab an ApproveThis trial. Connect it to V7 Go. Or book a 15-minute demo if you want the cliff notes.
PS: If you're still manually routing approvals, your competitors aren't. Just saying.
Integrate with V7 Go 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 V7 Go
Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for V7 Go
Create new V7 Go entities when requests are approved or denied in ApproveThis
Improve your workflow by creating new V7 Go entities as soon as approval requests are either approved or denied in ApproveThis. This automation ensures that your projects can start immediately without manual delays.
Zapier Components
Trigger
A Request Is Approved/Denied
Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

Action
Create Entity
Creates a new Entity.
Initiate approval requests in ApproveThis for new V7 Go entities
Automatically initiate an approval request in ApproveThis whenever a new entity is created in V7 Go. This automation helps ensure that all new projects undergo the necessary approval processes seamlessly.
Zapier Components

Trigger
New Entity
Triggers when a new Entity is created.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Request approval in ApproveThis upon V7 Go entity completion
Streamline your workflow by triggering an approval request in ApproveThis as soon as a V7 Go entity is marked complete. This ensures that completed tasks are quickly reviewed and approved, minimizing delays.
Zapier Components

Trigger
Complete Entity
Triggers when all fields of an Entity are completed.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
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