ApproveThis manages your Explodely Integration approvals.

When Approval Bureaucracy Meets E-Commerce Chaos

Let’s cut through the corporate fluff: approvals suck. Sales teams rage against invoice delays. Finance squads drown in chargeback spreadsheets. Customer support gets stuck waiting for refund greenlights. Meanwhile, Explodely’s cranking out transactions like a Black Friday conveyor belt. This is where ApproveThis comes in – not as another layer of red tape, but as the traffic cop your cross-team processes actually need.

We’re talking about connecting Explodely’s Merchant of Record muscle with approval workflows that don’t require a PhD in corporate politics. Zapier handles the plumbing, ApproveThis handles the decision-making guardrails. The result? Less chasing people down Slack, fewer "who approved this?!" fire drills, and way more time to focus on scaling your product launches.

Why This Combo Doesn’t Just “Work” – It Actually Fixes Things

Explodely’s built for moving product. ApproveThis is built for moving decisions. Together, they turn these three nightmare scenarios into something resembling adult supervision:

The “Who Signed Off on This?!” Problem

New sale in Explodely? Great. But when that enterprise client wants custom terms, your sales rep shouldn’t be playing email tag with legal. Connect the two systems via Zapier, and high-value deals auto-trigger an approval chain with calculated fields checking discount thresholds. Legal gets notified via email (no new software required), clicks approve/deny, and the deal either moves forward or gets flagged before it becomes an accounting mess.

The Chargeback Sh*tshow

Explodely detects a chargeback. Instead of that ticket rotting in someone’s inbox, ApproveThis kicks off a workflow requiring fraud team review + finance sign-off within 48 hours. Escalation rules automatically bump it to the CFO if thresholds get hit. Everyone’s on the same page, deadlines are clear, and you’re not losing $50K because Janet from accounting was on PTO.

The Refund Black Hole

Customer requests a refund? Cool. But waiting 5 days because the support manager’s stuck in meetings? Not cool. Set it up so approved refunds in ApproveThis auto-process in Explodely, while denials trigger a personalized email template. CSAT scores go up, your support team stops playing middleman, and finance doesn’t have to manually reconcile a damn thing.

Real Companies, Real Results (No Corporate Fanfare)

Take a consumer goods company moving 10K+ Explodely transactions monthly. Their old process? Sales ops manually exporting CSV files, emailing department heads, then updating spreadsheets. Average approval time: 3.7 days. After connecting to ApproveThis:

• High-volume/low-risk orders auto-approved via thresholds
• Exceptions routed to specific merchandising managers
• Average decision time: 4.2 hours

Or a SaaS company using Explodely for global affiliate payouts. Chargeback disputes used to take 11 days to resolve across 3 time zones. Now:

• Chargebacks auto-assigned based on region/amount
• Approvers get SMS + email alerts with deadline countdowns
• 78% resolved within SLA windows

Setting This Up Without IT Involvement (Seriously)

If you can build a Zapier zap, you can handle this:

1. Connect Explodely to Zapier (their API docs are decent)
2. Pick your trigger – new sale, chargeback, refund request, etc.
3. Map critical data (transaction ID, amount, customer info)
4. Set up ApproveThis workflow rules: Who approves what, under which conditions, with which escalation paths
5. Test with live data – we recommend starting with a single product line

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis’s calculated fields to auto-flag high-risk transactions. Example: If a new Explodely sale has a 30%+ discount AND is from a new customer, require CRO approval. Otherwise, auto-approve.

Department-Specific Wins (Because Silos Suck)

Finance Teams

Chargebacks get routed based on dollar amount. Under $500? Fraud team handles. Over $5K? Auto-escalate to VP with 24-hour SLA. ApproveThis logs every decision for audit trails – way cleaner than digging through email chains.

Sales Ops

Deals with custom pricing terms auto-create approval requests. Legal reviews contract language via email (no login needed), sales manager approves margin impact. Once both greenlight, Explodely order processes. No more “I thought YOU approved it!” clusterf**ks.

Customer Support

Refund requests over 15% of order value? Route to a senior support lead. Under that? Auto-approve and trigger Explodely’s refund API. Denied requests auto-send templated emails explaining why. CSAT jumps because you’re not leaving customers hanging.

The Nuts and Bolts You Actually Care About

ApproveThis isn’t just a “set and forget” tool. Features that matter for Explodely users:

Vacation Delegation: Approver out? Responsibilities auto-shift without breaking workflows. No more “John’s hiking the Alps, guess we’ll wait” nonsense.

Approval Thresholds: Auto-approve Explodely transactions under $1K. Require manager review up to $10K. Everything above? Escalate to execs. Customize by product category, client tier, whatever.

Email Approvals: External vendors can approve Explodely purchase orders without needing an ApproveThis login. Perfect for affiliate partners or contract manufacturers.

Common Objections (And Why They’re BS)

“We already use Explodely’s built-in approvals.” Cool. Do they handle multi-department sign-offs? Escalate based on dynamic criteria? Provide audit trails? Didn’t think so.

“Our process is too complex.” That’s the point. If your current “process” is a shared Google Sheet and crossed fingers, maybe complexity isn’t your issue.

“We’ll set this up later.” Translation: “We enjoy operational dumpster fires.”

Next Steps (No Hard Sell, Just Common Sense)

If you’re using Explodely at scale, you’ve already hit these pain points. ApproveThis isn’t another SaaS toy – it’s the approval layer your revenue ops actually need.

Book a 12-minute demo to see real Explodely workflows in action. Or start a free trial and connect your first Zap within an hour. Your finance team might actually smile for once.