
ApproveThis manages your PHC GO Integration approvals.
April 17, 2025
Integration Category: App Builder
When Your ERP Needs a Decision-Making Sidekick
Let’s cut to the chase: PHC GO handles your operations, but approvals? Those still suck hours from your team. Someone’s always chasing signatures, digging through emails, or waiting on that one manager who’s “out of office until next Thursday.” That’s where ApproveThis comes in – not to replace your ERP, but to handle the human bottleneck PHC GO can’t fix alone.
Why This Combo Works (When Other Tools Just Add Noise)
PHC GO tracks orders, invoices, and compliance. ApproveThis manages decisions. Together via Zapier, they turn “Hey, can we buy this?” into a process that actually finishes before the vendor’s deadline. Think of it like adding traffic lights to PHC GO’s highways – everything keeps moving, but nobody crashes into a $50k unapproved purchase.
What You’re Really Fixing Here
Mid-size companies using PHC GO usually hit these walls:
- Order approvals stuck in email: Sales submits a deal in PHC GO, then… crickets. Finance needs context, Legal wants T&Cs checked, but it’s all buried in someone’s inbox.
- Invoices paid late (or too early): Without clear approval chains, AP either delays payments (angering vendors) or pays sketchy invoices (angering auditors).
ApproveThis doesn’t just “integrate” – it enforces rules PHC GO can’t. Approval thresholds auto-approve small spends but escalate big ones. Delegation covers vacations. Calculated fields block requests that don’t meet margins. All while keeping PHC GO as your source of truth.
Real Workflows, Not Demo Fluff
Here’s how mid-market teams use this combo daily:
1. “Why Is This Sales Order Still Pending?” → Dead in 24 Hours
Problem: Your PHC GO sales pipeline shows $2M in “pending” deals. Reality? They’re waiting on internal sign-offs, not customer action.
Fix: When a PHC GO order hits $X value or includes non-standard terms, Zapier triggers an ApproveThis workflow. Legal gets the contract PDF, Finance sees margin calculations, Sales Ops checks inventory – all in one thread. Approvers click approve/deny without logging into PHC GO.
Who Uses This: Manufacturers dealing with custom orders, IT resellers with complex quote approvals.
2. Invoices That Actually Match What Was Approved
Problem: PHC GO invoices get paid, but sometimes for amounts/items that weren’t greenlit. Now you’re either eating the cost or fighting with vendors.
Fix: ApproveThis workflows require PO matching or budget code validation before Zapier creates the PHC GO invoice. AP teams get pre-approved docs, so payments are fast and accurate.
Who Uses This: Construction firms with change orders, healthcare providers dealing with equipment purchases.
3. Killing Zombie Orders (Without the Awkward Calls)
Problem: Deals fall through, but PHC GO still shows open orders. Months later, someone realizes and has to reverse transactions manually.
Fix: When ApproveThis denies a request (say, a client nixes a project), Zapier auto-cancels the PHC GO order. Clean books, no surprise liabilities.
Setup: Less Time Than Your Next Team Meeting
If you’ve used Zapier before, this is stupid simple:
- Connect PHC GO + ApproveThis via Zapier (takes 2 minutes – here’s the Zapier link)
- Pick your trigger: New PHC GO order? Invoice needing approval?
- Build your ApproveThis workflow: Add approvers, set thresholds, attach PHC GO data
Key pro tip: Use ApproveThis’ calculated fields to auto-flag PHC GO orders that exceed department budgets or have suspicious discounts.
Who Actually Benefits? (Spoiler: Not Just Finance)
This isn’t another “streamline approvals!” buzzword fest. Concrete wins per team:
Operations Leaders
PHC GO shows real-time inventory, but ApproveThis stops rushed orders that would overcommit stock. How? Approval thresholds require ops sign-off on orders exceeding warehouse capacity.
Finance Teams
ApproveThis enforces budget holds before PHC GO invoices post. Plus, approval trails satisfy auditors without extra work.
Sales Managers
Deals close faster when approvals happen in hours, not weeks. Custom workflows route discount requests to the right lead – no more “I thought you handled that?”
The Silent Killer Feature: External Approvals
PHC GO users often need client sign-offs (contracts, project specs). But you can’t give clients PHC GO logins. ApproveThis solves this:
- Clients approve via email – no accounts needed
- Approvals sync back to PHC GO as order comments or custom fields
Example: A marketing agency uses PHC GO for client billing but needs approval on campaign budgets. ApproveThis sends clients a simple email link – they approve, Zapier updates PHC GO, and the project auto-starts.
Bottom Line: This Isn’t About “Approvals”
It’s about PHC GO finally reflecting reality. When every decision in your ERP has clear ownership and rules, you stop leaking money on missed discounts, late fees, or rogue purchases. ApproveThis adds the guardrails PHC GO can’t – without slowing anything down.
Next step: If your PHC GO instance has more than 20 pending approvals right now, you’re losing money. Register for ApproveThis and connect it in under an hour. Or, book a 15-minute demo to see how manufacturers like yours cut approval delays by 70%.
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Best Approval Workflows for PHC GO
Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for PHC GO
Create approval request for new PHC GO orders
When a new order is created in PHC GO, this integration creates an approval request in ApproveThis to validate the order instantly. The automation minimizes manual oversight and speeds up order validation.
Zapier Components

Trigger
New Order
Triggers when a new order/ internal dossiers is created in the PHC GO software.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Create invoice for new approval requests from ApproveThis
When a new approval request is initiated in ApproveThis, this integration creates an invoice in PHC GO. The automation helps ensure invoicing is synchronized with approval workflows. *Note: Ensure customer details are properly mapped between systems.*
Zapier Components
Trigger
New Request
Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

Action
Create Invoice
This action allows to create invoices/ paid orders in the integrated application.
Cancel order for completed approval requests in PHC GO
When an approval request is approved or denied in ApproveThis, this integration cancels the related order in PHC GO. The automation streamlines order updates based on approval outcomes, reducing manual effort. *Note: Verify order mapping between systems for accuracy.*
Zapier Components
Trigger
A Request Is Approved/Denied
Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

Action
Cancel Order
This action allows to cancel orders in the integrated application.
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