ApproveThis manages your DragApp approvals.

When Your Inbox Becomes a Battlefield

Let's be real - most approval processes die in email purgatory. Someone forwards a request. CCs get lost. Karen from accounting's out sick. Two weeks later, you're digging through your Sent folder to figure out why that vendor payment never went through.

This is why pairing ApproveThis with DragApp isn't just nice-to-have. It's an intervention for teams drowning in Gmail-driven chaos. We're talking about connecting the approval system people actually use (email) with the structured workflows your business actually needs.

Why This Combo Doesn't Suck

DragApp turns Gmail into something useful - collaborative workspaces for support tickets, project tracking, and client comms. ApproveThis does one thing brutally well: making sure decisions get made, tracked, and acted on without endless follow-ups.

Together via Zapier, they handle the three approval phases that usually break down:

• Trigger: Turning emails into trackable requests (no more "I didn't see the thread!")
• Decision: Forcing clear approve/deny actions with audit trails
• Action: Converting decisions into concrete next steps

Bonus: ApproveThis approvers don't need DragApp licenses. Huge for agencies approving client work or manufacturers coordinating with external suppliers.

Real Workflows for People Who Hate Meetings

1. From Support Email to Approved Request in 4 Minutes

The Problem: Customer success teams using DragApp's shared inboxes still get stuck waiting on engineering/legal approvals for custom solutions.

The Fix: Auto-create ApproveThis requests when specific emails hit your DragApp boards. Example: Any email containing "contract amendment" triggers a legal review workflow with calculated fields showing potential revenue impact.

Why It Works: Support leads stop chasing down VPs. Legal gets structured requests instead of frantic Slack pings. Customers get faster resolutions.

2. Approved? Great. Now Do Something About It

The Problem: Approved marketing budgets sit in limbo because finance approved but didn't notify the procurement team.

The Fix: When ApproveThis greenlights a request over $5k, Zapier creates a DragApp card with vendor due diligence checklist. Denied? Auto-comment in the client board explaining next steps.

Why It Works: Uses ApproveThis' approval thresholds to auto-route big spends. Procurement stays in Gmail but acts on DragApp tasks. No license juggling.

3. Killing "What's the Status?" Forever

The Problem: Sales ops wasting hours weekly confirming which deals got legal sign-off.

The Fix: Every ApproveThis decision (approved/denied) posts a DragApp comment in the deal's board. Approval details stay visible without digging through PDFs.

Why It Works: Combines ApproveThis' audit trails with DragApp's contextual threading. Legal stays in email, sales stays in boards. Everyone wins.

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

If you can forward an email, you can build this integration:

1. Pick Your Pain Point: Start with one process that's currently email-bound (vendor onboarding, content approvals, etc.)
2. Build the Approval Path: In ApproveThis, create a workflow with conditional steps. Pro tip: Use calculated fields to auto-approve small expenses.
3. Connect via Zapier: 15-minute setup. DragApp triggers feed into ApproveThis. Approvals feed back into DragApp actions. No coding.

Example: A mid-sized e-commerce company automated their returns approval process. Result: 23% faster resolution times because warehouse teams got DragApp tasks the second ApproveThis cleared RMAs.

Who Actually Benefits From This?

Customer Support Teams

DragApp's shared inboxes + ApproveThis' escalation paths mean:
- Tier 1 agents approve routine refunds under $50 automatically
- Complex cases auto-escalate with all context attached
No more "Let me check with my manager" delays.

Procurement & Finance

ApproveThis handles multi-level PO approvals while DragApp tracks:
- Vendor communication history
- Delivery timelines
- Contract docs
All without forcing suppliers to learn your internal tools.

Marketing & Creative

Stop emailing campaign drafts around. Instead:
- ApproveThis routes assets to stakeholders based on content type
- Approved versions auto-post to DragApp boards with revision notes
- Denied creatives trigger Slack alerts for urgent reworks

But Wait - There's Actual Features Too

This isn't just about passing data between tools. The integration works because:

ApproveThis Brings:
- Vacation delegation (no approval bottlenecks)
- Role-based access controls (HR doesn't see engineering requests)
- Real-time dashboards (know exactly where requests get stuck)

DragApp Brings:
- Client-facing boards without client logins
- Email-based task management (people actually check this)
- Threaded collaboration (stop losing context)

"Cool Story - Why Not Just Use [Some Other Tool]?"

Because most approval software assumes everyone lives in yet another app. Your team doesn't. They live in email. DragApp meets them there, ApproveThis enforces structure without the friction.

Example: A 200-person logistics company tried standalone approval tools. Adoption flopped. With ApproveThis+DragApp via Zapier? 84% of drivers now submit maintenance requests properly because they can email photos from their phones.

Getting Started Without the BS

1. Grab an ApproveThis trial - 14 days, no credit card
2. Map one approval process that's currently email-dependent
3. Use Zapier's pre-built templates to connect the dots
4. Tell your team the "new system" is just Gmail with fewer steps

Or book a 12-minute demo if you'd rather see real workflows from your industry.