ApproveThis manages your Lome Integration approvals.

When Form Builders Meet Approval Muscle

Let's get real - collecting sign-ups through Lome's slick forms is the easy part. The real mess starts when you need five people to approve the new community launch, budget, or vendor contract. That's where 87% of teams get stuck forwarding emails, digging through Slack threads, and playing calendar tag. ApproveThis fixes this by adding structure to the chaos without making your approvers learn new software. Especially when those approvers work at client organizations or other departments that definitely won't pay for another SaaS seat.

Here's the play: Lome handles the front-end - collecting community member details, event RSVPs, partner applications. ApproveThis handles the back-end - routing decisions to the right people, enforcing rules ("Anything over $5k needs CFO review"), and keeping an audit trail. Connect them through Zapier, and you've got an assembly line where forms become approvals become actionable tasks without the human ping-pong.

Where Lome Ends and ApproveThis Begins

Lome's great at what it does - think of it as your digital bouncer, checking names against the list and handing out wristbands. But when you need to:

• Get legal to vet a new community's terms before launch
• Require dual signatures on high-budget event proposals
• Automatically escalate stalled decisions when someone's OOO

...that's where ApproveThis takes over. It's the difference between letting anyone walk into the club (Lome's job) and deciding who gets VIP bottle service (ApproveThis' workflow rules).

Real-World Combos That Actually Work

Use Case 1: The Instant Community Gatekeeper

Event agencies using Lome to manage client communities often hit a snag - clients want to approve every new sub-community, but sending PDFs back and forth creates version control nightmares. Connect Lome to ApproveThis via Zapier, and every new community form submission auto-generates an approval request with:

• Attached T&Cs from the submission
• Auto-calculated budget impact (using ApproveThis' calculated fields)
• Routing to both the client's project lead and your legal team

Example: A 200-person healthcare conference uses this setup to ensure compliance officers approve breakout session topics before they appear in the app. Approvers get everything in email - no logins required.

Use Case 2: The Approval Paper Trail That Actually Gets Used

Nonprofits running donor campaigns in Lome need to prove that board members approved expense allocations. Pre-ApproveThis, this meant CC'ing 10 people on emails and hoping someone replies. Now, when a new "Sponsorship Tier" form is submitted:

1. Zapier detects the new Lome entry
2. ApproveThis creates a request with auto-generated risk scores (calculated fields)
3. Board members approve/deny via email, with comments logged
4. Approval triggers a Lome workflow to issue tax receipts

Auditors get a single report showing who approved what and when. No more "I never saw that email" excuses.

Setup That Doesn't Require a PhD

Connect Lome + ApproveThis in 15 minutes flat:

1. In Zapier, choose Lome's "New Community" trigger
2. Map form fields to ApproveThis' request template (protip: use calculated fields for budgets)
3. Set approvers - mix of internal team (@finance) and external emails (client@domain.com)
4. Test with a $0 test submission to bypass thresholds

Pro move: Use ApproveThis' vacation delegation so client approvals auto-reassign when their team is at offsites. No more holding up launches because someone's hiking the PCT.

Who Actually Benefits From This Mashup?

Community Managers: Stop Being a Human Router

When your Lome form gets 200 signups for a controversial forum topic, ApproveThis automatically:

• Routes moderation decisions to the right regional leads
• Escalates heated topics to execs if 3+ flags are detected
• Auto-approves low-risk posts per your thresholds

Ops Teams: Enforce Policies Without Playing Cop

Example: A franchise uses Lome for location manager applications. ApproveThis adds:

• Auto-rejection if candidate score < 80 (calculated fields)
• Sequential approval by HR → Regional Director → Legal
• Audit trail for EEOC compliance reports

Why This Isn't Just Another Zap

Other approval tools make you choose between flexibility and control. ApproveThis gives both through:

• Thresholds: Auto-approve small expenses, escalate big ones
• Delegation: Client approvers can pass the buck without you tracking down their org chart
• Calculations: Turn Lome form data into risk scores or budget impacts automatically

Translation: You set the rules once, then let the system handle the edge cases. Meanwhile, Lome keeps collecting data like a champ.

When Not to Use This Combo (Let's Be Honest)

If your approval process is "the founder OKs everything in their head," keep using Lome solo. But once you have:

• Multiple departments involved
• External clients/stakeholders
• Compliance requirements

...that's when adding ApproveThis stops being overhead and starts being air cover. Especially since approvers don't need another login - they can veto bad ideas straight from their inbox.

Get Started Before Another Approval Gets Lost

Two paths:

1. DIY: Connect Lome to ApproveThis via Zapier using the triggers we covered
2. Guided: Book a 20-minute demo where we'll build your first workflow live

Either way, you'll stop herding cats for approvals within a day. And your Lome forms will finally connect to something more powerful than a Google Sheet.

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