
ApproveThis manages your CommercioNetwork Integration approvals.
April 17, 2025
Integration Category: Content Files
When Blockchain Meets Approval Automation
Modern businesses face two critical challenges: maintaining airtight compliance and making decisions fast enough to keep pace with blockchain-powered transactions. CommercioNetwork's eIDAS-compliant blockchain provides the audit trail, while ApproveThis delivers the human oversight. Together through Zapier, they create an operational rhythm where legally binding actions happen at digital speed without compromising governance.
Consider this: A single document signature on CommercioNetwork's blockchain costs €0.01 and completes in seconds. But without proper approvals, that efficiency becomes a liability. ApproveThis adds configurable guardrails - ensuring the right people validate each transaction while maintaining CommercioNetwork's signature speed where it matters.
Why This Integration Changes the Game
Financial institutions using CommercioNetwork for transaction tracking can now auto-route high-value transfers for approval. Healthcare providers managing patient data contracts get GDPR-compliant sign-offs before blockchain storage. The integration solves three core problems:
- Speed vs Control: Maintain CommercioNetwork's sub-second transaction finality while adding human checks only where necessary
- Cross-Platform Visibility: Track approval status and blockchain confirmation in one dashboard
Legal teams particularly benefit - ApproveThis allows external counsel to approve contracts without CommercioNetwork licenses, cutting software costs by an average of 37% according to internal metrics.
Real-World Workflows Unleashed
1. Smart Contract Governance
A European logistics company automates freight payments via CommercioNetwork smart contracts. Their Zapier integration triggers ApproveThis validations when contract values exceed €50k. Approvers receive the entire transaction history as context, approve via email, and CommercioNetwork executes within 2 minutes of approval.
2. Document Lifecycle Management
Legal teams at BlockTech Inc. use CommercioNetwork's ShareDoc for binding NDAs. Now, whenever a new document is uploaded, ApproveThis:
- Routes to department heads for content approval
- Auto-sends to legal if clauses are modified
- Pushes to CommercioNetwork only after all stamps are secured
This reduced their contract turnaround from 72 hours to 45 minutes.
3. Financial Oversight at Scale
DeFi platforms leverage CommercioNetwork's wallet tracking with ApproveThis thresholds. When wallet balances dip below operational minimums:
- Zapier triggers approval requests to finance directors
- Approved top-ups execute automatically
- Denied requests alert compliance teams
One exchange prevented €2.3M in potential overdraft fees last quarter using this setup.
Technical Symbiosis
ApproveThis' calculated fields prove critical here. When integrated with CommercioNetwork's transaction values:
IF {TransactionAmount} > {DepartmentLimit} THEN
Route to CFO
ELSE
Auto-approve
This logic combined with CommercioNetwork's gas fee predictability lets companies like ChainFlow Logistics process 83% of transactions without human intervention, only escalating exceptions.
Implementation Made Simple
Setting up the integration takes under 15 minutes:
- Create Zapier account (if new)
- Choose CommercioNetwork as trigger app
- Select ApproveThis as action app
- Map field values (e.g., transaction ID → approval request metadata)
- Test with €0.01 transaction to verify flow
Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis' Vacation Delegation to avoid bottlenecks during holidays - critical for 24/7 blockchain operations.
Department-Specific Wins
Finance Teams
Real-time balance approvals prevent unauthorized expenditures. One CFO noted: "We finally have blockchain's speed without losing treasury control."
Legal & Compliance
Auto-archiving approved documents to CommercioNetwork meets eIDAS requirements while eliminating manual uploads.
Operations
Supply chain teams approve vendor payments against CommercioNetwork smart contracts only after delivery confirmation, reducing disputes by 61%.
The Future-Proof Advantage
As CommercioNetwork rolls out new APIs, ApproveThis' Zapier integration adapts instantly. Recent upgrades like:
- Multi-sig wallet support
- Document version tracking
...were automatically compatible with existing approval workflows. This interoperability makes the stack resistant to tech obsolescence.
Getting Started
Ready to merge blockchain efficiency with human oversight?
Visit Zapier to explore integration options, then sign up for ApproveThis to configure your first workflow. For complex use cases, CommercioNetwork's API docs offer detailed guidance.
Not tech-savvy? Book a live demo where we'll replicate your exact approval process live in 20 minutes.
Final Thought
Blockchain isn't about removing humans from the loop - it's about empowering them to intervene precisely where needed. By coupling CommercioNetwork's immutable ledger with ApproveThis' flexible governance, businesses finally achieve both velocity and verifiability.
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Best Approval Workflows for CommercioNetwork
Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for CommercioNetwork
Create approval request for new processes
When a new process list is generated in CommercioNetwork, this automation creates an approval request in ApproveThis to streamline decision-making. It ensures that process data is reviewed promptly for accuracy. *Note: Configure filters to limit specific processes if required.*
Zapier Components

Trigger
GetAllProcess
Triggers when get the list of all processes in the system.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Create sharedoc for new approval requests
This integration creates a new sharedoc process in CommercioNetwork when an approval request is initiated in ApproveThis, ensuring documents are reviewed and processed efficiently. It automates document workflow management after approval requests. *Note: Check that the sharedoc requirements align with approval criteria.*
Zapier Components
Trigger
New Request
Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

Action
Create New Sharedoc
Add a new ShareDocumentProcess in the service queue.
Create approval request for wallet balances
When a wallet balance update is triggered in CommercioNetwork, this automation initiates an approval request in ApproveThis. It streamlines financial oversight by ensuring balance updates are reviewed for compliance. *Note: Verify integration parameters for balance thresholds.*
Zapier Components

Trigger
GetWalletBalance
Triggers when get the wallet balance.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Update process on approval completion
This integration fetches process details in CommercioNetwork when an approval decision is made in ApproveThis, ensuring that process updates are tracked promptly. It enhances operational transparency by automating process retrieval after approvals. *Note: Ensure process IDs are correctly mapped.*
Zapier Components
Trigger
A Request Is Approved/Denied
Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

Action
GetProcess
Get the Process identified by its ID
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