ApproveThis manages your Laxis Integration approvals.

Why Approval Management Needs Meeting Intelligence

Modern teams lose hours every week chasing decisions. A marketing team waits three days for budget sign-off. A project manager manually transcribes action items from a client call. An operations leader struggles to align procurement requests with strategic goals discussed in leadership meetings. These problems share a common root: disconnected systems for capturing decisions and managing approvals.

This is where ApproveThis and Laxis change the game. ApproveThis automates approval workflows with conditional logic, multi-step reviews, and real-time tracking. Laxis transforms meetings into actionable data through AI-powered transcription, summarization, and insight extraction. Together via Zapier, they create a closed-loop system where meeting outcomes directly fuel approval processes – and vice versa.

How It Works: Approval Automation Meets Meeting Intelligence

Imagine this: Your weekly project sync generates a Laxis summary highlighting five action items requiring stakeholder approval. Before the meeting ends, ApproveThis automatically routes purchase requests, contract revisions, and timeline changes to the right decision-makers. Approvers receive email notifications with embedded meeting context (no Laxis login required), while project managers track progress in a centralized dashboard. Approved items trigger automatic next steps; denied requests generate Laxis summaries for follow-up discussions.

This integration isn't theoretical. Here’s exactly what connects:

• Laxis → ApproveThis: Turn meeting summaries into approval requests with pre-filled context
• ApproveThis → Laxis: Document approval outcomes as searchable meeting records

Real-World Use Cases: Beyond Theory

1. Accelerating Post-Meeting Execution

Problem: A SaaS company’s product team discusses feature prioritization in a Laxis-recorded meeting. The summary identifies three high-priority items needing CTO approval. Manually creating Jira tickets and approval requests takes 2 days, delaying development sprints.

Solution: A Zapier automation triggers when Laxis detects the phrase “needs approval” in a meeting summary. ApproveThis automatically generates requests with:

• Linked meeting recording timestamp
• AI-extracted cost estimates
• Pre-assigned approvers based on dollar thresholds

Result: The CTO approves critical features within 4 hours via email. Denied requests auto-generate Laxis tasks for the next sprint planning meeting.

2. Auditing Decision Trails

Problem: A healthcare nonprofit struggles to document compliance approvals for vendor contracts discussed across 12 monthly meetings.

Solution: Every approved/denied request in ApproveThis triggers a Laxis summary tagged with:

• Approver names & comments
• Date/time stamps
• Related contract clauses from original meeting recordings

Result: Auditors instantly access a searchable archive connecting decisions to meeting contexts, reducing compliance review time by 65%.

Setup Made Simple: Zapier Does the Heavy Lifting

Connecting ApproveThis and Laxis takes 15 minutes:

1. Log into Zapier
2. Choose “New Summary” trigger in Laxis
3. Map key meeting data to ApproveThis fields:
   • Summary text → Request description
   • Meeting date → Custom due date field
   • Attendees → Suggested approvers
4. Test with a recent Laxis meeting

Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis’ Calculated Fields to auto-flag requests exceeding budget thresholds mentioned in meetings.

Who Benefits Most? Team-Specific Wins

Operations Teams

Automate procurement approvals tied to quarterly planning meetings. When Laxis detects “Q3 vendor selection” in leadership meeting summaries, ApproveThis routes RFPs to department heads with built-in scoring rubrics.

Sales Teams

Close deals faster by embedding recorded discovery calls into contract approval requests. Approvers watch key 90-second clips showing client needs before signing off on discounts.

Project Managers

Reduce status meetings by 40% using Laxis summaries of daily standups to auto-create change order approvals in ApproveThis. Resource allocation updates happen in real time.

Why This Combo Beats Manual Processes

Traditional approval systems create three dangerous gaps:

• Context Loss: Approvers lack meeting nuances behind requests
• Accountability Fog: No clear link between decisions and discussions
• Speed Traps: Urgent requests get buried in inboxes

ApproveThis + Laxis fixes this by:

• Embedding meeting clips/summaries in approval requests
• Auto-archiving decisions with full audit trails
• Enforcing SLAs via dynamic due dates based on meeting priorities

Key Features That Make It Work

ApproveThis Strengths: Conditional approval paths ensure complex requests (like multi-department budgets) follow correct chains of command. Vacation delegation prevents bottlenecks.

Laxis Advantages: AI identifies action items, decisions, and risks in real-time during meetings – perfect for triggering approvals before discussions end.

Getting Started: Next Steps

Ready to eliminate approval delays and meeting follow-up chaos?

Start a free ApproveThis trial and connect it to your Laxis account via Zapier. For personalized guidance, book a demo showing real examples from your industry.

No coding required. Approvers only need email access. Decisions get faster. Meetings become actionable. Everyone stays aligned.