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MyDocSafe Integration

ApproveThis manages your MyDocSafe Integration approvals.

April 17, 2025

Integration Category: Documents

When Secure Documents Meet Smart Approvals

Businesses handling sensitive contracts, proposals, or compliance documents face a critical challenge: maintaining security while keeping workflows moving. MyDocSafe provides enterprise-grade document protection with features like audit trails and legally binding eSignatures. ApproveThis brings military-grade precision to approval processes through customizable workflows and automated routing. Together, they create an ironclad system for managing high-stakes documents from creation to final authorization.

Why This Integration Matters

While MyDocSafe excels at document security and lifecycle management, its native approval capabilities focus primarily on signatures rather than complex business logic. ApproveThis adds three crucial layers:

  • Multi-stage authorization workflows with conditional routing
  • Automatic escalation paths for overdue approvals
  • Real-time financial controls through calculated fields

Legal teams can configure tiered approvals for contracts based on deal size. HR departments gain automated compliance checks for sensitive employee documents. Finance groups maintain spending control through approval thresholds that trigger automatically based on proposal amounts.

Real-World Workflow Accelerators

1. Client Contract Execution

When a sales team finalizes a proposal in MyDocSafe, ApproveThis automatically:

  • Routes contracts to legal for compliance review
  • Escalates to CFO for deals over $50K
  • Archives fully executed documents with approval audit trail

Example: A cybersecurity firm reduced contract turnaround from 5 days to 12 hours by auto-routing NDAs to junior counsel and enterprise contracts to the General Counsel.

2. Compliance-Driven Procurement

Vendor agreements signed in MyDocSafe trigger approval chains in ApproveThis that:

- Validate supplier certifications
- Confirm budget availability
- Require dual authorization for non-preferred vendors

Case Study: A healthcare provider eliminated $120K in non-compliant purchases annually by integrating certificate-of-insurance checks into their vendor approval workflow.

3. Employee Document Lifecycle Management

HR teams use the integration to:

- Automate promotion letter approvals when compensation changes exceed 15%
- Route terminated employee NDAs to legal and department heads
- Track I-9 verification completions with automatic reminders

Technical Synergy in Action

The Zapier integration enables bi-directional communication between platforms:

From MyDocSafe to ApproveThis:
Document events (signatures, submissions) trigger approval requests with mapped metadata including:

- Document type
- Financial values
- Client/vendor details
- Timestamps

From ApproveThis to MyDocSafe:
Approval decisions automatically:

- Update document statuses
- Trigger next-stage actions (e.g., payment processing)
- Archive completed packages

Implementation Made Simple

Setting up the integration through Zapier takes under 15 minutes:

Step 1: Create Zapier triggers for key MyDocSafe events:
- Form submissions
- Completed signatures
- Proposal status changes

Step 2: Map document data to ApproveThis fields:
- Use calculated fields for automatic threshold checks
- Set approval groups based on document type
- Configure conditional routing rules

Step 3: Enable cross-platform notifications:
- Approval decisions post back to MyDocSafe
- Document updates trigger status alerts in ApproveThis
- Audit trails sync between both systems

Team-Specific Advantages

Legal Departments

Automatically route standard NDAs to paralegals while escalating complex agreements to senior attorneys. Approval thresholds based on contract value ensure appropriate oversight without unnecessary bottlenecks.

Sales Organizations

Accelerate deal cycles by triggering contract approvals the moment proposals are signed. Real-time tracking prevents lost opportunities from stalled approvals.

HR Teams

Maintain compliance through automated approval chains for sensitive employee documents. Vacation delegation ensures continuous processing during staff absences.

Finance Groups

Enforce spending controls with auto-escalation for purchases exceeding budget thresholds. Approval audit trails simplify SOX compliance reporting.

Critical Differentiators

What sets this integration apart from native solutions:

1. License Efficiency: External approvers only need ApproveThis access - no additional MyDocSafe licenses required. Ideal for client-facing workflows.

2. Conditional Logic: Create "if-this-then-that" approval paths that adapt to document complexity, unlike static MyDocSafe workflows.

3. Financial Controls: Real-time calculations in approval requests automatically enforce spending policies based on document values.

Getting Started

Begin with high-impact workflows:

1. Contract Approvals: Connect MyDocSafe proposals to tiered legal reviews
2. Procurement Authorization: Link vendor agreements to budget checks
3. Compliance Tracking: Automate approval chains for regulated documents

ApproveThis requires no long-term commitment - start with a free trial to test workflows. MyDocSafe users can maintain existing subscriptions while adding approval automation through Zapier.

Final Recommendation

Companies processing more than 50 documents monthly typically see ROI within 90 days through:

- 60-80% reduction in approval cycle times
- Complete elimination of unauthorized purchases
- 40% decrease in compliance audit findings

Ready to transform your document workflows? Schedule a custom demo showing how your specific MyDocSafe processes can integrate with ApproveThis approval automation.

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Best Approval Workflows for MyDocSafe

Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for MyDocSafe

Create approval requests for new form submissions

When a form is submitted in MyDocSafe, create a new approval request in ApproveThis to ensure every form entry is reviewed. This integration streamlines the approval process by automatically routing submission data into structured approval workflows. *Note: Adjust filter settings if only specific form types require approval.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Form Submission

Triggers when a from of that company is submitted.

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.

Create approval requests for new proposals sent

When a proposal is sent via MyDocSafe, automatically create an approval request in ApproveThis for further review. This automation simplifies the process of tracking proposals and ensures prompt approval decisions. *Note: Ensure that proposal details are correctly mapped to the approval fields.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Proposal Sent

Triggers when a proposal is sent.

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.

Create approval requests for completed document signs

Upon completion of document signing in MyDocSafe, trigger an approval request in ApproveThis to validate and archive the document execution. This automation reduces manual follow-up on document statuses and assures compliance. *Note: Verify that sign metadata is passed correctly to the approval process.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Sign Completed

Triggers when a document sign is completed.

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.

Create approval requests for won proposals

When a proposal wins in MyDocSafe, initiate an approval process in ApproveThis to confirm and document the win. This integration ensures that winning proposals are formally approved and tracked for accountability. *Note: Customize approval criteria to match your business requirements.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Proposal Won

Triggers when a proposal is won.

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.