Let’s cut through the BS: approvals suck. They’re the soggy fries at the bottom of your takeout bag - necessary, but nobody’s excited about them. For recruitment and staffing teams using Tracker, this pain gets real. You’re juggling client onboarding, candidate placements, invoices, and a dozen other fires. The last thing you need is some clunky approval process holding up placements or payments.
When a CRM Meets an Approval Ninja
Tracker’s great at what it does – managing relationships and opportunities. But here’s the kicker: CRMs aren’t built to handle complex approval logic. That’s where ApproveThis comes in like your favorite project manager on an espresso bender. We automate the decision-making sludge that gums up your workflows, while Tracker keeps being the rockstar at managing your data.
Why This Combo Doesn’t Just Work – It Actually Solves Problems
Think of it like peanut butter and jelly. Tracker organizes your recruitment ops, ApproveThis handles the “who needs to sign off on what” chaos. Together they:
- Kill approval bottlenecks slowing down placements
- Auto-track every decision in Tracker without double-entry
- Let external partners approve stuff without buying Tracker seats
Real Scenarios Where This Actually Matters
We’re not here for vague “increase productivity” fluff. Let’s talk brass tacks:
1. Client Onboarding That Doesn’t Take 3 Weeks
The Problem: New client in Tracker? Great. Now chase down 5 people across legal, finance, and operations for sign-off. Watch your competitor scoop them while you’re waiting on Karen from accounting.
The Fix: Auto-create approval chains in ApproveThis when new clients hit Tracker. Legal reviews contracts via email (no login needed), finance checks credit terms, ops confirms capacity – all parallel-tracked. Approved? Tracker automatically updates the client status. Denied? It logs why in both systems.
2. Invoices That Get Paid Before Your Morning Coffee
The Problem: Placement goes live → generate invoice → wait for manager approval → wait for client approval → finally send to accounting. By day 45, you’re playing accounts receivable detective.
The Fix: ApproveThis triggers invoice creation in Tracker only after all approvals are greenlit. Set conditional rules – under $10K auto-approves, over that needs CFO eyes. Bonus: approvers get email links that work on mobile, so things actually move.
3. Candidate Placement That Doesn’t Require Carrier Pigeons
The Problem: Found the perfect candidate? Cool. Now get sign-off from hiring manager, client contact, and compliance – all while another agency is pitching their own candidate.
The Fix: New Tracker opportunity → auto-launch approval workflow with tiered thresholds. Client manager approves rate? Immediate email to client decision-maker. Compliance checks happen in parallel. Miss a step? Escalation rules ping the right people after 24hrs.
“But Our Process Is Special” – Yeah, We’ve Heard That
Here’s where ApproveThis actually flexes:
Approval Thresholds: Client wants tiered approvals? Done. $5K placements auto-greenlight, $5-20K needs team lead, $20K+ goes to execs. Set it once and forget it.
Delegation That Doesn’t Require a PhD: Approver on vacation? System auto-reassigns to their backup. No more “Sorry, I was OOO” excuses.
Calculated Fields: Auto-calculate margins, contract terms, or compliance ratios right in the approval form. If the numbers don’t hit thresholds, it routes accordingly.
Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind
If you can make a Zoom call, you can connect these systems. Here’s the skinny:
- Zapier Does the Heavy Lifting: Create a Zap between Tracker and ApproveThis (takes 7 minutes, tops)
- Pick Your Triggers: New client? Placement? Invoice? Choose when approvals should kick off
- Map the Data: Tracker fields → ApproveThis forms. Keep it simple – candidate rate, client ID, contract terms
- Set Approval Logic: Who needs to approve what, in which order, with what rules
Pro tip: Start with one workflow (like client onboarding). Nail that, then expand to others.
Who Actually Benefits From This?
Recruitment Teams: Faster placements = happier clients + more commissions
Finance: No more chasing paper trails – all approvals audit-ready in Tracker
Ops Managers: See bottlenecks in real dashboards instead of playing telephone tag
External Clients: Approve stuff via email without another damn login portal
The Elephant in the Room: “We Already Have Approvals”
Yeah, in email chains and sticky notes. Let’s get real:
- How many placements got delayed last month because someone forgot to click “approve”?
- Ever have an invoice paid late because the approver was out sick?
- How many hours does finance waste weekly reconciling approvals?
This isn’t about fancy tech – it’s about not leaving money on the table because your process leaks like a sieve.
No BS Next Steps
If you’re still manually routing approvals through Tracker:
1. Grab a free ApproveThis trial (no CC needed)
2. Build one Zap connecting to Tracker
3. Automate your most painful approval process
4. Come back in a week and thank us
Or keep doing things the “old way” and wonder why your competitors keep eating your lunch. Your call.
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Best Approval Workflows for Tracker
Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Tracker
Create Tracker activities for new ApproveThis approval requests
Easily initiate activities in Tracker when new approval requests are submitted via ApproveThis, ensuring tasks are seamlessly tracked alongside their approval status. This automation helps in keeping workflows aligned, saving you time and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
Zapier Components
Trigger
New Request
Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

Action
Create Activity
Adds a new task/activity
Initiate approval for new Tracker clients via ApproveThis
Streamline the client onboarding process by automatically creating an approval request in ApproveThis whenever a new client is added to Tracker. This ensures all necessary checks and balances are completed before moving forward.
Zapier Components

Trigger
New Client
Triggers when a new client is added to Tracker.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Generate invoices in Tracker for approved ApproveThis requests
Automate the invoicing process by generating them in Tracker as soon as requests are approved in ApproveThis, ensuring timely billing and financial tracking.
Zapier Components
Trigger
A Request Is Approved/Denied
Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

Action
Create Invoice
Adds a new invoice
Create approval requests for new Tracker opportunities
Ensure every new opportunity in Tracker is followed by a structured approval process by automatically creating approval requests via ApproveThis. This enables efficient evaluation and decision-making for new business opportunities.
Zapier Components

Trigger
New Opportunity
Triggers when a new opportunity is added to Tracker.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
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