Approval Flow

Approval flows are a good fit as long as only one current state is active at a time.

Example states:

• draft
• submitted
• approved
• rejected

When This Model Works Well

• one approver at a time
• serial review
• clear terminal outcomes

When It Stops Fitting

If your process requires:

• multiple parallel approvals
• “finance and legal must both approve”
• partial approvals active at the same time

then you are moving beyond a single-state model.

That is the point where a true multi-place workflow engine becomes relevant.