approval-summarization
Approval Summarization
Overview
This skill generates comprehensive approval summaries that give approvers the context they need to make informed decisions. It covers:
- Retrieving approval requests from
sysapproval_approverwith full request and item context - Enriching approvals with requester profile data from
sys_userincluding role, department, and manager - Extracting variable values (form responses) from
sc_req_itemto show exactly what was requested - Analyzing historical approval patterns from
sc_requestfor similar requests - Generating structured approval summaries with recommendation signals
- Identifying cost, risk, and compliance considerations for each approval
When to use: When approvers need a quick, comprehensive summary of pending approvals, when building approval digest notifications, or when creating approval dashboards with contextual data.
Value proposition: Reduces approval decision time by presenting all relevant context in a single view, decreases approval bottlenecks, and improves decision quality by surfacing historical precedent and risk factors.
Prerequisites
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