DataWind supports three application and approval methods: contacting the resource administrator, proactively initiating an approval request (Feishu approval), and system email notification to the resource administrator. This article introduces the usage of the application/approval feature.

The application/approval settings module is provided in system management.

Application settings:
In the "Application settings" module, administrators can configure the content displayed to users when they lack permissions. The following three application methods are available:

• Contact the resource administrator
• Initiate an approval request
• System email notification to the resource administrator

Approval settings:
The "Approval settings" module appears only after "Initiate an approval request" is selected in application settings. In this module, the approval type can be set to Feishu approval.
To request permission for a resource, users can submit an application to the administrator. After receiving the application, the administrator can grant the user permission in the system.
The product supports Feishu approval, allowing users to independently request permissions from resource owners. Once the owner approves, the applicant immediately obtains the corresponding permissions for the requested resource.

• Both the system email notification to the resource administrator and Feishu approval features require users to complete the relevant configuration in (集成相关,不发布)Office Platform Integration first; otherwise, the "Application/approval settings" module will not be visible.

• The following application settings are supported in both private and SaaS environments:

  Environment	Contact resource administrator	Initiate approval request	System email notification to resource administrator
  Privatization	✅	✅	✅
  SaaS	✅	❌	✅

Contact the resource administrator #

Select application/approval settings in the left sidebar and click "Contact the resource administrator". The system will display a window prompting you to confirm whether to switch the application settings. Click "Close" for the old method to switch to the new application method.

After successful configuration, when users access resources without permission, a pop-up window will appear, informing them of the administrator's contact information.

Initiate an approval request #

The product supports Lark approval, allowing users to independently request permissions from resource owners. Once the owner approves, the applicant will obtain the corresponding permissions for the requested resource, thereby lowering the threshold for data usage and reducing the time required for data or IT personnel to grant data access.

1. Click "Initiate approval request" and select "Lark approval".
   
2. Before configuring "Lark approval", you need to complete (集成相关,不发布)Office Platform Integration configuration and Basic Configuration for Lark Integration. You can click the prompt on the page to go directly to the page to perform the operation.

3. In the pop-up window, select the process administrator and approval process.

• Process administrator: The process administrator can manage the configuration of approval templates and act as the fallback approver when there is no designated approver for the process.
• Approval process: After modifying the approval process configuration, approval tickets that have already been initiated are not affected; only tickets initiated after the modification will be subject to the new configuration.

4. Lark approval process example.
   1. After successful configuration, when a user accesses a resource without permission, a pop-up prompt will appear.

2. When the user clicks the "Request permission" button, they will be redirected to the following interface to apply for resource permissions.
3. After submitting the request, the administrator will receive a notification and can choose to approve or reject the request. After the approver takes action, the applicant will also receive a notification indicating whether the request was approved or rejected.

System email notification to resource administrator #

In the left sidebar, select Application/Approval Settings and click "System email notification to resource administrator". The system will display a pop-up window prompting you to confirm whether to switch the application settings. Click "Close" for the old method to switch to the new application method.
After successful configuration, when a user accesses a resource without permission, a pop-up prompt will appear. When the user clicks the "System email notification to administrator" button, the administrator will receive an email notification.