Topic Reviews
Topic Reviews are intended for supplier-level risk assessment and have built-in rescreening.
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Approvals
Approvals are tied to a specific element in Graphite Connect, such as a New Supplier Justification or a specific flag in the Supplier Classifications, and are intended to require an "okay" to proceed. Approvals do not include built-in rescreening and only happen 1x.
Approvals can be created on an ad hoc basis or automatically when a specific trigger event occurs.
Comparison Chart
| Topic Review | Approval | |
| Purpose | Supplier-level assessment of "residual" risk for a specific topic | Authorize a process step or connection; gives the "okay" to proceed |
| Who does it | Topic owners | Users with approval roles (defined per the implementation) |
| Where | Housed within the topic itself | Tied to a specific question |
| When | During onboarding, and automatic rescreening at regular intervals; Additional requirements based on business rules | Can be automatically triggered at key workflow steps (invite, review, etc.) or on an ad hoc basis |
| Outcome | Risk assessment, notes, scheduled rescreen | Formal sign-off to proceed |