The Approval Concept
Approval at the Language Level
In the quickTerm philosophy, approval always occurs at the language level and not at the term or entry level.
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- The workflow only makes sense within the context of all terms of a given language: individual terms (synonyms) are thus evaluated by the terminologist and provided with usage information and other information. The total context of a specific language, including information on which terms are the preferred terms and on what occasions, will then be approved by the approvers responsible.
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- To have an approval workflow based on entry level makes no sense, because no approval group or terminologist will be able to speak or approve all languages at once.
Renewed Approval for Changes
If an approved entry is changed (for instance, a term is added), then the entire entry has to be re-approved, because due to the new constellation, the preferred term or other details might shift.
Restarting Approvals
If desired, individual entries can be set to "Restart approval process". Once a specified period of time expires, quickTerm will then remind the terminologist that the validity of this entry may have to be checked.
| Glossary entry: | Approval |
In quickTerm, approval is the process that a term must pass through before it is accepted by all decision makers. In the final stage, the term is subjected to a last check and final approval from the terminologist. After this, the entry is considered to be approved.