A cost object approval groups workflow adds an approval group step after the cost object approval. It is used when expenses must be reviewed by the cost object owner first, then by a defined group of approvers.

Approving expenses using cost object approval groups

In this case, the expense is first routed to the cost object approver. After approval, it is automatically sent to the selected approval group for a second-level review. Once the group approves (one or all), the expense can continue to Finance for final processing.

This workflow is ideal for:

• When budget owners must approve first, but compliance, security, or management groups need a second review
• Multi-team oversight on sensitive or high-value expenses
• Replacing ad-hoc manual approvals with a structured workflow

This workflow ensures cost ownership approval happens first, followed by group-level verification.

Using a cost object approval group workflow

This workflow is available as a template in the workflow designer. Select Cost object approval group. You can adjust the settings or add additional steps in the flow, as required.