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What's New in Approvals for Advantage Platform Documentation

The following section lists changes in the documentation to support each release.

Oct '26

These features are released on 5 October 2026.

Topic

Description

Conga Approvals for Microsoft Teams Enhancements
Approval Consolidation, Simplification, and Performance Improvements
Approvals Usability and Configuration Enhancements
Slack Integration for Conga Approvals

202609.1.0

These features are released on 1 October 2026.

Topic

Description

Approval System PropertiesApprovals System Property Update: Suppress Queue Notifications
Approvals in Microsoft TeamsMicrosoft Teams Rejection Acknowledgement for Email and My Approvals Actions
Creating an Approval Custom ConfigurationConsolidated Notification Settings
Control visibility of reassignment options on approval pages
Approvals in SlackSlack Integration for Conga Approvals
View Approval HistoryApproval History: Display Record Names with Direct Links

202608.2.0

These features are released on 7 September 2026.

Topic

Description

Understanding Approval ConsolidationConsolidated Email Notifications for Parallel and Sequential Approval Requests

202607.2.0

These features are released on 7 August 2026.

Topic

Description

Approval Custom Configs: Header Link and Clickable Display Fields
Submitter approval notifications
Approval CenterApproval Center: Approve and Reject Comments Functionality

202606.2.0

Published 29 June 2026.

TopicDescription

Backup Delegate Approver

Updated topic with the revised date and time field labels.

Approval Center

Added a note about the Approval Center's support for up to 100,000 approval requests.

Standard-Step Options

Updated the topic with information about configuring Microsoft Teams notifications at the standard step level.

Modifying Rule Entries

Updated the topic with information about configuring Microsoft Teams notifications at the rule entry level.

202606.1.0

Published 15 June 2026.

TopicDescription

N/A

No changes in the document.

Jun '26

These features are released on 1 June 2026.

Topic

Description

Approvals in Microsoft Teams Manage Approvals in Microsoft Teams
Backup Delegate ApproverSmarter Criteria, Streamlined Approvals, and Flexible Approver Management

202605.2.0

TopicDescription

Understanding Approval Consolidation

New Topic

Reviewing an Approval Request from Microsoft Teams

Updated the topic with information about accessing attachments from the Microsoft Teams approval card.

202605.1.0

TopicDescription

N/A

No changes in the document.

202604.2.0

TopicDescription
Backup Delegate Approver

New topics

Creating a Backup Approver Record
Creating a Delegate Approver Record
Modifying a Backup or Delegate Approver Record

202604.1.0

TopicDescription
  • Submit Async: api/approvals/v1/requests/submit-async
  • Bulk Actions: api/approvals/v1/requests/bulk/{actionType}
  • Activities: api/approvals/v1/activities/{objectType}/{objectId}
  • Get Child Object Approval Status: api/approvals/v1/requests/{objectType}/{objectId}/child/{childObjectType}

Enhanced APIs to support external IDs and custom objects.

202603.2.0

TopicDescription

Creating a New Search Filter Criteria

Updated the documentation for the criteria builder to include Fx (Formula) support for related object fields, child record criteria, and improved auto-reapproval using current and previous values.

Entry Criteria

Creating a New Rule

Modifying Rule Entries

Modifying Step Conditions

New Topic

Defining Auto Reapproval Criteria

New Topic

Approvals in Microsoft Teams

New Topic

202603.1.0

TopicDescription

N/A

No changes in the document.

202602.2.0

TopicDescription

N/A

No changes in the document.

202602.1.0

TopicDescription

N/A

No changes in the document.

202601.3.0

TopicDescription

N/A

No changes in the document.

February '26

TopicDescription

Approval System Properties Details

Updated the topic description for the new property to view attachments in the Approval Center.

Approval Center

Updated key features to include details about viewing and downloading attachments.

Use Case: Auto-Flag MSA Agreements Using Approval Required Check

New Topic

202601.2.0

TopicDescription

N/A

No changes in the document.

202601.1.0

TopicDescription

N/A

No changes in the document.

202512.2.0

TopicDescription

N/A

No changes in the document.

202512.1.0

TopicDescription

Approval Required Check for Agreement

New Topic

202511.2.0

TopicDescription

NA

No changes in the document.

202511.1.0

TopicDescription

NA

No changes in the document.

202510.2.0

TopicDescription

NA

No changes in the document.

202510.1.0

TopicDescription

Approval System Properties Details

Updated the topic description for the new property to view attachments in the Approval Center.

Approval Center

Updated key features to include details about viewing and downloading attachments.

202509.2.0

TopicDescription

NA

No changes in the document.

202509.1.0

TopicDescription

Access Approval Center from Salesforce

New Topic.

My Approvals Component Configuration in Salesforce

Updated topic with details on enabling the RLS Approval LWC for Collaboration Requests.

202508.3.0

TopicDescription

Creating an Approval Custom Config

Added option to select the number of columns for displaying approval request details.

202508.2.0

TopicDescription

N/A

No changes in the document.

202508.1.0

TopicDescription
Approval Custom ConfigurationsUpdated the topic to include details about enabling consolidated emails for rejections.
Approval Flow SettingsUpdated the topic to include details about the rejection email template.
Requesting InformationUpdated topics to explain how requests with a Waiting for Input status are managed.
Creating a New Rule
Approval CenterUpdated the topic to include information about the Requests tab.
Approval System Properties DetailsUpdated topic to include details about a property that hides navigation banners in embedded pages.

202508.1.0

TopicDescription
Approval Custom ConfigurationsUpdated the topic to include details about enabling consolidated emails for rejections.
Approval Flow SettingsUpdated the topic to include details about the rejection email template.
Requesting InformationUpdated topics to explain how requests with a Waiting for Input status are managed.
Creating a New Rule
Approval CenterUpdated the topic to include information about the Requests tab.
Approval System Properties DetailsUpdated topic to include details about a property that hides navigation banners in embedded pages.

202507.2.0

TopicDescription

Get Dashboard count and BusinessObject data or Approval request related to the business object

Updated the API to return the total count of approval requests across multiple business objects.

Create or update a custom configuration

Updated the API to control how rejection email notifications are sent to the submitter in approval workflows.

202507.1.0

TopicDescription
Collaborative ApprovalsNew topic.
Configuring the Approval WorkflowUpdated the topic to include information about RFI and Comments notification template.

202506.2.0

TopicDescription
Approvals APIs

Updated APIs to support Product Attributes in CPQ Approval Logic.

Request for Information (RFI) API : PUT /v1/requests/rfi

Add Comment API: PUT /v1/requests/comments

New APIs

202506.1.0

TopicDescription

Configuring Approval Flow Settings

Added details on customizing comment dialog labels for approval actions such as Approve, Reject, and Recall.

Smart Highlighting on Page Load

New Topic.

202505.2.0

TopicDescription

Approval Process

Updated APIs to support custom labels in approval comment dialogs.

My Approvals Component Configuration in Salesforce

Added information about configuring the visibility of My Approvals buttons in RLS Approvals LWC.

202505.1.0

TopicDescription

Approval Process

Approval Rule

Updated APIs to support sorting.

Rule-Based Approval Flow

Added details on how to add step-level comments in the flow.

Configuring Approval Flow Settings

Included instructions for configuring step-level submission comments.

Submitting an Approval Request with Comments

New Topic.

202504.2.0

TopicDescription

Submit

Submit Asynchronously

Request Preview

Approval Request Status

Enhanced APIs to support step-level comments.

202504.1.0

TopicDescription

Ad Hoc Approval Flow

New Topic.

Approval Flows

Added information about the ad hoc approval process.

Rule-Based Approval Flow

Preview and Submit

Creating an Ad Hoc approval Process at Runtime

New Topic.

Check Required Async API:

POST /v1/requests/check-required

Introduced a new API to check for objects requiring background approval.
Check Required APIEnhanced the API to process larger payloads.

202503.2.0

TopicDescription

Configuring the My Approvals Component in Salesforce CPQ

New Topic.

Approval Requests Check Required API

This API now allows you to set up approvals for any object, including custom objects.

202503.1.0

TopicDescription

N/A

No changes in the document.

202502.2.0

TopicDescription

N/A

No changes in the document.

202502.1.0

TopicDescription

Uploading Attachment

Added a new behavior to the Preview & Submit page for Cart Approvals.

202501.3.0

TopicDescription

To create an Approval Flow

Updated the behavior of the "Add Display Header Fields" feature.

Approval Custom Configurations

Added a new option to control the visibility of request detail fields in the Preview and My Approvals windows.

202501.2.0

TopicDescription

N/A

No changes in the document.

202501.1.0

TopicDescription
Approval Center

New Feature.

Configuring the Approval System Properties

Added an "Approval Center" option to define a list of object names to display in the Approval Center.

Viewing Approval history

New Feature.

202412.2.0

TopicDescription
Activities API

Introduced a new API endpoint to retrieve details of all activities performed on an approval request.

Endpoint: GET /v1/activities/{objectType}/ {objectId}

202412.1.0

TopicDescription
Configuring the Settings WindowAdded an option to set a custom label for the comments pop-up under Approval Flows Comments settings.
Approval Custom ConfigurationsAdded the Approval Status Field option that allows administrators to select a picklist field on a custom object to act as the Approval Status or Approval Indicator field.
Standard-Step-OptionsAdded a new assignee type called "User Role."

202411.2.0

TopicDescription
Approval FlowsUpdated topics to include information about how user group members (queue) can now approve or reject requests via email.
Approval System Properties
Approving or Rejecting an Approval Request
  • ProcessSteps
  • RuleEntries
Enhanced ProcessSteps and RuleEntries APIs to Support Role as an Assignee Type.
Configuring My Approval Button on Proposal Detail PageNew Feature

202411.1.0

TopicDescription

Configuring Approval Flow Settings

New Feature.

Approvals Bounce-Back Email Scenarios

New Feature.

202410.2.0

TopicDescription

Approval Search Filters

New Feature.

202410.1.0

TopicDescription

Configuring the Approvals System Properties

Added Approver Stepper Style in Approval System Properties.

Approval Flows

Added Display Header Fields and Display Fields for Approval Flows.

202409.2.0

TopicDescription

N/A

No changes in the document.

202409.1.0

TopicDescription
  • Create email configuration

  • Update email configuration

A new POST API permits creating and updating email configurations. (approvals/v1/system-properties/email-config)

Approval Rules

For new rules, the administrator may set the match rule to Match Any or Match All (default).

Configuring Approval Custom Configurations

You can now set up and manage approval workflows in Conga using the new UI, without needing to rely on APIs or developers.

202408.3.0

TopicDescription

Create an approval process step

Save an approval rule entry

The API has been extended to support picklists for custom users and custom queues.

Get approval request comments

The Get approval request comments API now returns all approval request activity associated with a business object, unless you specify RequestId (optional).

Configuring the Approvals System Properties

Approvals system properties (Suppress Queue Emails and Add Approver Enabled) are now available and can be configured in a graphical user interface.

202408.2.0

TopicDescription

To create a new rule

When creating a new rule, you can add dimensions as well as conditions. You can now also search for dimensions and create new ones.

202408.1.0

TopicDescription

Rule Dimensions

The Rule Dimensions API (/approvals/v1/rule-dimensions) DataSource, BusinessObject, and DimensionType parameters are modified to support the Formula data type (object.field.sub-field) in the ApprovalRuleDimension response field.

  • Process Steps
  • Rule Entries

When you create an entry criterion for a step entry within a flow or rule, or an auto-approval within a flow or rule step, the logical expression (equation) now supports dynamic values on the right-hand side.

202407.2.0

TopicDescription
  • To create an approval flow
  • To create or edit rule entries
  • Configuring Custom Users and Queues

Custom Queue assignee/object type is now available.

  • Get system properties
  • Update system properties

SuppressQueueEmails parameter added to Approvals/System Properties APIs

202407.1.1

TopicDescription

Standard-Step Options

New information about User, Custom User, Related User, Queue, and Custom Queue assignee/object types.

Submitting an Approval Request

Added information clarifying the finality of submissions.

202406.2.0

TopicDescription

To recall an approval

When the user recalls a cart approval, the approval is canceled and the quote?s approval status and approval stage field become Cancelled and Approval Required, respectively, maintaining functional parity with Salesforce.

To create or edit rule entries

You can now develop more granular escalation and reminder flows that reach individual rule assignees (approvers), rather than entire rule-entry-level recipient classes.

To add a related user to a rule entry

In the Approval Rule context, the administrator can select a related-user assignee for the system to pick up at runtime and can enter a string that serves as a dot-notation leading to the user field from the context object. Both out-of-the-box and custom fields are supported and up to five levels of object relationship may be traversed.

202406.1.0

TopicDescription

N/A

Bug fixes only

202405.2.0

TopicDescription

N/A

Bug fixes only

202405.1.0

TopicDescription

N/A

Bug fixes only

202404.2.0

TopicDescription

Searching and Sorting List Entries

Improvements to search and filter features documented.

202404.1.0

TopicDescription

To edit an approval flow

Added a note concerning revisions to approval flow when all steps are deleted.

202403.3.0

TopicDescription

Recalling an Approval

Approve, Reject, Reassign, and Recall button behavior changed. Changes are self-explanatory, so no updates to documentation.

202403.1.0

TopicDescription

My Approvals

Improved record search, sort, and filter in the user interface.

February '24

TopicDescription

Approvals for Users

  • Updated user flows.
  • Added documentation for recalling approvals.

January '24

TopicDescription

Approvals for Administrators

New document, introducing Approval Flows and Approval Rules.

October '23

TopicDescription

All

New product