As an optional feature a Late Exception Approval can be forced on a contributor when they try to initiate an approval for an item where the Meeting Submission Date has already passed as shown below. There are 3 options to determine how reports are handled when a meeting deadline has passed, these settings are configured in the Report Settings (see "Administrator- Report Settings" for further reference). These setting options are:

1. To allow late reports,
2. Do not allow late reports
3. Trigger a mid workflow exception

To run the late exception approval , locate Approval Request in the report drop down menu

In the Approval Request screen,  select the required Exception Approval Group (Step 1) and required Approval group (Step 2)  and click Start Exceptional Approval at the top of the screen .

Note: Once the Submission Deadline has passed and the late exception workflow has started, approvals for the late exception workflow complete as normal. Once the late exception workflow has completed, then the regular approval workflow continues. The workflow is completed only when the last approver approves the report.