eScribe Approval Groups Settings allow Administrators to configure settings that apply to all Reports. Administrators can determine if a Report should be Set to Read Only after a Workflow is completed, and can configure what stage Read Only should apply.

Submission deadlines can be handled in various ways within Approvals > Approval Groups

The Read Only settings for workflows have 2 options. The first being to set the report to read only as soon as a Workflow is started for a report. If a Workflow is set to Read Only on Workflow Start, only the current Approver and Administrator(s) can edit the report. If this setting is not enabled, then the report can be edited during the Workflow stage.

Secondly, a Report can be set to Read Only once the Workflow is Approved. This setting will also set any reports overridden by an Administrator to Read Only.

These settings override any Workflow specific settings and provide flexibility on when a report can no longer be edited across the eSCRIBE system.