What is review flow?
Review flow is a feature in Award Force that lets you route an entry through one or more review stages. At each stage, a task or notification is sent to a selected reviewer. This can be:
- The entrant
- Another person named in the entry
- A specific email address
The reviewer can updates to the entry if permitted and then approve or reject the entry.
Based on that decision, the entry can move to the next review stage or stop.
How review flow works
You can create multiple review stages and multiple review flows. Different flows can be used for different categories or scenarios.
At each stage, the reviewer selects a review action:
- Approve to allow the entry to continue
- Reject to stop the entry
Review flow can apply a moderation status which can can control access to judging.
Judging panels can be configured to:
- View only moderation approved entries, or
- View all entries including those not yet reviewed
Configure review flow
There are four main steps to configure review flow:
- Create fields for reviewers to view or edit
- Create notifications for each review stage
- Create the review flow stages
- Create supporting content for each stage
For step by step instructions, see: Review flow configuration.
Example use cases
Review flow can be used in many ways, but common uses include:
- A nomination is sent to the nominee for review and acceptance
- An entry is sent to a manager for approval before submission
- A parent or guardian is notified about a child’s participation
- Program managers review entries before moderation approval
Good to know
- You can create as many review stages as your program needs.
- You can create different review flows for different categories.
- Review flow actions can determine whether an entry proceeds to judging.
- Planning your review flow with a simple diagram can help.
- Review flow supports both internal and external reviewers.