Approve Artwork

1. How is the approver notified of this pending activity?

The approver is notified by an email after the reviewers have approved the updated version of the artwork in the preceeding step.

ManageArtworks provides each user with multiple inboxes within the Workflow module which are programmed to receive different types of notifications. My Inbox stores notifications of pending tasks for a user.

My Inbox notifications are also shown on the home page under Dashboard.

2. What happens when more than one user is selected by the project initiator for approving the artwork?

When more than one user is selected by the project initiator for approving the artwork, all the users must approve for this step to be completed.

For more details, visit Approve Artwork

3. What are the actions available to the approver?

There are three action buttons available to the reviewers within this activity: Approve, Reject and Save.

  • Approve – Complete the approve activity.
  • Reject – Send for artwork update by designer.
  • Save – Save work and revisit later for completing this activity.

For more details, visit Approve Artwork

4. Can the approver reject without specifying reasons?

No. The approver has to provide comments before rejecting an artwork either in the Comments section or within the artwork using ManageArtworks Annotation Tools

For more details, visit Approve Artwork.

5. Where does the approver go to see the project, SKU and component details?

Go to Request Info to view details pertaining to the project, SKU and components.

For more details, visit Approve Artwork.

6. Where does the approver go to view the artwork?

Go to Files to view the artwork. ManageArtworks opens the artwork file in a built-in viewer that has advanced annotation and proofing capabilities. To learn more about the annotation capabilities, visit ManageArtworks Annotation Tools

7. How does the approver access and use the checklist?

When the approver opens the file in ManageArtworks Viewer, checklist is loaded with the artwork. Respond to questions in the check list with a yes, no or NA (not applicable). If your response is No, you need to provide comments rights there. Click Approve after filling the checklist.

8. What are the tools available for the approver within the viewer?

Annotation tools are available for the reviewer within ManageArtworks Viewer.

For more information, visit Viewer. Also check out Annotation Tools and Sidebar Tools

9. What is the next step if the approver rejects the artwork?

An approver can reject the artwork after providing comments in the Comments section. Designer is notified by email for revising and uploading the updated artwork file.