Understanding approval routing slips and review tracking sheets

In traditional paper-based review and approval workflows, cover sheets, known as approval routing slips and review tracking sheets, were often attached to review documents. In managed reviews, the review tracking sheet (RTS) and the approval routing slip (ARS) are optional documents that can be attached to a review document. IT Staff and LiveCycle Developers can modify the appearance of RTS and ARS.

The purpose of RTS and ARS documents is as follows:

• Capture validation that reviewers and approvers completed each stage of the review.

• Capture the final comments of reviewers and approvers.

Some review processes require a review tracking sheet where every reviewer that completed the review is listed. Other review processes do not have such requirements.

If a review includes an approval stage, an ARS can be used to capture comments. When an ARS is not provided, a signing sheet is attached to the review document when digital signatures are required for the approval stage.