In incentive programmes the objects worth gating are agreements, adjustments, claims, settlements and payouts. The design question is where to gate rather than whether: gate too early and the workflow becomes a rubber stamp; gate at the point where money becomes irreversible and it is a real control.
Contracts
Approval workflow
A defined sequence of approvals an object must pass before it takes effect.
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