Upcoming Webinar: A Fireside Chat about Advanced Approvals with Zoho Forms

Hello form builders!

Struggling with approval bottlenecks?

Join us for an exclusive live webinar where we’ll walk you through Zoho Forms’ Advanced Approval workflows and how they can help you:

• Set up multi-level approvals with customized rules.
  
• Automatically route approvals based on conditions like expense amount or category.
  
• Trigger instant notifications & reminders to keep teams on track.
  
• Ensure a smooth approval process from request submission to final approval!
  

What you’ll learn in this webinar

1. Difference between Basic & Advanced Approvals: when to use which and why.
   
2. Setting up multi-level approvals based on criteria.
   
3. How to automatically route forms to the right approvers without manual intervention.
   
4. Triggering real-time notifications & automated reminders to prevent delays.
   
5. Insights for testing your approval workflow before rolling it out.
   

Meet your hosts

• Sruthi (Product Marketer, Zoho Forms)—She’ll put herself in the user’s shoes and navigate the workflow in real-time.
  
• Samhita (Product Expert, Zoho Forms)—She’ll take you through the nuts and bolts of setting up advanced approval workflows.
  

Who Should Attend?

• Zoho Forms users looking to optimize their approval workflows.
  
• HR, Finance, Admin, and IT teams managing approvals daily.
  
• Anyone tired of chasing approvals manually and looking for automation solutions.
  

Register Now!

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