{
  "id": 690080,
  "title": "\"It's just an approval workflow\" is the most expensive sentence in procurement software",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/its-just-an-approval-workflow-is-the-most-expensive-sentence-in",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-12T18:50:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/dylanmerigaud/its-just-an-approval-workflow-is-the-most-expensive-sentence-in-procurement-software-4kn5"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the demo, it's three boxes: request, manager, CFO. Everyone nods. Then production shows up with questions the canvas never asked. The questions the canvas never asked The approver left the company last month, and the workflow still points at them. The amount lands exactly on the threshold. Above 10k goes to finance. Is 10k above 10k? The request was approved, then someone edited one line. Does…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}