Unified Inbox
The Unified Inbox brings work awaiting human judgement into one place, with the review context and available responses alongside each request.
Human tasks
Section titled “Human tasks”Human tasks cover reviewing work, granting approval and deciding between options. The current inbox brings artifact approvals and their supporting decision drafts together in a review request.
| Task | Your role |
|---|---|
| Artifact review | Assess the artifact version submitted for review and identify any changes needed. |
| Approval | Approve, request changes, defer or deny the request, using the responses available to you. |
| Decision review | Consider the proposed option and rationale in the decision drafts attached to the request. |
Artifact reviews and approvals
Section titled “Artifact reviews and approvals”Each request identifies a specific artifact version. The review shows how many responses have been recorded and how many reviewers are required. Approval policies determine who can respond and how those responses combine into an outcome.
Decisions
Section titled “Decisions”Attached decision drafts show the question, proposed option and supporting rationale. Your response records the exact draft revisions considered, preserving what you reviewed even if a draft changes later.
Approving a review does not itself ratify a decision. Ratification establishes the decision’s outcome; decision drafts currently appear within approval requests rather than as independent inbox tasks.
Review responses
Section titled “Review responses”| Response | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Approve | Accept the work submitted for review. |
| Request changes | Specify what needs to change before approval. |
| Defer | Leave the judgement for later. |
| Deny | Reject the request. |
A recorded response contributes to the approval outcome. The workflow’s gates and routing determine whether work continues, returns for revision or remains blocked; one person’s approval may still leave other required reviews outstanding.
Inbox context
Section titled “Inbox context”Each item shows its issue, priority and review title. Search by title or issue number, or filter by priority, within the current page of results.
The inbox checks that a request is still current and that you can respond before recording your answer. If review information is unavailable or stale, it shows that state instead of presenting an empty inbox.
Review requests, responses and outcomes are retained in the governance ledger, preserving the evidence and authority behind the result.