By using Approval Manager, any group involved in the creation and review of hard copy proofs and digital art files (also called "soft proofs") can introduce structure, efficiency, and traceability into the approval process.

When used with hard copy proofs, Approval Manager provides essential process scheduling and management functionality. When used with soft proofs, Approval Manager provides additional capabilities to automatically collect and synchronize approval status and annotations applied through industry standard proofing applications.

Regardless of the types of proofs, Approval Manager ensures that:

• Managers always know the latest status of the approval process for any given proof.
• All reviewers have a clear and easy way to approve, recommend changes, and reject the proofs they are responsible for reviewing.
• All comments and annotations are captured in a central repository and can be viewed by all participants including producers, reviewers, and managers.
• Everyone shares the same understanding of the project and important deadlines.
• Users work from efficient dashboard work lists that are automatically kept up to date by the Approval Manager software.
• Multiple reviewers can review proofs simultaneously.

By providing the above functionality, Approval Manager returns control, structure, and flexibility to the approval process, thus ensuring both timeliness and quality for any deliverable.