View an approval report for one component

If you need to know the approval details for a component, you can request that Inspire create a report for you. This report is also helpful if you want to include a list of all topics the source component references, and their state of approvals. You can create a report for a single component or for a map from the Components browser's right-click Options menu.

Tips and tricks

  • You don't need any special permissions to generate an approval report.
  • The component doesn't have to be approved (, ) to generate an approval report.
    • Draft components are marked as such in the report.

  • The component's lock can be in any state (, , , ) to generate an approval report.
  • The report includes the following information:
    • Report Date
    • Name of Component (file name of component) State
    • Last Updated Date
    • Last Updated By
    • Signed Date (or NOT SIGNED)
    • Signed By
    • Reason
  • You can create multiple reports for selected components at once. Follow the steps in: View an Approval report for multiple components.

If you want a report in the form of a CSV file, you can select one or multiple components from the browser, and on the Selected Components panel, use the Save as CSV button. For more information, read Save a CSV list of approved components.

To generate an approval report:

  1. From the top menu, select Components.
  2. Use the Folders pane and the Components pane to find the component you want to create an approval report for.
  3. Right-click the component (or use the Options menu), select Reports, and then select Approval report.

    You see two notifications about the start and completion of your request.

  4. From the top menu, select Notifications.
  5. Select the notification that contains the report.
    The Subject line says: Component Approval Report
    Results: You see a report similar to the following: