Pause Coupa approvals from email
Keep a request to pause an approval from getting lost in your inbox. Agent Mail can start the workflow, and Coupa can hold the identified approval.
Trigger
New Email Received
Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox
Action
Hold Approval
Tool to place an approval on hold. Use when you need to pause approval workflow temporarily.
Why this helps
A request to pause an approval can disappear among email threads while the approval keeps moving.
- Act on clear pause requests without switching apps.
- Keep the hold tied to an approval ID supplied in the email.
- See run outcomes in your selected report channel.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Agent Mail and Coupa once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and describe when an email should cause an identified approval to be held.
- 3Pick New Email Received as the trigger.
- 4Choose where run reports should go, then test with one real request email and approval.
Questions about this workflow
What information should the email include?
Include the Coupa approval ID and a clear request to pause it. If the ID or intent is unclear, have the automation report that instead of placing a hold.
Does this approve or reject the item?
No. This workflow uses Coupa's Hold Approval action to pause an approval.
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