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# Cross-organization quick start

> Quick start guide for DingTalk cross-organization approval: covers applicable scenarios and end-to-end workflows, including inviting external users to join, external users initiating approvals, and internal users initiating approvals for external users to process.

## 1. Feature overview

Cross-organization approval lets you initiate Approval processes with external organizations, addressing the needs of enterprises and government-enterprise entities in management, communication, Collaboration, and business chains. It helps organizations better Connect with their suppliers, distributors, platform merchants, and other business partners.

## 2. Applicable scenarios

* The Organization has external users, such as suppliers, who need to initiate approvals for internal users to process.

* Other scenarios that require cross-organization approval.

## 3. Workflows

### 1. Employees invite external users to join

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Customer Profile">
    On DingTalk mobile, the Employee goes to Workbench > OA Approval > \[More] in the bottom-right corner > \[cross-organization approval] > \[Customer Profile]:

    <Frame>
      ![Path on DingTalk mobile to open Customer Profile: Workbench, OA Approval, More, cross-organization approval, Customer Profile](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bR62w2Blxo/img/67efc9ba-1ab7-4b0a-97c6-e17a82090f73.png)
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Invite external users of the Organization">
    Tap \[Invite external users of the Organization]. You can invite external users to fill in their profile by Sending a QR Code, Sharing to DingTalk, or Copying the Link:

    <Frame>
      ![On the Customer Profile page, tap Invite external users of the Organization to generate an invitation page that can be sent as a QR Code, Shared to DingTalk, or copied as a Link](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bR62w2Blxo/img/a55a0108-3a65-4622-a9ae-dc22d1558f0a.png)
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="External user scans and authorizes">
    The external user scans the QR Code with DingTalk mobile or taps the Link to open the Form submission Page, taps \[Re-authorize], and agrees to share basic information such as DingTalk Name and Profile Photo and to receive pushed messages from the OA Approval Assistant service account:

    <div style={{maxWidth: '400px', margin: '16px auto'}}>
      <Frame>
        ![External user opens the Customer Profile submission page; an Authorization dialog appears requesting access to Name and Profile Photo and permission to push messages](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bR62w2Blxo/img/3ca6cb38-4fbb-44af-9cdf-7ed65745c81e.png)
      </Frame>
    </div>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in the profile and submit">
    Fill in the information and tap \[Submit]:

    <div style={{maxWidth: '400px', margin: '16px auto'}}>
      <Frame>
        ![External user fills in profile details such as customer name, address, Contact, and Phone number, and taps Submit](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bR62w2Blxo/img/5a5feb82-af9c-4094-8bfe-01a92c58bc70.png)
      </Frame>
    </div>
  </Step>
</Steps>

### 2. External users initiate approvals; internal users process them

<Steps>
  <Step title="Share the Form with external users">
    On DingTalk mobile, the Employee goes to Workbench > OA Approval > \[More] in the bottom-right corner > \[cross-organization approval] > \[Initiate Approval] > selects a Form > Shares the Form with external users:

    <Frame>
      ![Path on DingTalk mobile to Initiate Approval under cross-organization approval, then select the target Form to Share](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bR62w2Blxo/img/56ae3a34-08fa-470d-9a3e-76277ba3bb08.png)
    </Frame>

    After selecting a Form such as Customer Ticket, generate a QR Code to Share with the external user:

    <Frame>
      ![On the Initiate Approval page, select the Customer Ticket Form to generate a sharing page with a QR Code that can be Sent, Shared to DingTalk, or copied as a Link](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bR62w2Blxo/img/524b2495-c23c-4534-b7c1-9294b12456a7.png)
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="External user fills in and submits the ticket">
    The external user scans the QR Code with DingTalk mobile or taps the Link to open the ticket submission Page. The system automatically matches the external user's Customer Profile. After filling it in, tap \[Submit] and wait for internal users to process it:

    <Frame>
      ![External user opens the Customer Ticket submission page; the system automatically matches the Customer Profile, and the user submits after filling in the ticket details](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bR62w2Blxo/img/8637e2a2-3f9f-4660-b6f0-8dfbf4a7b222.png)
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Receive approval progress alerts">
    The OA Approval Assistant pushes approval progress alerts to the external user:

    <div style={{maxWidth: '400px', margin: '16px auto'}}>
      <Frame>
        ![The OA Approval Assistant pushes the ticket's approval progress alert to the external user](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bR62w2Blxo/img/bc1c4c76-41e1-4045-8d86-17dead401f73.png)
      </Frame>
    </div>
  </Step>
</Steps>

### 3. Internal users initiate approvals; external users process them

<Steps>
  <Step title="Initiate the approval and fill in the Form">
    On DingTalk mobile, the Employee goes to Workbench > OA Approval > \[More] in the bottom-right corner > \[cross-organization approval] > \[Initiate Approval] > selects a Form > taps to fill it in:

    <Frame>
      ![Path on DingTalk mobile to Initiate Approval under cross-organization approval, and select the Form to fill in](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bR62w2Blxo/img/56ae3a34-08fa-470d-9a3e-76277ba3bb08.png)
    </Frame>

    In the Initiate Approval List, select a Form such as Customer Delivery Confirmation and tap to fill it in:

    <Frame>
      ![The Initiate Approval List on the cross-organization approval page, including Forms such as Customer Ticket, Customer Delivery Confirmation, and Customer Contract](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bR62w2Blxo/img/13e4fa06-60e9-429d-80ef-88074f57a04e.png)
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the Customer Profile">
    Open the Form submission Page and Select the Customer Profile:

    <Frame>
      ![On the Form submission page, tap the Customer Profile Field and select the target customer from the My Customer Profiles List](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bR62w2Blxo/img/22542788-bc84-458b-bbb5-7e3b4d7a9924.png)
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in the details and submit">
    The external customer shown in the process is the one you selected. Fill in the information and tap \[Submit]:

    <Frame>
      ![The Delivery Confirmation submission page shows the selected Customer Profile; the external approver in the process is that customer. Submit after filling in the details](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bR62w2Blxo/img/6cd736f4-93df-48ac-ae7b-233b9b0bb280.png)
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="External customer processes the approval">
    The external customer will receive an approval processing notification from the OA Approval Assistant. Wait for the customer to finish processing:

    <div style={{maxWidth: '400px', margin: '16px auto'}}>
      <Frame>
        ![The external customer receives a Delivery Confirmation approval notification in the OA Approval Assistant, with options to Accept or Decline](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bR62w2Blxo/img/b7642e94-992a-40e8-9247-9bde95a68d40.png)
      </Frame>
    </div>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## 4. Related documents

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="External supplier confirms order" icon="truck" href="/approval/cross-org-supplier-order">
    Set up and run the end-to-end flow for external suppliers confirming purchase orders.
  </Card>

  <Card title="External partner contract approval" icon="file-signature" href="/approval/cross-org-partner-contract">
    Set up and run the end-to-end flow for external partners participating in contract approval.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cross-organization admin handbook" icon="user-gear" href="/approval/cross-org-admin-guide">
    How Admins configure and manage cross-organization approval.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cross-organization employee handbook" icon="users" href="/approval/cross-org-employee-guide">
    How Employees use the cross-organization approval feature.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>