[Event Follow-Up] Understanding Unified Approvals: Direction, Reporting, and What’s Next – 3/26/26 | Community
Skip to main content
LeslieSpier
Adobe Employee
LeslieSpierAdobe Employee
Adobe Employee
March 26, 2026

[Event Follow-Up] Understanding Unified Approvals: Direction, Reporting, and What’s Next – 3/26/26

  • March 26, 2026
  • 5 replies
  • 515 views

A HUGE thank you to ​@MikeEngel  for sharing all his knowledge on the Unified Approvals transition! We realize there were a lot of unanswered questions from the chat so we are working on a consolidated Q&A that we’ll post here later, as well as discussing additional webinars to address these! 

 

As discussed today, access to Unified Approvals will be based on your Workfront contract renewal date, but if you want to get access earlier, reach out to your account team to see if you can recontract early!

 

Below are a summary, links to the slide deck, recording, and resources!

 

Senior Product Manager Mike Engel shared updates on the new Unified Approvals experience, bringing enhanced review and collaboration tools for both video and non-video assets. Mike demo’d the new experience, including annotation and collaboration tools. He also discussed the transition, which will allow teams to adopt it in stages (using both legacy and new approvals, as needed) as well as potential future capabilities.

 

 

Resources from the chat:

 

➡Let’s hear from you! What are you most excited for with the new unified approvals experience? What questions do you still have?

    5 replies

    Lyndsy-Denk
    Community Advisor
    Lyndsy-DenkCommunity Advisor
    Community Advisor
    March 27, 2026

    Much like the AMAs we’ve had not too long ago, this is a great thread for those to ask additional questions. Some admins are already in the Unified Approvals and can probably chime in with their experiences.

     

    One major clarification I took away from the event: Unified Approvals is already launched and there are updates and new features rolling out regularly. So why don’t you have it? Instances won’t have the option in their Setup area to turn it on until they sign a new contract. If you want to initiate this sooner, contact your account representative.

      M
      Adobe Employee
      MikeEngelAdobe Employee
      Adobe Employee
      April 1, 2026

      Hi Lyndsy,
      Yes! Unified Review and Approval is available now. It does require a new contract because it’s using a completely new storage system, Adobe Enterprise Storage, which is powering this integration. Once the contract is signed then you’ll see those setup options to toggle between Legacy storage and workflows and Adobe Enterprise storage and workflows (or both at the same time!). 

      RuthMo2
      RuthMo2
      Level 2
      March 27, 2026

      For those registered for Understanding Unified Approvals: Direction, Reporting, and What’s Next, would you be interested in follow‑up working sessions to unpack the upcoming approval workflow changes? Looking to exchange implications, open questions, and practical change‑management strategies—comment or react if you’d like to participate or suggest discussion topics.

        H
        HenryCh2
        Level 1
        April 3, 2026

        Yes - this would be extremely helpful to understand, and I want to attend any working sessions.

        RuthMo2
        RuthMo2
        Level 2
        April 8, 2026

        ​@Travis_Jordan Will there be a follow‑up session on Unified Approvals to address outstanding questions and help Workfront Admins make an informed decision and manage the change effectively?

        KristenS_WF
        KristenS_WF
        Level 7
        March 27, 2026

        I was unable to attend, but I just listened to the recording.  My question surrounds reporting and the API.  We’re currently working on a process to extract info on proofs (e.g., reviewer role, reviewer decision) through the Workfront Proof connector in Fusion and update a custom document form where the info can then be accessed through regular Workfront reporting and in Power BI via an API call.

        I just tested out the Unified Approval process in our sandbox preview environment.  I see that the API Explorer lists a Document Approval object and shows Approvals as a collection under the Document object.  I used a Custom API Call module in Fusion to search for my test document and show the Approvals collection.  The call ran without error, but the Approvals array shows as empty.

        I know some approval information is available via Canvas Dashboards--we’re in the beta, and I played around a bit, but the builder is difficult to navigate and the report result was underwhelming.

        What is the timeline for making the Document Approvals object API fully functional and reportable?  The switch to Unified Approvals is a non-starter for us until this is implemented.  Thanks.

          K
          KristenSw
          Level 2
          March 27, 2026

          I’m seeing from earlier posts that DOCAPL is actually for an older Document Approval object--so nothing yet for Unified Approvals?  Customers who renew from Jan 1 onward must use Unified Approvals, but the reporting supporting this change is stuck in beta?

            Travis_Jordan
            Adobe Employee
            Travis_JordanAdobe Employee
            Adobe Employee
            April 2, 2026

            Hi KristenS_WF, the ability for Fusion to support unified review and approvals actions, triggers, and events, is slated to be delivered in Q2--likely sometime around May/June. 

            LeslieSpier
            Adobe Employee
            LeslieSpierAdobe EmployeeAuthor
            Adobe Employee
            March 27, 2026

            🔥🔥Hot off the press! Our writing team just added a new article in the documentation (will also add to the resources in the main post above)!

              -JC
              -JC
              Level 6
              March 30, 2026

              Grateful for this - the “Integration requirements” section helped me understand why that “Storage Preferences” area doesn’t appear even though we renewed this month. Our Workfront and Frame.io instances are on different IMS orgs. Thanks Leslie!

                K
                Kasey-Gagne
                Level 5
                March 30, 2026

                We are in the same boat. Is there somewhere that I can learn more about what goes into migrating Frame/Workfront into the same IMS org? This integration with Frame will be a MASSIVE win for our team and would love to implement it asap. 

                ElvinM
                ElvinM
                Level 2
                March 30, 2026

                This was super helpful! We’ve reached out to our rep about getting the new contract.

                I am curious about 2 things:

                1. How will Frame handle file storage if you have a team already using Frame for video that isn’t integrated and won’t be integrated into Workfront? I hope we can keep things separate, especially if we’re going to be clogging up Frame with every project name (storage limits and maintenance will be interesting too).
                2. What will reporting look like. I’m assuming it will only be available via Canva and that hasn’t been a great experience so far when trying to report out on proofs or approvals.
                  M
                  Adobe Employee
                  MikeEngelAdobe Employee
                  Adobe Employee
                  April 1, 2026

                  Hi Elvin,

                  1. You’ll need Frame v4 for the integration. A key piece of the project sharing is that is that the project has to start in Workfront. For a project started in Frame it will not sync to Workfront, so your teams can continue to use Frame as they do now and still take advantage of the integration. There are also some group level toggles that will limit access to the integration with Frame.io.  
                  2. We are going to continue to lean into Canvas. If you’re finding gaps or it’s a frustrating experience I’m happy to hear those out. I can DM you my email if you’d like to provide me feedback directly.
                    ElvinM
                    ElvinM
                    Level 2
                    April 1, 2026

                    Thanks for the reply Mike! We’re on Frame.io v4 so it seems like getting our SKUs updated is our last step. Working on that.

                    Great news about it keeping Workfront and Frame projects separate. 

                    I’ll take a look again at the canva reports but the last time I attempted to create something similar to what’s on the Home page for approvals it was difficult to find all the fields and get them in a single report. The idea would be to create a dashboard that shows approvals waiting for teams, groups, or job roles if possible.

                      Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement

                      Loading footer...