# Approval Step Order Evidence Check

Check that approval steps ran in the required order before a post moved forward.

## Scope
Preparation and review only. No account action or professional decision.

## Inputs
Approval workflow steps in required order and the recorded approval timestamps.

## Workflow
1. Record the required step order from the workflow.
2. Read each recorded approval with its timestamp.
3. Flag any step approved before an earlier required step.
4. Return the order evidence without changing approvals.

## Output contract
post | step | required_position | approved_at | in_order | violation

## Fictional acceptance test
Fictional workflow has 3 ordered steps; step 2 was approved at 10:00 and step 1 at 11:00: step 2 ran 1 hour before a required earlier step, so 1 order violation is recorded.

## Review gates
Keep original values, source IDs and version dates. Unknown facts stay held. Use qualified review for hiring, legal and accounting conclusions. No send, share, sign-in, scheduling, ledger change or payment. Fictional contract review is not a live account compatibility test.

## Method source
https://help.planable.io/hc/en-us/articles/21715462785180-Approvals-and-Approval-Workflows

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