Use the Pending Items Preview mode to preview items that are pending approval directly on the page. Both users who submit items for approval and those that are approvers of items, can use this mode. Users can access this mode when viewing approval notifications in the My Notifications portlet, or by clicking Pending Items: Preview when editing a page.
Pending and rejected items are shown directly on the page in this
mode. After a user with the "Manage Items with Approval"
privilege creates or updates an item on a page, the Pending Items
Preview mode is displayed. The new or updated item is displayed with
the status 
or 
.
The pending item does not display in other page editing modes (such
as Graphical or Layout, only in Pending Items Preview mode).
Note: This mode is only available if approvals are enabled for the page group.
If you are an item submitter or approver, you can view a new or
updated item that is pending approval in Pending Items Preview mode.
appears next to updated items that are pending approval.
appears next to new items that are pending approval.
When there is an update pending for an existing item, this mode will display the updated item, whereas other editing modes will display the existing item. Essentially, this mode provides a way to view new or updated item which require approval before they are published to a wide audience, all users of the portal.
If you are an approver, you can approve or reject an item by clicking
its approval action icon, 
.
This takes you to the Approval Notification Details page from which
you can approve or reject the item. When a pending item is approved,
it becomes a regular active item; it is displayed in all modes.
Note: If an approver does not have any items that are pending approval, this mode does not display.
If you are a page or content manager (with the Manage
or Manage Content privilege on the page), or page group
administrator, you can move a pending item to the next approver (for
example, if an approver is not available), even if you are not among
the list of approvers. Click the item's approval action icon, .
This takes you to the Approval Notification Details page from which
you can approve (or reject an item). If you approve the item, the
pending item moves to the next approver in the routing list (or is
approved, if there are no additional approvers).
If you are an item submitter, you can edit a rejected item. Click 
next to the rejected item. After you edit the item, it will be
resubmitted for approval. You can also delete the rejected item if
you wish. Additionally, you can un-delete a rejected item that was
deleted. This returns the item to a rejected status.
Approving an item
Enabling approvals and notifications
Setting up an approval process for a page
Setting up an approval process for a page group
Setting up expiry notifications for a page group
Customizing the My Notifications portlet
Customizing the My Approval Status portlet
Customizing the Pending Approvals Monitor portlet