Patent ID: 11695834

Abstract:
A method implemented in a Software as a Service (SaaS) management platform (SMP) is provided, including: identifying a plurality of SaaS applications used by a customer of the SMP; receiving, over a network, human resources (HR) data from an HR application, said HR data describing an organization chart of users that are employees of the customer of the SMP; providing, over a network, an administrator interface for rendering through a client device operated by an administrative user of the customer; receiving input from the client device via the administrator interface, said input identifying a given SaaS application and a managerial group within the organization chart; and responsive to receiving said input, then storing an approval setting for the managerial group for the given SaaS application, the approval setting determines whether a user within the managerial group requires approval to enable granting of a license to use the given SaaS application.