What happens to an action while it waits for approval?

While it waits, the action is held — it does not take effect until the approval chain completes. The request sits in a pending state, routed to the current approver, and the underlying action is blocked from proceeding. This is the whole point: the action is gated, not merely logged. Nothing happens to the real order, price, or operation until the required approvals are granted, so…

While it waits, the action is held — it does not take effect until the approval chain completes. The request sits in a pending state, routed to the current approver, and the underlying action is blocked from proceeding. This is the whole point: the action is gated, not merely logged. Nothing happens to the real order, price, or operation until the required approvals are granted, so governance is enforced rather than advisory.