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Terriqon’s AI can turn weeks of field data into a structured, funder-ready report draft in under 15 minutes — but no draft ever leaves your organisation without a human sign-off. As an Organization Admin or Organization Manager, you are the final checkpoint. You review the draft, make edits, verify that PII has been stripped, and either approve the report for distribution or reject it and send it back to draft. This guide explains the full approval workflow from generating a report to downloading the finished document.

Who Can Approve Reports

Report approval is restricted to users with the appropriate role:
RoleCan Generate ReportsCan Review & EditCan Approve or Reject
Organization AdminYesYesYes
Organization ManagerYesYesYes
Field OfficerNoNoNo
Field Officers can submit data that feeds into reports, but they cannot access the report generation or approval workflow. This separation ensures that sensitive programme narratives and funder communications are only handled by authorised team members.

Generating a Report

1

Open the Reports tab

Navigate to your project from the Projects sidebar and click the Reports tab at the top of the project page.
2

Click Generate Report

Click the Generate Report button. A setup panel slides in from the right.
3

Select a report type

Choose from one of four report types:

Project Report

A comprehensive narrative covering activities, outputs, and outcomes for a single project. Ideal for internal reviews and project-level funder updates.

Ops Report

An operational summary focused on field team performance, submission rates, and data quality. Useful for programme management and internal accountability.

Donor Report

A funder-facing narrative that maps field data to grant indicators and logical frameworks. Formatted for external distribution.

Portfolio Report

An aggregated view across multiple projects. Available on Growth and Enterprise plans.
4

Data quality check

Before generating, Terriqon runs an automated data quality check on the underlying submissions. If the data is insufficient — too few submissions, too many blank required fields, or a data quality score below the threshold — you’ll see a quality warning. You can proceed to generate anyway (the report will note the limitation) or return to your data and follow up with your field team first.
5

AI generates the draft

If quality checks pass, the AI begins generating the report. This typically takes under 15 minutes. You can navigate away and continue other work — Terriqon runs the generation in the background.
6

Receive the notification

When the draft is ready, you receive both an in-app notification and an email. Click the notification to go directly to the review screen.

Reviewing the Draft

The report review screen is split into three panels:
  • Report narrative (left): The full AI-generated text, broken into clearly labelled sections (Executive Summary, Activities, Outcomes, Recommendations, etc.). Every section is editable.
  • Data metrics (right): The underlying aggregated figures used to generate the narrative — submission counts, completion rates, field-level statistics, and any computed KPIs.
  • Redaction log (bottom): A record of every field that was automatically stripped from the AI pipeline because it was tagged as Personally Identifiable or Restricted. Review this log to confirm PII exclusion before approving.
Work through each section of the narrative, cross-referencing the data metrics panel to verify accuracy.

Editing the Report

Every section of the report narrative is editable inline. Click any paragraph or heading to activate the text editor for that section. Common edits include:
  • Adding programme context the AI couldn’t infer from submission data alone
  • Adjusting tone to match your organisation’s voice or a specific funder’s expectations
  • Correcting figures if a data anomaly is spotted
  • Inserting a quote or case study from your field team
All edits are tracked in the Audit Log, which records what was changed, by whom, and at what time. The audit log cannot be edited or deleted.
Once approved, the report is final. If you need to make changes after approval, create a new report version from the Reports tab rather than attempting to modify the approved document.

Approving a Report

When you are satisfied with the draft:
1

Click Approve Report

Click the Approve Report button in the top-right corner of the review screen.
2

Confirm with your name

A confirmation dialog asks you to type your name as a digital signature. This confirms that a named, authorised individual has reviewed and approved the content.
3

Download or share the report

The approved report is now available for download. Export formats include CSV, Excel, and JSON. The report carries a verified status badge showing the approver’s name, role, and timestamp.
The approval is permanently logged and cannot be removed. This creates an auditable chain of custody from raw field submission to approved funder deliverable.
Do not share an unapproved AI draft externally. Approved reports carry a verified status badge and can be independently audited. Unapproved drafts carry no such verification and could expose your organisation to compliance risk if shared with funders or partners.

Rejecting a Report

If the draft is inaccurate, incomplete, or otherwise unsuitable for approval:
1

Click Reject

Click the Reject button in the top-right corner of the review screen.
2

Enter a written reason

A reason is required — type a clear explanation of why the draft was rejected (for example: “Submission count is too low for the reporting period; please collect additional data from the northern district before regenerating”). This reason is visible to all Admins and Managers on the project.
3

Confirm rejection

Click Confirm Rejection. The report returns to Draft status. The rejection reason and timestamp are logged permanently in the Audit Log.
Once rejected, you can either regenerate the report after addressing the underlying data issues, or edit the existing draft manually and re-submit it for approval.