| Name | Approve delete equipment request |
|---|---|
| **Purpose** | Allow Approver to validate an equipment delete request |
| **Linked user stories** | [4.42. Editor - Delete an equipment](https://doc.rncv.lu/books/architecture-documentation/page/442-editor-delete-an-equipment "4.42. Editor - Delete an equipment") [4.50. Approver - Approve deleted equipment request](https://doc.rncv.lu/books/architecture-documentation/page/450-approver-approve-deleted-equipment-request "4.50. Approver - Approve deleted equipment request") [4.55. Organisation Approver - Approve delete equipment request for organisation](https://doc.rncv.lu/books/architecture-documentation/page/455-organisation-approver-approve-delete-equipment-request-for-organisation "4.55. Organisation Approver - Approve delete equipment request for organisation") |
| **APIs used** | **PUT** /equipments/<equipment-id>/approve **PUT** /equipments/<equipment-id>/reject **PUT** or **PATCH** /equipments/<equipment-id> |
| **Scope** | This process only handles the validation of an already created equipment deletion request |
| **Roles** | System, Approver / Global Approver |
| **Input** | - id of the unit that is marked for deletion - optionally the information to amend |
| **Output** | - confirmation that the update request has been approved/rejected |
| Step | Description | Actor(s) | Input(s) | Output(s) | Decision points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | The System sends out notifications to the Global approvers and organisation approvers, indicating that an approval a pending. | System | - Outside trigger (e.g. Editor sent a delete request) | - notification to the Global and organisation Approvers | |
| **2** | The Approver verifies if the equipment can be deleted | Approver | - equipment deletion request | - yes / no | **If the equipment can be deleted:** Go to step 3 **Else:** Go to secondary process S.1 |
| **3** | The System marks the equipment with the flag “is\_deleted = true” and adds the information on the date of validation and the user that validated the request | System | - equipment with flag “marked\_for\_deletion = true” | - equipment with flag “is\_deleted = true” - approver set to the user that triggered the approval - approval date set to the current date | |
| **4** | The System creates validated update requests with the flag “is\_deleted = true” for each active physical link that are linked to the deleted equipments | System | - unit | - new validated physical links with the flag “is\_deleted = true” for each active physical link that is linked to the deleted equipments | |
| **5** | The Approver gets a confirmation that the approval has been applied | Approver | - confirmation of the validation |
| Step | Description | Actor(s) | Input(s) | Output(s) | Decision points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | The System removes the mark\_for\_deletion tag from the equipment entry | System | - equipment marked for deletion | - equipment with the flag “mark\_for\_deletion = false” | |
| **2** | The Approver gets a confirmation that the deletion rejection has been applied | Approver | - deletion request rejection confirmation |