7.7. Approve delete site request
| Name | Approve delete site request |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Allow Approver to validate a site delete request |
| Linked user stories |
4.47. Approver - Approve deleted site request 4.52. Organisation Approver - Approve deleted site request for organisation |
| APIs used | PUT /sites/<site-id>/approve PUT /sites/<site-id>/reject PUT or PATCH /sites/<site-id> |
| Scope | This process only handles the validation of an already created site deletion request |
| Roles | System, Approver / Global Approver |
| Input | - id of the site that is marked for deletion - optionally the information to amend |
| Output | - confirmation that the update request has been approved/rejected |
Detailed Process description
Main Process
| 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 site can be deleted | Approver | - Site deletion request | - yes / no | If the site can be deleted: Go to step 3 Else: Go to secondary process S.1 |
| 3 | The System marks the site with the flag “is_deleted = true” and adds the information on the date of validation and the user that validated the request | System | - site with flag “marked_for_deletion = true” | - site with flag “is_deleted = true” - approver set to the user that triggered the approval - approval date set to the current date |
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| 4 | The System sets all the objects linked to the site with the flag “is_deleted = true” (blocks, units, equipments). | System | - site | - all linked objects marked with the flag “is_deleted = true” | |
| 5 | The System creates validated update requests with the flag “is_deleted = true” for each active physical link that are connected to at least one unit of the site. | System | - site | - new validated physical links with the flag “is_deleted = true” for each active physical link that links at least one unit of the deleted site | |
| 6 | The Approver gets a confirmation that the approval has been applied | Approver | - confirmation of the validation |
Secondary Processes
S.1. Delete site request rejected
| Step | Description | Actor(s) | Input(s) | Output(s) | Decision points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The System removes the mark_for_deletion tag from the site entry | System | - site marked for deletion | - site 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 |
Exceptions
[400 Bad Request] Invalid input:
If mandatory fields are missing or invalid, the system returns an error message. If some addresses do not exist in the system, this is also considered as a bad request.
[404 Not Found] Site not found
Error returned by the system if the site is not found.
[409 Conflict] Site not marked for deletion
Error returned by the system if the site being validated is not marked for deletion.
[500 Internal Server Error] System Error
If the system fails to save changes due to an internal error, it displays an appropriate message and logs the error for further investigation.