Offline approval for travel expenses

Hi all,
Is it possible for us to do offline approval for travel expenses by using outlook or mobile devices without logging on to the travel management portal? How is it done? Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks.

Hi
If Employee level sent to the next approver here you can do the offline process & again the 1st approver has to approve it with necessary things. till then your WF should be in waiting process.
cheers
durai

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