Four-eyes principle
Four eyes, even when the software never planned for it.
A second pair of eyes on large amounts and sensitive changes is a sound agreement. Most online shops, portals and packages just don’t support it. ClickCheck adds it on top.
Lisa · Employee
Basket (3)
| Ergo 400 office chair | 6 × €495 | €2,970 |
|---|---|---|
| Sit-stand desk 160 × 80 | 2 × €720 | €1,440 |
| Dual monitor arm | 4 × €110 | €440 |
Order placed. Order number KP-20481. Approved by Sanne and recorded in the audit log.
Order not placed.
Sanne · Management
ClickCheck
Approvals
No pending requests.
Lisa de Vries wants to order from officepartner.example
€4,850
Rule: orders over €2,500
Reason No reason given
Approved · just now
Declined · just now
The gap
The agreement exists. The check doesn’t.
In many smaller companies the four-eyes principle is a verbal agreement: above a certain amount, check with the director; for a new supplier, talk it through first. That works as long as everyone remembers and things are quiet.
The supplier’s online shop never asks for approval. The banking portal may have a second signature, but not for every account. And a customer’s purchasing portal has no setting for it at all.
ClickCheck puts the check where the action happens. The employee requests approval, the approver decides on their phone, and only then does the click go through.
Where it counts
Where companies use a second pair of eyes.
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An order above the agreed amount.
Approval from a manager
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A payment to a new or changed bank account.
Approval by a second person
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Creating a new supplier in the accounting system.
Approval from finance
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Granting admin rights in Microsoft 365.
Approval from the IT lead
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A credit note over a set amount.
Confirmation with a reason
How it runs
From click to decision, without emails back and forth.
- The employee clicks
ClickCheck recognises the action and sees that the condition matches: an amount over €2,500, for example.
- A request with context
The employee requests approval, optionally with a reason. The approver sees the amount, website, rule and reason.
- A decision on the phone
Approve or decline from a phone. The employee sees the decision straight away in the browser.
- Valid once
An approval covers this one action, by this person, within a short window. Not the next order.
An approval is tied to exactly that action. It can’t be saved for another order or passed on to a colleague.
Frequently asked questions
What if the approver isn’t available?
You can set several approvers or a group per rule. Whoever decides first settles it.
Can I approve my own request?
No. The whole point of four eyes is that it’s someone else.
Where can I see later who approved what?
In the dashboard’s audit log: who asked, who decided, when, and under which rule.
Make a mistake once. Not twice.
Free for 3 users and 3 rules. No credit card needed.