Approval Requests

Use the Approval requests feature to stay on top of the topic creation for your organization.

Kafka topic requests

  1. From the Header bar menu, go to Admin panel.
  2. On the side navigation, select Requests under the Audits section.
Approval Requests

Creating a new topic request

Request Topic permission has been added to the list of available namespace permissions for Kafka. Users who are granted this permission can now request a topic creation, providing the system administrator with useful information for the requested topic.

The Topic Request happens from the Topic Lists screen.

Create a topic request Create a topic request

In the example above, the user requests a topic with a specific set of configurations. Now it’s up to the administrator to accept or reject the request.

Managing a request

Anyone with View Approval Requests permission will be notified when new requests arrive.

Approval Request Notification

A request can either be approved or rejected.

Approval Requests
  • If the request is approved, the Kafka topic is created with the configurations set by the requester
  • When rejecting a request, the reviewer is prompted to give a reason.