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Purpose
The Page Approval macro has options for "Acknowledgers" and "Acknowledgement Groups". What are they used for and how are they different from approvers?
Answer
Acknowledgements provide a way for certain users to indicate they have checked the page, even if they are not approvers.
Think of it as similar to a CC: email or a way to keep certain parties "in the loop". For example, you may need to have a document acknowledged by the legal department or the HR department as part of the workflow, but they are not
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the ones who will do the final approval.
For more information about acknowledgements, refer to this section in the admin guide.
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