Workflow approval system, approval order setting method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

An approval order setting method comprising:

• acquiring, by an acquisition unit, a first image;
• recognizing, by a recognition unit, one or more approval fields included in the first image on a basis of an arrangement of a combination of characters included in the first image and a delimiting line delimiting a predetermined region in the first image;
• and
• setting, by a route setting unit, an approval order indicating an order of approvers who approve the first image, on a basis of an array of the recognized one or more approval fields,
• wherein the delimiting line includes one or more straight lines or one or more curved lines.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores an approval order setting program that is executed by a computer, the approval order setting program causing the computer to function as:

• an acquisition unit that acquires a first image;
• a recognition unit that recognizes one or more approval fields included in the first image on a basis of an arrangement of a combination of characters included in the first image and a delimiting line delimiting a predetermined region in the first image;
• and
• a route setting unit that sets an approval order indicating an order of approvers who approve the first image, on a basis of an array of the one or more approval fields recognized by the recognition unit,
• wherein the delimiting line includes one or more straight lines or one or more curved lines.