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title: "Advanced due diligence Q&A workflow in Peony's virtual data room"
lang: en
canonical_url: https://www.peony.ink/changelog/peony-adds-advanced-qa-workflow
description: "An advanced Q&A workflow has been in Peony's virtual data room since April 21, 2026, on Deal Team and Enterprise: each question moves from a coordinator to an expert and an approver before the answer is shared. The basic two-step workflow is on the Data Room plan."
date: "2026-04-21T12:00:00.000Z"
author: "Sean Yu"
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# Advanced due diligence Q&A workflow in Peony's virtual data room

_Q&A · April 21, 2026_

**Plans:** Basic workflow: Data Room and above. Advanced workflow: Deal Team and Enterprise.

**For:** M&A advisors, Investment banks, Corporate development teams

An advanced Q&A workflow has been in Peony's virtual data room since April 21, 2026, on Deal Team and Enterprise: each question moves from a coordinator to an expert and an approver before the answer is shared. The basic two-step workflow is on the Data Room plan.

## What does it do?

Setting up Q&A now starts with a choice of workflow.

- **Basic Q&A flow:** a question submitter sends a question, and an answer coordinator answers it.
- **Advanced Q&A flow:** five steps, for answers that need a specialist and a sign-off.

## Who is it for?

Sell-side teams where a banker coordinates, the company's CFO or counsel drafts, and someone senior approves before anything reaches a buyer.

## How does it work?

In the advanced flow:

1. The **Question submitter** sends a question.
2. The **Answer coordinator** reviews it and assigns it to an expert.
3. The **Expert** drafts an answer.
4. The coordinator reviews the draft and sends it for approval.
5. The **Answer approver** approves it and shares it with the submitter.

Open the data room's **Q&A** tab, click **Configure Q&A**, choose the workflow, then assign people to each role.

## Which plans include it?

Basic Q&A is on Data Room and above. The advanced workflow is on Deal Team ($64 per admin per month billed annually, $89 billed monthly, minimum 4 admins) and Enterprise. See [pricing](https://www.peony.ink/pricing).

## How does it compare?

Assign-and-approve Q&A routing is common in M&A-focused data rooms. In Peony it sits in the same room as permissions, analytics and AI document Q&A.

## Where can I learn more?

- [Visitor Q&A (docs)](https://www.peony.ink/docs/features/collaboration/visitor-qa)
- [Q&A in data rooms](https://www.peony.ink/changelog/peony-adds-qa-to-virtual-data-rooms)

## FAQ

### Does Peony's data room support Q&A approval workflows?

Yes. On Deal Team and Enterprise, the advanced Q&A workflow routes each question from a coordinator to an expert and then an approver before the answer is shared.

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