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title: "Approve or reject an application"
slug: "approve-or-reject-an-application"
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:07Z
canonical: "totara.help/approve-or-reject-an-application"
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# Approve or reject an application

In [approval workflows](/19/docs/what-are-approval-workflows), users with the required permissions to approve applications can do so from the applications dashboard.

When you receive an application, you can do one of three actions:

- Approve the application as it is
- Reject the application as it is
- Comment on the application to ask for clarification or leave other notes

## **Approve an application**

To approve an application, follow these steps:

1. Go to the applications dashboard.
2. Find the application (you may need to click **View all x** in order to do this).
3. Click the **Respond** button.
4. In the **Actions** tab in the right-hand panel, click **Approve**.

## **Reject an application**

When rejecting an application you will need to give a reason. Follow these steps to reject an application:

1. Go to the applications dashboard.
2. Find the application (you may need to click **View all x** in order to do this).
3. Click the **Respond** button.
4. In the **Actions** tab in the right-hand panel, click **Reject**.
5. Enter the reason for rejecting the application. This will be added as a comment.
6. Click **Confirm**.

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