Approving, rejecting, or restarting a request

Procedure

To approve, reject, or restart an approval request:
  1. Click Approvals on the left-menu pane.
  2. In the Pending Requests tab, click Requests for me. The pending requests are displayed in a table, if any.
  3. Click the record ID of the request you want to attend to. The record opens in the right corner of the window.
  4. Verify the details of the record.
  5. Choose one of the following ways to respond to the request:
    Options...Steps
    Click View or Modify under the Actions column.
    1. Click the Edit Record icon.
    2. In the Status drop-down menu, select either Approve, Reject, or Cancelled based on your observation.
    3. Click Save.
    In the opened record, click the Edit Record icon.
    1. In the Details tab, click Approvals.
    2. In the Quick Approval Change section, click Approve, Reject, Cancel, or Restart based on your observation. The Reviewer Status column is updated with the changed status.
    3. Click Save.
    Click Approve or Reject under the Actions column.
    1. In the Comments box, enter your review comments.
    2. Click Approve or Reject. Your comment is added to the Conversation tab of the corresponding work item as an automated message.