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Changing the approval status of an artifact

If a review is active, you can change the approval status of artifacts. However, you can only change the approval status of artifacts if your review status is set to InProgress. If your review status is set to Completed, you must first change it to InProgress. Read more about Changing your review status.

To change the approval status of an artifact:

  1. ClosedOpen the review.

    Choose one of the following options to open the review:

    • Click the link in the review notification email.
    • Click the review link located on the right side of your activity center.
    • Click the Open Review button located in the main content area of the review artifact, if you have access to open the artifact.
  2. ClosedView the artifacts included in the review.

    1. Click the View All Artifacts button to view the artifacts in the review.
  3. ClosedOpen an artifact.
  4. Click the artifact ID link of the artifact you want to open.

  5. ClosedApprove or disapprove the artifact.

    1. Click the Approved or Disapproved button on the ribbon (Home tab, Artifact group).

      Note: You can also remove the approval status by clicking the Pending Approval button on the ribbon (Home tab, Artifact group).

      The Electronically Sign Artifact dialog box appears if electronic signature validation is required.

      To provide your electronic signature, verify your identify by providing your login credentials.

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