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# Approval Requests

Some Patching Strategies require patch manager approval before beginning a patch cycle. The Patching Process looks for an Approval Chain to use when processing approvals and sends a notification based on the communication process configured for each approver.

These approval communications include a as list of applicable patches from the strategy, and a link that directs the approver to the Admin Portal, prompting them to authenticate.

![HTML email approval request notification](/files/HlIjN6vrrGgRl1EJ9Cjj)

Administrators may see all pending and completed Approvals using the OneSite Patch dashboard.

## Approve or Reject a Patch Request

1. Select **Approval Requests** from the left navigation menu of the Patch dashboard.

   ![](/files/euy9p9vhM1EewBirjnp3)

   * The **All** view is read-only. You may view the Approval details, but you may not make any changes.
   * **Pending** lists the process awaiting approval. You may view and change processes with a status of pending. The Approval Request details for processes await approval in this list.
   * The **Completed** view is read-only. You may view the Approval Request details, but you may not make any changes.
2. Select the **ellipsis ...** in the **Action** column to view details of a specific request:

   ![Approval Actions](/files/jTBqcDNGkx65VvPJNHLP)

   * Select **Approve** to approve a pending request.
   * Select **Reject** to reject a pending request.
   * Select **View** to view additional details about any request. For completed requests, *View* is your only option.