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3 Select a policy type or software component.
Option Description
Select an approval policy type Create an approval policy based on the policy request type.
Select this option to define an approval policy that is applicable to all catalog
items of that type. The request type can be a generic request, a catalog item
request, or a resource action request.
The available condition configuration options vary depending on the type. The
more specific the type the more specific the configuration fields. For example,
Service Catalog - Catalog Item Request provides only the fields that are common
to all catalog item requests, but a Service Catalog - Catalog Item Request -
Virtual Machine also includes the common options and options specific to virtual
machines.
The request type limits the catalog items or actions to which you can apply the
approval policy.
Select an item Create an approval policy based on a specific item.
Select this option to define an approval policy that is applicable to specific items
that are not available as individual items in the service catalog, only as part of a
machine or other deployment. For example, software components.
The available condition configuration fields are specific to the item and can be
more detailed than the criteria offered for a policy type item.
List Lists the available policy type or catalog items.
Search or sort the columns to locate a specific item or type.
4 Click OK.
5 Enter a name and, optionally, a description.
6 Select the state of the policy from the Status drop-down menu.
Option Description
Draft Saves the approval policy in an editable state.
Active Saves the approval policy in a read-only state that you can use in an entitlement.
Inactive Saves the approval policy in a read-only state that you cannot use in an
entitlement until you activate the policy.
What to do next
Create the pre-approval and post-approval levels.
Create an Approval Level
When you create an approval policy, you can add pre-approval and post-approval levels.
You can create multiple approval levels for an approval policy. When a service catalog user requests an
item to which an approval policy with multiple levels is applied, each the first level must be accepted
before the approval request is sent to the next approver. See Working with Approval Policies.
Prerequisites
Specify Approval Policy Information.
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