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Procedure
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On the Pre Approval or Post Approval tab, click the New icon ( ).
2 Click the System Properties tab.
3 Select the check box for each system property that you want the approver to configure during the
approval process.
4 Configure the custom properties.
Add one or more custom properties that you want the approver to configure during the approval
process.
a Click the Custom Properties tab.
b
Click the New icon ( ).
c Enter the custom property values.
Option Description
Name Enter the property name.
Label Enter the label that is presented to the approver in the approval form.
Description Enter the extended information for the approver.
This information appears as the field tooltip in the form.
d Click Save.
e To delete multiple custom properties, select the rows and click Delete.
5 Click OK.
What to do next
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Add additional pre-approval or post-approval levels.
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Save the approval policy. The policy must be active to apply to services, items, or actions in the
Entitlements.
Approval Policy Settings
When you create an approval policy, you configure various options that determine when an item
requested by a service catalog users must be approved. The approval can be required before the request
begins provisioning or after the item is provisioned but before it is released to the requesting user.
Select Administration > Approval Polices. Click New.
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Approval Policy Type Settings
The approval policy type determines how the approval policy is configured and to what items or
actions you can apply it in the entitlement. When you add approval levels, the policy type or item
affects which fields are available to create conditions for the approval levels.
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