Enabling approval delegation

The Can Delegate Approvals security role setting controls whether an operator can view the Approval Delegation wizard.

Note It is a best practice to only enable the Delegate Approvals or Can Delegate Approvals option for operators who can also view and approve objects in the application.

Refer to the following example for how to enable approval delegation for Change Management.

  1. Log on to Service Manager as a System Administrator.
  2. Click System Administration > Security > Roles.

  3. In the Name field, type the name of the security role you want to grant approvals. For example, change approver.

  4. Click Search. The Security Roles form opens.

  5. Click Change in the Area column.
  6. Under Settings, select the Can Delegate Approvals check box.
  7. Click Save.

Related topics

Administering approval delegation
Approval delegation
What happens when I delegate approval authority?
What happens when I receive delegated approval authority?

Copy an approval delegation
Delegate approvals to another operator
Disable an active approval delegation
Update an active approval delegation

Approval delegate qualifications
Global variables available for approval delegation
Views available for approval delegation