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title: "Schedule Approval Settings"
slug: "schedule-approval-details"
description: "Schedule Approval settings — field reference for name, assigned locations, and the automatic approval deadline before the schedule week starts."
updated: 2024-11-14T00:54:32Z
published: 2024-11-14T00:54:32Z
canonical: "docs.restaurant365.com/schedule-approval-details"
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# Schedule Approval Settings

The Schedule Approval sidesheet contains the schedule approval configuration, which enables the [schedule approvals workflow](/doc/docs/schedule-approval-workflow) for assigned locations.

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## Navigation

Follow these steps to open the Schedule Approval sidesheet:

**1)** Navigate to [**Schedule Settings**](/doc/docs/schedule-settings) by clicking the Gear icon in the header of the [Schedule page](/doc/docs/schedule-calendar).

**2)** Select the **Schedule Approvals tab**.

**3)** Click on the desired **schedule approval configuration**.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image-ULELS7GO.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T16%3A57%3A51Z&se=2026-11-10T17%3A57%3A51Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=MHmr5OGtuj0rJtb9Ni7uA0Sn59UUwM81%2FIp0my%2BuSAc%3D)

Learn about [creating schedule approval configurations here](/doc/docs/create-a-schedule-approval).

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## Security

Users must have the following permission to view or edit schedule approvals:

- Labor → Scheduling → Schedule → Approvals → Add/Edit/Delete Schedule Approval Configuration

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## Schedule Approval Details

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image-NRU0KKRD.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T16%3A57%3A51Z&se=2026-11-10T17%3A57%3A51Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=MHmr5OGtuj0rJtb9Ni7uA0Sn59UUwM81%2FIp0my%2BuSAc%3D)

|  | Button/Field | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **1** | Back To All Schedule Approvals Button | Returns to the Schedule Approvals tab of the [Schedule Settings page](/doc/docs/schedule-settings). |
| **2** | Save Button | Saves changes to the schedule approval configuration. > This button is disabled if no changes have been made. |
| **3** | Action Menu | Contains the following actions: - **Delete** - Deletes the schedule approval. **This action is irreversible.** |
| **4** | Name | User entered name for the schedule approval. |
| **5** | Locations | Locations assigned to the schedule approval. Each location **can only be assigned to one** schedule approval configuration. Click the X button associated with the location to unassign it. > The [schedule approvals workflow](/doc/docs/schedule-approval-workflow) is enabled for these locations. |
| **6** | _____ days(s) before start date of the schedule week | Number of days prior to the first day of the schedule week that an unpublished schedule will be automatically approved and published (1-30 days). > All schedule approvals must have a schedule approval deadline. |