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title: "Submit a Schedule For Approval"
slug: "submit-a-schedule-for-approval"
description: "Submit an unpublished schedule for approval when you lack the Approve Schedule permission. Status changes to Pending Approval."
updated: 2025-06-24T15:52:14Z
published: 2025-06-24T15:52:14Z
canonical: "docs.restaurant365.com/submit-a-schedule-for-approval"
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# Submit a Schedule For Approval

When [schedule approval](/doc/docs/schedule-settings) is enabled, users with the Publish/Unpublish Schedules permission but not the Approve Schedule permission must submit unpublished schedules for approval. Learn more about the [workflow for schedule approval here](/doc/docs/schedule-approval-workflow).

Follow these steps to submit a schedule for approval:

*Click steps to expand for additional information and images.*

****1)** Navigate to the [**Schedule page**](/doc/docs/schedule-calendar) and confirm that the schedule is ready to be published.**

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image-81BM8UK0.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T22%3A24%3A22Z&se=2026-11-06T23%3A24%3A22Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=0r5J%2Fe3x%2FyaM19EdTKChBNua%2Bh9sdoARYr2%2FU4jeYC0%3D)

****2)** Click the **Submit** button.**

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image-E2X9D3JV.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T22%3A24%3A22Z&se=2026-11-06T23%3A24%3A22Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=0r5J%2Fe3x%2FyaM19EdTKChBNua%2Bh9sdoARYr2%2FU4jeYC0%3D)

The Publish button is displayed for schedules that have been previously published. Learn more about [publishing and unpublishing schedules here](/doc/docs/schedule-calendar-publish-unpublish-and-alert-employees).

****3)** Click ‘**Submit For Approval**’ to confirm that the schedule is ready to be approved and published.**

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image-GMO3MAKK.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T22%3A24%3A22Z&se=2026-11-06T23%3A24%3A22Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=0r5J%2Fe3x%2FyaM19EdTKChBNua%2Bh9sdoARYr2%2FU4jeYC0%3D)

****4)** If the schedule has scheduling conflicts, a warning will be displayed. Choose to **submit with conflicts** or **cancel** the submission.**

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image-DGVJ6RXG.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T22%3A24%3A22Z&se=2026-11-06T23%3A24%3A22Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=0r5J%2Fe3x%2FyaM19EdTKChBNua%2Bh9sdoARYr2%2FU4jeYC0%3D)

The schedule’s status will change to ‘Pending Approval’ and the action buttons will be hidden. A user with the Approve Schedule permission will need to approve and [publish the schedule](/doc/docs/schedule-calendar-publish-unpublish-and-alert-employees).

> [!WARNING]
> If the schedule is **not** approved and published **by the approval deadline**, it will be **automatically published**.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image-ZNHRW277.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T22%3A24%3A22Z&se=2026-11-06T23%3A24%3A22Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=0r5J%2Fe3x%2FyaM19EdTKChBNua%2Bh9sdoARYr2%2FU4jeYC0%3D)