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title: Approve, reject, or delete a business process
description: If a new business process has identified approvers, then the approvers must review and approve the process before it can be published. The approvers can also reject or delete the process as necessary.
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release: australia
product: GRC: Risk Management Workspace
classification: grc-risk-management-workspace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Create a business process, Manage a business process, Use, Risk Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
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# Approve, reject, or delete a business process

If a new business process has identified approvers, then the approvers must review and approve the process before it can be published. The approvers can also reject or delete the process as necessary.

## Before you begin

Role required: business\_process\_manager

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Service Desk** > **My Approvals**.

2.  Open the record that you want to approve.

3.  In the **State** field, select one of the following options:

    -   Not Yet Requested
    -   Requested
    -   Approved
    -   Rejected
    -   Canceled
    -   No Longer Required
4.  In the **Comments** field, enter your comments as required.

    If the reviewer rejects the record, then the reviewer must enter comments.

5.  Select one of the following options.

    |Option|Description|
    |------|-----------|
    |**Approve**|Approve the business process. If you select this option, the business process is published.|
    |**Reject**|Reject the business process. If you select this option, the business process moves back to the Draft state.|
    |**Delete**|Delete the business process.|


**Parent Topic:**[Create a business process](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-risk-management-workspace/create-a-business-process.md)