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title: Create an approval definition in Digital Product Release
description: Create an approval definition that can be used in release tasks for getting approvals.
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release: australia
product: Digital Product Release
classification: digital-product-release
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Configure, Digital Product Release, IT Service Management]
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# Create an approval definition in Digital Product Release

Create an approval definition that can be used in release tasks for getting approvals.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_dpr\_model.product\_manager, sn\_dpr\_model.release\_coordinator, or sn\_dpr\_model.release\_admin

## About this task

An approval definition is a set of rules that specify how tasks will be approved from a set of stakeholders for a release. For example, the QA team might approve code quality or the Security team might approve on the security aspects. An approval for a task can be requested from an individual user or a user group.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Digital Product Release Workspace**.

2.  Select the release administration icon \(\[Omitted image "dpr-icon-release-admin.png"\] Alt text: Release administration icon.\).

3.  On the Release administration page, select the **Approval definitions** tab.

4.  Create an approval definition or update an existing one.

    -   To create an approval definition, select **New**.
    -   To modify an existing approval definition, open the approval definition from the list.
5.  On the Approval definition form, fill in the fields.

    For a description of the field values, see [Approval definition form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/digital-product-release/approval-definition-form.md).

6.  Select **Submit**.