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title: Schematic of a hypothetical approval process
description: In the diagram below of a hypothetical approval process, the gating approval is color coded blue and an in-process approval is orange.
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# Schematic of a hypothetical approval process

In the diagram below of a hypothetical approval process, the gating approval is color coded blue and an in-process approval is orange.

\[Omitted image "ApprovalChart.png"\] Alt text: Approval process diagram

**Parent Topic:**[Approval rules](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/approvals/c_ApprovalRules.md)