---
title: Create an approval rule
description: Create approval rules to ensure that the approval requests are reasonable and fit your organization's budget.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/source-to-pay-operations/accounts-payable-operations/invoice-approval-rule.html
release: australia
product: Accounts Payable Operations
classification: accounts-payable-operations
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [APO, Accounts Payable Operations, invoice automation, AP automation, Approval rule form]
breadcrumb: [Invoice approvals, Using Accounts Payable Invoice Processing, Use, Accounts Payable Operations, Finance and Supply Chain]
---

# Create an approval rule

Create approval rules to ensure that the approval requests are reasonable and fit your organization's budget.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Accounts Payable Operations** > **Administration** > **Approval rules**.

    \[Omitted image "apo-approval-rules.png"\] Alt text: Navigate to Approval rules

2.  Select **New**.

3.  On the Approval Rule form, fill in the fields.

    For a description of the field values, see [Approval Rule form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/accounts-payable-operations/new-approval-rule-form.md).

4.  Select **Submit**.


## What to do next

You can also associate approval rules with approval groups and define the sequence to determine when these rules should be triggered. For more information, see [Approval rule grouping and sequencing](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/sourcing-and-procurement-operations/approval-rule-sequencing.md).

-   **[Approval rule types](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/accounts-payable-operations/invoice-approval-rule-types.md)**  
Reference information for invoice approval rule types, including approval conditions, routing methods, and decision methods.

**Parent Topic:**[Invoice approvals](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/accounts-payable-operations/invoice-approvals.md)