# Scenario Approvals

### Before Submitting for Approval

Before submitting perform the following checks: 

* The name is clear and descriptive
* The justification explains business rationale and expected outcomes
* All changes reviewed in "Show Changes" mode
* The cost impact and headcount delta match targets
* The effective dates are set correctly
* The key views are exported for documentation

### Submitting a Scenario for Approval

## Scenario Approvals

Approval flows ensure scenario changes go through the necessary review process before implementation. Scenario creators can define a structured approval flow with up to two levels of approvers.

## Approval Levels

There are four approval levels across two tiers:

**Organization-level approvers** (set by admin):

* **Level 1** — Reviewers who check budget implications, org chart hygiene, and job title accuracy
* **Level 2** — Decision-makers with final approval on hires

**Scenario-level approvers** (set by scenario creator):

* **Level 0** — Optional pre-check reviewers who provide input before the standard approval chain begins
* **Level 3** — Optional final reviewers who sign off after Level 2, typically used for executive or cross-functional alignment

Once approvers are added, they receive an email notification with a link to the scenario.

## Setting Up Approvers

**Organization-level:**

1. Go to **Settings** → **Approval Configurations**
2. Search and select one or more users as approvers
3. Note: only admins can set up organization-level approvers

**Scenario-level:**

1. Locate the scenario and click **⋮**
2. Click **Configure Approvals** and select approvers

## Submitting a Scenario for Approval

1. Click **Configure Submission** in the OpEx Panel
2. Click **Submit Scenario** in the bottom-right corner
3. Add a justification for your changes
4. Optionally exclude any additions from the submission
5. Click **Submit**

Once submitted, the scenario is locked and cannot be edited unless rejected by an approver.

## Approving a Scenario

Approvers can review scenario details but cannot edit them.

**To review:**

1. Click on the scenario to open it
2. Click **Approve Roles** to review changes

**Available actions per change:**

* **Approve** — The change is marked approved and moves to the next approver in the workflow. The process continues until all required approvers have approved.
* **Reject** — The scenario is immediately marked as rejected

**Admin actions:**

* Admins can un-submit an entire scenario via **⋮** → **Un-submit**. The scenario moves back to review status, allowing collaborators to make edits.

## Revising a Submission

A scenario can only be edited and resubmitted if:

* It was un-submitted by an approver, or
* It was rejected by an approver

Once fully approved, the scenario is finalized and ready for implementation.