{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":16870,"path":"governance-risk-compliance/grc-common-functions/approval-configuration.md","title":null,"bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":null,"body":"---\ntitle: Using Approver Configurator for setting up approvals\ndescription: The GRC: Approver Configurator application provides you with capabilities to define multiple levels of approvals based on the business assignment rule configurations.\nlocale: en-US\ncanonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-common-functions/approval-configuration.html\nrelease: australia\nproduct: GRC Common Functions\nclassification: grc-common-functions\ntopic_type: concept\nlast_updated: \"2026-03-12\"\nreading_time_minutes: 2\nbreadcrumb: [Common GRC features, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]\n---\n\n# Using Approver Configurator for setting up approvals\n\nThe GRC: Approver Configurator application provides you with capabilities to define multiple levels of approvals based on the business assignment rule configurations.\n\nTo set up multiple levels of approvals in your application, you must complete the following setup steps:\n\n1.  Set up an approval configuration record. For more information, see [Set up an approval configuration record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-common-functions/set-up-approval-configurator.md).\n2.  Set up the approval levels. For more information, see [Assign an approval level for the approval configuration record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-common-functions/set-up-approval-levels.md).\n3.  Set up assignment configurations. For more information, see [Auto-assign configuration for regulatory alerts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/regulatory-change-management-service-portal/set-up-assignment-configuration.md).\n4.  Set up the approval rules. For more information, see [Set up an approval rule for the approval level](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-common-functions/set-up-approval-rules.md).\n\n**Note:**\n\nFor more information on the roles in the GRC: Approver Configurator application, see [Roles installed with GRC: Approver Configurator](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-common-functions/roles-installed-with-approver-configurator.md).\n\n-   **[Set up an approval configuration record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-common-functions/set-up-approval-configurator.md)**  \nSet up an approval configuration record to enable multiple levels of approvals and select approvers for each level based on approval rules.\n-   **[Assign an approval level for the approval configuration record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-common-functions/set-up-approval-levels.md)**  \nAssign one or more approval levels for the approval configuration record to support each step of approval.\n-   **[Set up an approval rule for the approval level](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-common-functions/set-up-approval-rules.md)**  \nSet up an approval rule for the approval level. You can define the source, filter conditions on the source table to which the approval rule is applied, approver type, and approvers in the record.\n-   **[Base system tables configured with GRC: Approver Configurator](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-common-functions/oob-tables-configured-with-approver-configurator.md)**  \nGRC: Approver Configurator enables you to configure approvals for any record that exists in specific tables.\n-   **[Roles installed with GRC: Approver Configurator](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-common-functions/roles-installed-with-approver-configurator.md)**  \nVarious roles are installed with the activation of the GRC: Approver Configurator application.\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Common Governance, Risk, and Compliance features](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-common-functions/common-grc-features.md)\n\n"}}