Employee to-dos approval roles

concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read ec-to-do-approval-roles.md

Roles determine who can approve, reject, or comment on employee requests.

Use the following roles to define how employee requests on the Employee to-dos page are handled:

Role title [name]	Description	Contains roles
approver_user	Required role for Approver users. Approver users can modify requests for approval routed to them. They also have all capabilities of Requesters. Note there is a fee associated with this role. Do not assign it to users without confirming your organization has the appropriate entitlement.	None
sn_request_read	Provides read access to the Request Management Application and related functions (It does not check for approving records).Can read REQs and RITMS.	None
sn_request_approver_read	Provides read access to the Request Management Application and related functions (allows access only if user has an approving record for the request record).User with this role can read approvals.	None
sn_request_write	Provides write access to the Request Management Application and related functions.User with this role can comment on requests.	task_editor sn_request_read dependency_views agent_workspace_user view_changer cmdb_read sn_request_approver_read
sn_hr_core.case_reader	Provides access and ability to read all HR cases.	None

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title: Employee to-dos approval roles
description: Roles determine who can approve, reject, or comment on employee requests.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-to-do-approval-roles.html
release: australia
product: Employee Experience Foundation
classification: employee-experience-foundation
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Employee tasks page, Setup task management, Configuring Employee Center, Employee Center, EmployeeWorks, Employee Service Management]
---

# Employee to-dos approval roles

Roles determine who can approve, reject, or comment on employee requests.

Use the following roles to define how employee requests on the Employee to-dos page are handled:

<table id="table_vfx_wgq_fsb"><thead><tr><th>

Role title \[name\]

</th><th>

Description

</th><th>

Contains roles

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

approver\_user

</td><td>

Required role for Approver users. Approver users can modify requests for approval routed to them. They also have all capabilities of Requesters. Note there is a fee associated with this role. Do not assign it to users without confirming your organization has the appropriate entitlement.

</td><td>

None

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_request\_read

</td><td>

Provides read access to the Request Management Application and related functions \(It does not check for approving records\).Can read REQs and RITMS.

</td><td>

None

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_request\_approver\_read

</td><td>

Provides read access to the Request Management Application and related functions \(allows access only if user has an approving record for the request record\).User with this role can read approvals.

</td><td>

None

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_request\_write

</td><td>

Provides write access to the Request Management Application and related functions.User with this role can comment on requests.

</td><td>

-   task\_editor
-   sn\_request\_read
-   dependency\_views
-   agent\_workspace\_user
-   view\_changer
-   cmdb\_read
-   sn\_request\_approver\_read

</td></tr><tr><td>

sn\_hr\_core.case\_reader

</td><td>

Provides access and ability to read all HR cases.

</td><td>

None

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>