Manage approvals from a Microsoft Outlook email

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title: Manage approvals from a Microsoft Outlook email
description: Approve or reject Concur expense reports from a Microsoft Outlook email message.
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# Manage approvals from a Microsoft Outlook email

Approve or reject Concur expense reports from a Microsoft Outlook email message.

## Before you begin

The Approvals hub integration with SAP Concur \(sn\_ex\_cnc\) plugin must be installed.

Role required: approver\_user

## Procedure

1.  Launch the Microsoft Outlook application.

2.  Open the Concur Pending Approval Report email message.

3.  View expenses and receipt items by selecting **Expenses and receipts**.

    A maximum of 12 expense items are displayed in the report. To view all items, select **View full report**.

4.  Approve or reject the report.

    **Note:** You cannot accept or reject a report if the assigned approver has been modified or the report has been updated or closed.

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Decision

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Action

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**Approve the report**

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Select **Approve**.

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**Reject the report**

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1.  Select **Send back**.
2.  Enter a reason for rejecting the report.


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