Request the plan approval

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read request-plan-approval.md

Request the plan approval from the analysis approver. You can then proceed with the scenario analysis in Operational Resilience Workspace.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_oper_res.manager

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Operational Resilience Workspace > All scenario analysis and select the scenario analysis that you’re working on.
Select Request plan approval.

As the plan approver, you can log into the scenario analysis and complete the process.

The state of the scenario analysis is updated to Pending plan approval. The state and the owner of the scenario analysis are displayed in the header of the scenario analysis form.
To approve, reject, or cancel the scenario analysis, double-click the State column.
To reject the scenario analysis, update its state to Rejected and select OK.
To cancel the scenario analysis, update its state to Canceled and select OK.
To approve the scenario analysis in the Pending plan approval state, update its state to Approved and select OK.

The state of the scenario analysis record is updated to Analyze.

What to do next

As the next step, request analysis approval. For more information, see Submit the scenario analysis and receive an approval.

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---
title: Request the plan approval
description: Request the plan approval from the analysis approver. You can then proceed with the scenario analysis in Operational Resilience Workspace.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/request-plan-approval.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Enable the legacy scenario analysis flow, Legacy scenario analysis, Scenario analysis, Manage, Operational Resilience, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
---

# Request the plan approval

Request the plan approval from the analysis approver. You can then proceed with the scenario analysis in Operational Resilience Workspace.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_oper\_res.manager

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Operational Resilience Workspace** &gt; **All scenario analysis** and select the scenario analysis that you’re working on.

2. Select **Request plan approval**.

As the plan approver, you can log into the scenario analysis and complete the process.

The state of the scenario analysis is updated to **Pending plan approval**. The state and the owner of the scenario analysis are displayed in the header of the scenario analysis form.

3. To approve, reject, or cancel the scenario analysis, double-click the State column.

4. To reject the scenario analysis, update its state to **Rejected** and select **OK**.

5. To cancel the scenario analysis, update its state to **Canceled** and select **OK**.

6. To approve the scenario analysis in the **Pending plan approval** state, update its state to **Approved** and select **OK**.

The state of the scenario analysis record is updated to **Analyze**.

## What to do next

As the next step, request analysis approval. For more information, see [Submit the scenario analysis and receive an approval](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/request-plan-approval-for-scenario-analysis.md).