Approval with e-Signature for change requests

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title: Approval with e-Signature for change requests
description: Use e-signatures to add an additional layer of verification and compliance to change approval workflows. e-signatures are supported in both Core UI and Service Operations Workspace \(SOW\).
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-service-management/change-management/approval-e-signature-changes.html
release: australia
product: Change Management
classification: change-management
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [e-signature, change approval, change request]
breadcrumb: [Explore, Change Management, IT Service Management]
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# Approval with e-Signature for change requests

Use e-signatures to add an additional layer of verification and compliance to change approval workflows. e-signatures are supported in both Core UI and Service Operations Workspace \(SOW\).

e-signatures provide a secure, auditable method for approvers to verify their identity when approving change requests.

## Supported approval mechanisms

You can use e-signatures with any approval mechanism available in Change Management, including:

-   The **Ask for Approval** action in Flow Designer.
-   The **Approval - User** or **Approval - Group** activities in Workflow.
-   Change approval policies.

## Supported tables

By default, Approval with e-Signature supports the Change Request and Standard Change Proposal tables.

For more information, see [Approval with e-signature](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/build-workflows/approval-with-e-signature.md).

## Requirements

Before you can use e-signatures with change approvals, verify the following requirements:

-   The e-signature platform plugin is activated on your instance. For activation instructions, see [Activate Approval with e-Signature plugin](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/build-workflows/activate-approval-esignature.md).
-   Change approvals are configured for the relevant change models or change types using Flow Designer flows, legacy workflows, or change approval policies.
-   Approvers have the appropriate roles to approve change requests.

**Parent Topic:**[Exploring Change Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/change-management/exploring-change-management.md)