Create Approval Rule form
Field descriptions for the Create Approval Rule form in Advanced Approval Management.
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Description |
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Name |
Functional name of the approver associated with this approval rule, for example, Contract Manager or VP Finance. |
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Approval trigger condition |
Approval condition that triggers this approval rule. |
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Approval chain |
Sequence of approval steps that an approval request must meet before the request is fully approved. |
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Order |
Sequence in which the approval rule is triggered within a set of steps. |
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Advanced rule |
Option, when selected, for entering a script that identifies the functional approver. Only admins can enter an approver using a script. |
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Description |
Brief explanation of the rule. For example the description of the Contract Manager approval rule could be |
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Active |
Option indicating that the approval rule is in use. To deactivate the approval rule, deselect this option. |
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Approver type |
Type of approver:- User: Specific approval user who can approve a request, such as Contract Manager.
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Dynamic approver |
Rule logic that determines the approver dynamically when an approval request is submitted. |
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Approval criteria |
Option that determines how approval requests are handled:- All: Indicates all designated approvers must approve the request.
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Auto escalate |
Option that turns on escalations for the approval rule. Escalation is a mechanism for reassigning an approval request to another approver when the original approver hasn't acted on the request within the defined time set in the Expected days to complete field. |
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Expected days to complete |
The number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds that defines the total time allotted to approve or reject the request. |
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Escalation schedule |
The escalation schedule to be applied. The default schedule is the Approval Escalation SLA. |
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Escalation type |
Type of approver for the escalation:- User: Specific approval user who can approve a request, such as Contract Manager.
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Escalated assignee |
The approver designated to act on the approval request instead of the original approver. |
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Dynamic escalated assignee |
Rule logic that determines the escalated assignee dynamically when an approval request is submitted. |
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--- title: Create Approval Rule form description: Field descriptions for the Create Approval Rule form in Advanced Approval Management. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/order-management/create-approval-rule-form.html release: australia topic_type: reference last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 2 breadcrumb: [Advanced Approval Management reference, Configure, price, quote, Reference, Sales Customer Relationship Management] --- # Create Approval Rule form Field descriptions for the Create Approval Rule form in Advanced Approval Management. <table id="table_ahv_gbt_j3c"><thead><tr><th> Field </th><th> Description </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Name </td><td> Functional name of the approver associated with this approval rule, for example, Contract Manager or VP Finance. </td></tr><tr><td> Approval trigger condition </td><td> Approval condition that triggers this approval rule. </td></tr><tr><td> Approval chain </td><td> Sequence of approval steps that an approval request must meet before the request is fully approved. </td></tr><tr><td> Order </td><td> Sequence in which the approval rule is triggered within a set of steps. </td></tr><tr><td> Advanced rule </td><td> Option, when selected, for entering a script that identifies the functional approver. Only admins can enter an approver using a script. </td></tr><tr><td> Description </td><td> Brief explanation of the rule. For example the description of the Contract Manager approval rule could be `Reviews contracts and terms`. </td></tr><tr><td> Active </td><td> Option indicating that the approval rule is in use. To deactivate the approval rule, deselect this option. </td></tr><tr><td> Approver type </td><td> Type of approver:- User: Specific approval user who can approve a request, such as Contract Manager. - Group: A group that can approve a request, such as the Contracts group. - Dynamic: An approver determined by the advanced approval engine when an approval request is submitted, based on relationships, roles, or rules provided in the **Dynamic approver** field. </td></tr><tr><td> Dynamic approver </td><td> Rule logic that determines the approver dynamically when an approval request is submitted. </td></tr><tr><td> Approval criteria </td><td> Option that determines how approval requests are handled:- All: Indicates all designated approvers must approve the request. - Anyone: Indicates that only one approver from multiple approvers must approve the request. </td></tr><tr><td> Auto escalate </td><td> Option that turns on escalations for the approval rule. Escalation is a mechanism for reassigning an approval request to another approver when the original approver hasn't acted on the request within the defined time set in the **Expected days to complete** field. </td></tr><tr><td> Expected days to complete </td><td> The number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds that defines the total time allotted to approve or reject the request. </td></tr><tr><td> Escalation schedule </td><td> The escalation schedule to be applied. The default schedule is the Approval Escalation SLA. </td></tr><tr><td> Escalation type </td><td> Type of approver for the escalation:- User: Specific approval user who can approve a request, such as Contract Manager. - Group: A group that can approve a request, such as the Contracts group. - Dynamic: An approver determined by the advanced approval engine when an approval request is submitted, based on relationships, roles, or rules provided in the **Dynamic escalated assignee** field. </td></tr><tr><td> Escalated assignee </td><td> The approver designated to act on the approval request instead of the original approver. </td></tr><tr><td> Dynamic escalated assignee </td><td> Rule logic that determines the escalated assignee dynamically when an approval request is submitted. </td></tr></tbody> </table>**Parent Topic:**[Advanced Approval Management reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/order-management/advanced-approval-management-reference.md) **Related topics** [Create approval rules](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/order-management/create-approval-rules.md)
| title | Create Approval Rule form |
| description | Field descriptions for the Create Approval Rule form in Advanced Approval Management. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/order-management/create-approval-rule-form.html |
| release | australia |
| topic_type | reference |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 2 |
| breadcrumb | Advanced Approval Management referenceConfigurepricequoteReferenceSales Customer Relationship Management |