Approval rules data type

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title: Approval rules data type
description: Store the conditions for approving or rejecting an approval requests.
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product: Workflow Studio
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Approval rules data type

Store the conditions for approving or rejecting an approval requests.

## Basic options

|Option|Description|
|------|-----------|
|Label|Displays the label used to identify the data variable in the Workflow Studio interface. The label can consist of any text.|
|Name|Displays the name used to identify the data variable in script calls. The name can only consist of alphanumeric and underscore characters. The system automatically converts the label into a valid name by removing or replacing any special characters.|
|Type|Indicates the type of data stored by the data variable.|
|Mandatory|Indicates whether the data variable must contain a value when configured in an action.|

## Advanced options

|Option|Description|
|------|-----------|
|Hint|Provides guidance to flow or action designers on how to configure the data.|
|Default value|Specifies the value used when a flow or action designer does not provide a value.|

## General guidelines

-   **Provide a default value**

    Create or select an approval rule as a default value.


**Parent Topic:**[Workflow Studio input and output data variables](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/build-workflows/workflow-studio/action-inputs-outputs.md)