Review a change template
Review a change template proposed for common change requests.
Before you begin
Role required: change_manager
You must have a role configured with access to approve the templates associated with the change model.
About this task
The approval process for change templates is determined by the publish approval flow set by administrators. For more information, see Change template management flows.
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Change > Models > Change Templates.
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Select the template that's assigned to you for approval.
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Review a proposed template.
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To approve a proposed template, either select Approved in the State column or select the Approvers tab, select the template in the Requested state, and then select Approve.
After approval, the template state changes to Published.
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To reject a proposed template, either select the Rejected option in the State column or select the Approvers tab, select the template in the Requested state, and then select Reject.
After rejection, the template state changes to Draft.
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Parent Topic:Create and propose a change template
Related topics
---
title: Review a change template
description: Review a change template proposed for common change requests.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-service-management/change-management/review-change-template.html
release: brazil
product: Change Management
classification: change-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Create and propose a change template, Create a Change model, Configure, Change Management, IT Service Management]
---
# Review a change template
Review a change template proposed for common change requests.
## Before you begin
Role required: change\_manager
You must have a role configured with access to approve the templates associated with the change model.
## About this task
The approval process for change templates is determined by the publish approval flow set by administrators. For more information, see [Change template management flows](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-service-management/change-management/change-template-management-flows.md).
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Change** > **Models** > **Change Templates**.
2. Select the template that's assigned to you for approval.
3. Review a proposed template.
- To approve a proposed template, either select **Approved** in the **State** column or select the **Approvers** tab, select the template in the Requested state, and then select **Approve**.
After approval, the template state changes to Published.
- To reject a proposed template, either select the **Rejected** option in the **State** column or select the **Approvers** tab, select the template in the Requested state, and then select **Reject**.
After rejection, the template state changes to Draft.
**Parent Topic:**[Create and propose a change template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-service-management/change-management/create-change-template.md)
**Related topics**
[Retire a change template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-service-management/change-management/retire-a-change-template.md)
| title | Review a change template |
| description | Review a change template proposed for common change requests. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-service-management/change-management/review-change-template.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | Change Management |
| classification | change-management |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Create and propose a change templateCreate a Change modelConfigureChange ManagementIT Service Management |