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# Add an approver to review a change request

# Add an approver to review a change request {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 5, 2024
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Add a group member, or approver, manually to your approval group to review your Operational Technology (OT) change request.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllUser AdministrationGroups.
2. From the Groups list, select the OT Change Default Approvers group.
3. Select the Group Members related list.
4. Select Edit.
5. In the Collection list, select the members that you want to add to the approval group.
6. Move the selected members to the OT Change Default Approvers list by using the middle arrows.
7. Select Save.
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## Result

New members have been added to your approval group. Now, the approval group can review your change request.  
Once you complete the Initiate and Plan stages of your OT change request in the Advanced OT Change Model playbook, you can request an approval in the Approve stage. The member or members in your approval group must open the change request record to approve it in the Industrial Workspace using either of the following methods.

* In the change request record, select the Approvers tab and change the State field from Requested to the appropriate option.
* In the Playbook tab, select the Approve stage and change the State field from Requested to the appropriate option.
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