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# Invoice approvals

# Invoice approvals {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Invoices with the No exceptions found status are eligible for approval.

The approval engine picks all the invoices with the No exception found status and based on the configured approval rules, creates the approval requests and assigns them to the approvers. At this stage, the status of the invoices
changes to Pending approval. After the approver approves the approval request, the status of the invoice changes to Approved.
* **[Create an approval rule](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/5K52LPdhLz71r8THqqoXhQ)**   
  Create approval rules to ensure that the approval requests are reasonable and fit your organization's budget.
* **[Monitor an approval plan](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/yW76gUxWSdKeFzAse9MmJA)**   
  Monitor approval plans to understand how the overall approval process is progressing.
* **[Approve an invoice approval task from Employee Center](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/F6HLqoFt0f_JrjWu1XEBAw)**   
  Review the invoice approval tasks that are assigned to you and approve or reject them.

**Related concepts**   

* [Work with invoices](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/W8NXW5DaKJ_fvnAdGeKtnw "Invoices are generated for a payment against a purchase order. The Accounts Payable Specialist [sn_ap_apm.accounts_payable_specialist] can access all the invoices and take required actions to process the invoices in Source-to-Pay Workspace.")
* [Invoice processing cases](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/qGzVWM41vhN9OaYw1wWx4A "Typically, Accounts Payable Operations integration with Document Intelligence automatically creates the invoice processing case by extracting data from the invoice that you receive as an attachment via email. However, the Accounts Payable Specialist may need to manually create a new invoice or update details of a partially created invoice in situations where the automated invoice creation process encounters issues or is not available.")
* [Invoice exceptions](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/hjSTHhSznZNSptTKqUEHHg "Invoice exceptions are issues that are identified in an invoice during invoice processing.")
* [Tolerance Rules and Variances for invoices](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/oaMQITbjZB6H9kncx1zzQA "Setting tolerance rules to determine the permissible amount of variance applied on an invoice's total value enables you to avoid payment delays and make payment processing more efficient.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [View invoice documents in the Source-to-Pay Workspace](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/4PR94rhrPZeH_xDz_Ucqjw "View the invoice documents directly in the Source-to-Pay Workspace using Document Viewer without having to download them.")