9. Approvals

Reviewing approval queues and decision history

The approvals center shows pending work and its current decision stage. Use the source record and approval history together to understand what is being approved and what remains to be completed.

Navigation: Launch page > Approvals > Approvals center or Approvals monitor.

Workspace overview

NetSuite Real Estate approval center populated workspace — **Approval center.** Use the filters and populated queue to locate a record, identify its current approval stage, and review the requester and approver. Optional columns are hidden in this view to keep the approval context clear.

Before you begin

Use the appropriate approval role and confirm the source record, amount, currency, reason, and supporting documents.

NetSuite Real Estate — Populated approval rows show record type, step, stage, requester, and current approver. — Populated approval rows show record type, step, stage, requester, and current approver. Click the image for full size.

Procedure

Open Pending and apply the relevant filters, such as record type, stage, approver, requester, subsidiary, amount, currency, or due date.
Open the record or approval details. Review the business purpose and the source data instead of relying only on the queue summary.
Check previous stages, current approver, required evidence, and any exception or comment.
Use the decision action available to your authorized role. Supply a clear reason when returning or rejecting a request where the workflow requires it.
Review Recent or the approval history to confirm the decision. Then check whether another approval, posting, or operational stage remains.

Result

The decision is attached to the correct record and visible in the approval history.

Important

Approval does not necessarily post a financial transaction or complete the entire business process. A disabled action can reflect role permissions, missing evidence, selection requirements, or record eligibility.