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Version: v4

2.3.5 Approvals

The following items take effect only after they are approved by the workspace Owner.

Downloading data and creating Shared Tables must first be enabled by the workspace Owner (see Workspace Access Control). Once you have permission, every download and every new Shared Table must be approved by the workspace Owner before it takes effect.

Submit a request​

See Download CSV in a Data Catalog workspace / Download CSV in the Analysis module / Workspace Data Sharing - Across Workspaces.

Approve requests​

After a request is submitted, select Approvals in the left sidebar to check approval status, approve requests, and download files.

Pending - In Progress Requests tab​

  • Waiting for My Approval: The workspace Owner sees the items awaiting approval. Click the vertical three dots at the far right of an item to Approve or Reject it. When rejecting, a confirmation dialog opens where you can enter a reason, then click Reject.
  • My Request: Shows requests you submitted that have not yet been reviewed.

Approved/rejected - Completed Requests tab​

The Completed Requests tab lists reviewed items.

Approval Time: When the request was reviewed

Request Details: Details of the requested item

Status:

  • Approved: The approver accepted your request, and you can continue (e.g. Download file).

    If your request is to download a table, download it within 12 hours of approval. After that, the download link expires and the status changes to System Rejected.

  • Rejected: The approver rejected your request. Click View Reason to see the approver's reason.

  • System Rejected: The approver accepted your request, but the system rejected it for some reason. Click View Details to see why. Common reasons: the download period expired, or the requested item no longer exists (e.g. the dataset was deleted).

Approver: The approver

Request Time: When the request was submitted

Workspace Name: The workspace of the requested item

Requester: The person who submitted the request

Justification: The reason the requester gave when submitting, if any