Send work for approval

Before you start

• Permission to start approvals in the selected project.
• Completed, eligible Studio outputs in that project.
• A published approval workflow with reviewers configured.

Start an approval request

1. 01

   Choose Start approval

   Open Approvals in the correct project and choose Start approval. If the action is unavailable, check product access and your project permissions.
2. 02

   Select the work

   Expand the relevant Studio workflow or run and choose the outputs. Inspect the thumbnails and versions; use a preview when needed. Only eligible outputs can be selected.
3. 03

   Choose a published workflow

   Select the intended review process. If the list is empty, open Workflows, finish its setup, and publish it before returning.
4. 04

   Confirm people and delivery

   Check each stage’s reviewers, the review administrator, and the person responsible for changes. Confirm email, Slack, or both, including any request-specific overrides.
5. 05

   Review the summary and start

   Check the selected item count, process, and validated recipients. Choose the final Start approval action to begin the request and its notifications.

Track the request

Overview summarizes attention items, recent requests, and deadlines. Requests is the searchable history with status filters. Inbox shows work requiring the signed-in reviewer’s attention.

Open a request to inspect stage progress, decisions, feedback, and the submitted creative. These views follow the selected project; switching projects changes the requests you see.

Understand shared review links

New reviews use shared request links. Anyone holding a valid link can view that request and submit an allowed decision after entering a name and email; they do not need a Mica account. These identities are recorded as self-reported.

Keep revisions explicit

A review is bound to the submitted versions. Generating another variant or changing the primary output does not silently change what reviewers see. When changes are requested, prepare the revision and use the request’s replacement or resubmission controls, then check the version shown in the review.

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