Remove approvers or reviewers from an asset or document

Last update: February 21, 2025

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You can remove individual approvers or reviewers from an asset or document after they have been assigned.

IMPORTANT
The content of this article refers to updated document approval functionality that is only available for specific accounts. For information on standard approval processes, see the articles listed in Work approvals.

Access requirements

Expand to view access requirements for the functionality in this article.

You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:

Adobe Workfront plan*Any
Adobe Workfront license*Review or higher
Access level configurations*

View or higher access to Projects, Tasks, Issues, Templates, Portfolios, Programs, Reports, Dashboards, and Calendars, Documents

Note: If you still don't have access, ask your Workfront administrator if they set additional restrictions in your access level. For information on how a Workfront administrator can modify your access level, see Create or modify custom access levels.

Object permissions

Manage access to the object associated with the request access or approval

For information on requesting additional access, see Request access to objects.

*To find out what plan, license type, or access you have, contact your Workfront administrator.

Remove approvers or reviewers from the Document Details page

  1. Go to the document page by clicking on the name of the document, then select the version of the document you would like to remove an approval for in the version dropdown. The latest version will be selected by default.

  2. Select Approvals in the left pane.

  3. Hover over the name of the approver or reviewer you would like to remove, then click on the Delete icon Delete icon that appears after their name.

    The approval or review request is removed and the approver receives a notification that their approval is no longer needed. Their approval-related share access is also removed.

  4. (Optional) To demote an approver to a reviewer rather than remove them entirely, uncheck the Approver checkbox in line with their name.

  5. Repeat the previous step to remove any additional approvers or reviewers.

Remove approvers or reviewers from the Document Summary

  1. Go to the project, task, or issue that contains the document, then select Documents.

  2. Click on the document you need and the Document Summary pane for that document will open.

  3. Select the version of the document you would like to remove an approver or reviewer for in the version dropdown. The latest version will be selected by default.

  4. Scroll down to the Approvals section in the Document Summary pane. Hover over the name of the approver or reviewer you would like to remove, then click on the Delete icon Delete icon that appears after their name.

    The approval or review request is removed and the approver receives a notification that their approval is no longer needed. Their approval-related share access is also removed.

  5. (Optional) To demote an approver to a reviewer rather than remove them entirely, uncheck the Approver checkbox in line with their name.

  6. Repeat the previous step to remove any additional approvers or reviewers.

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