Remove approvers or reviewers from a document approval workflow

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

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Adobe Workfront package

Any Workfront package to manage approvals using legacy Workfront storage

Any Workflow package to manage approvals using Adobe enterprise storage

Adobe Workfront license

Contributor or higher

Review or higher

If you are using the Frame.io integration, you must have a Standard license to create approval workflows.

Access level configurations View or higher access to Projects, Tasks, Issues, Templates, Portfolios, Programs, Reports, Dashboards, and Calendars, Documents
Object permissions Manage access to the object associated with the request access or approval

For information, see Access requirements in Workfront documentation.

Remove approvers or reviewers from an approval workflowin the legacy documents area

If your organization is on Workfront storage, you will see the legacy documents area when you access documents in Workfront. For more information about Workfront storage, see Workfront Storage vs. Adobe enterprise storage.

To remove approvers or reviewers from an approval workflow:

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

  2. Click on the document you need and the Document Summary panel for that document opens.

  3. Scroll down to the Approvals section in the Document Summary panel.

  4. Click Edit workflow.

  5. Locate the participant you want to remove, then click the Remove icon next to 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.

    edit approval workflow

  6. (Optional) To change the role of an approver to a reviewer, or vice versa, click the drop-down menu next to the username, and select the new role.

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

Remove approvers or reviewers to an approval workflow in the new Documents area

If your organization uses enterprise storage, you will see the new Documents area when you access documents in Workfront. For more information about enterprise storage, see Enterprise storage overview.

To create a an approval workflow:

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

  2. Click on the document, then click the Approvals icon on the right side of the page.

    Add approvers in document summary

  3. Click Edit workflow.

  4. Locate the participant you want to remove, then click the Remove icon next to their name.

    The approval or review request is removed and the approver receives a notification that their approval is no longer needed.

  5. (Optional) To change the role of an approver to a reviewer, or vice versa, click the drop-down menu next to the username, and select the new role.

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

    remove participants from a stage

  7. Click Save.

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