Remind approvers about submitted approvals

Last update: February 21, 2025

CREATED FOR:

  • User

You can remind approvers about pending approvals for the following objects:

  • Access Requests
  • Documents

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*Request 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

View or higher 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.

Access Requests

You can request additional access for the following objects:

  • Projects
  • Tasks
  • Issues
  • Portfolios
  • Programs
  • Templates
  • Reports
  • Dashboards
  • Calendars
  • Documents

To remind another user to approve your access request for an object:

  1. Click the Home icon Home icon in the upper-left corner of Adobe Workfront.

    NOTE
    Your Workfront administrator might make the following changes to the Home icon in your environment:
    • Replace it with an image customized to illustrate your organization. In this case, the icon will look different that shown in this article.
    • Replace the page linked to it with a different page. In this case, click the Main Menu Main Menu icon in the upper-right corner of the page, then click Home.

  2. In the Work List area, Go to the Approvals I’ve Submitted grouping.

  3. Select an Access Request approval in the Work List.

    This opens the Access Request to the right of the Work List.

    Access request pending approval

  4. Click Remind in the upper-right corner of the right panel to send a notification to the approver.

Documents

  1. Click the Home icon Home icon in the upper-left corner of Adobe Workfront.

    NOTE
    Your Workfront administrator might make the following changes to the Home icon in your environment:
    • Replace it with an image customized to illustrate your organization. In this case, the icon will look different that shown in this article.
    • Replace the page linked to it with a different page. In this case, click the Main Menu Main Menu icon in the upper-right corner of the page, then click Home.

  2. In the Work List area, Go to the Approvals I’ve Submitted grouping.

  3. Click a Document approval in the Work List.

    This opens the document approval to the right of the Work List.
    Document approval

  4. Click Manage Approvals in the upper-right corner of the right panel.

  5. Click the Remind icon to send a notification to the approver.
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