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title: "Approval status"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/CDACL/690127032/Approval%20status"
format: markdown
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## Overview

When Comala Document Approval is applied to a page or blog post, the **content state byline** item is added to the page or blog post heading.

![image](media://4c0b5923-b00d-4448-81d1-709c3bd405ca)

## Approval status

The [content state byline](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDACL/pages/689570358) includes the current state name (and the current state icon) of the approval workflow added to the page. 

The initial approval state, when added to the page, is the **Review** state.

![image](media://c857c1e2-3bd2-49a6-a0c2-c747fea42190)

You can choose the **state **name to open the **approval popup**.

![image](media://b920b1fd-69a5-4fdd-8a94-b98d69196c6d)

A user must have **View** and** Edit** permission to approve or reject the content. However, a user with view-only permission who is assigned as a reviewer can undertake the review.

> ⚠️ A user with **view-only** permission can view the approval state byline item but cannot view the approval popup.

If you assign one or more users using the **+Add Reviewer **option in the workflow popup, only these assignees can approve or reject the content.

![cdac_workflowpopup_reviewstate_assignees_noapprovaloptionsdisplayed_currentuser_not_assigned.png](media://29a8131e-eb03-441c-b7f1-998304546d86)

> 📝 Once a reviewer is assigned, the approval decision buttons are disabled for a user not assigned to undertake the approval.

The workflow popup displays different options depending on the current approval state.

In the **Approved** state, no options to change the approval status are available for the user in the workflow popup.

![cdac_workflowpopup_approvedstate.png](media://5fcbbd04-b1b4-434a-99f1-6112db8edc42)

> 📝 If the page or blog post is edited in the **Approved** state, the state is automatically changed to **Review**.

The **Rejected** state has the option to approve the page.

![cdac_workflowpopup_rejectedstate.png](media://70f8f37e-8994-4648-be1f-40f201232a61)

> 📝 If the page or blog post is edited in the **Rejected** state, the state is automatically changed to Review.

## [User Guide](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDACL/pages/690094117)

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