---
alias: user-guide-approve-maintenance-activity-order
tags:
- maintenance
description: "Approve a maintenance activity order, ensuring pre-conditions are met for completion"
---

# Approve Maintenance Activity Order

:lock: MaintenanceActivityOrder.**Approve**

## Overview

This operation is used to approve a **Maintenance Activity Order** (**MAO**) which is in the Requested state. If the Maintenance Activity is configured to be automatically approved, this operation is not necessary.

## Preconditions

* The **MAO** is in the Requested execution state.
* The user must belong to the **Maintenance Plan Instance** Owner Role.
* The **MAO** must not be included in another **MAO**, that is, the Parent **MAO** property must be `null`.

## Sequence of Steps

### Step 1: Details

1. Verify the information regarding the **MAOs**.

    !!! note
        It is possible to select multiple MAOs before entering the Approve Maintenance Activity Order wizard.

2. Accept or update the Schedule Date.
3. Optionally, enter a Comment.
4. Select **Approve** to complete the transaction.

![Approve MAO](images/approve_maintenance_activity_order.png)