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alias: user-guide-approve-material
description: "Approve Material initiates the process of making a material available for use"
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# Approve Material

:lock: Material.**Approve**

## Overview

This operation is used to approve a **Material** and make it available to be consumed.

## Setup

No special setup is required other than to meet the preconditions of the transaction.

## Preconditions

* The **Product** of the **Material** has the *Requires Approval* flag active.
* The **Material** is not a template.
* The **Material** is *Active*.

## Sequence of Steps

### Step 1

1. Select the Material and click the *Approve* icon.
2. Verify the information in the wizard and press **Approve**.

![approve_material]

[approve_material]: images/approve_material.png