# Contract Approval Sequence

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Example - contract owner review followed by optional selection of a specific approver
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You can set up the sequence in which parties are to review and approve the contract before it is sent for signatures.&#x20;

Select the “Add Sequential Approval” option.&#x20;

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Enter a name for the first approval sequence.

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Click the “Add” button. Then, select the approver from the drop-down menu. This could be any of the teams that you created using the steps outlined earlier, such as, for example, the legal team.

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Click on the “Settings” icon to enable permissions for the approver to perform certain tasks in the approval process.

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Check the boxes corresponding with the permissions you wish to grant and click on the “Done” button. Hovering over the information icon will provide a further description of each setting:

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When you have added all steps in the approval sequence, click on the “Save” button.

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Your workflow has now been created and is ready to use.
