Remove Approval

You can remove approval for deletion for people if they have been approved but their data hasn't been deleted yet. When Auto Approval is enabled, you can only remove the status from the current approval record. The next time the Identify process runs, the person whose approval you removed will be auto-approved again. To ensure that a person's data isn’t deleted, add an exemption in the Exemptions tab of System Admin > Data Management Center.

To remove approval for a person:

1. Go to System Admin > Data Management Center and then go to the Person Management > Review And Approve tab.
2. Select the person in the Review And Approve tab.
3. Click Approve.
4. In the drop-down list that opens, click Remove Approval from Selected.
5. Click Save.

To remove approval for a group of people:

1. Go to System Admin > Data Management Center and then go to the Review And Approve tab.
2. Create a filter that defines the group of people you want to remove approval from.
3. Apply the filter.
4. Review the results to ensure that the filter you defined is returning the expected results.
5. Click Approve.
6. In the drop-down list that opens, click Remove Approval from All Filtered.
7. Review the information in the confirmation dialog box.
8. Click Remove Approval. The page refreshes with the approval action applied.

Important: When changes occur to policy configurations or a person’s demographic information (primary residence address, pay group, or employment status), the records associated with those persons are removed (regardless of approval status) from the current data minimization cycle and will no longer be viewable in the Person Management > Review And Approve tab. The changes will be reflected when the Identify process runs for the next data minimization cycle.