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# Assign or change approver for a member

Approvers have the ability to:

*   Approve or decline leave requests from their reports
    
*   Create leave bookings on behalf of their reports
    

Typically, your team leads are made an approver for a streamlined flow.

| Note: To assign or change approvers, you need to be an [admin](https://support.getpause.com/en/article/make-a-teammate-an-admin-gh6acw/).

## How to assign or change an approver:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/f5d2b6ffd7f3b000/dee2490f-df4d-4a25-b158-8ad835_1lfjn1w.png)

**Step 1:** Click on the **Members/Teams** icon on the navigation bar.

**Step 2:** Find the member you want to assign a new approver to and click on the approver dropdown next to their name. (When a member does not have any approver, this option will say "Add approver". Otherwise, it will show the name of the current approver for this member).

**Step 3:** Select an approver from the dropdown.

## What's next?

*   [Make a teammate an admin](https://support.getpause.com/en/article/make-a-teammate-an-admin-gh6acw/)
    
*   [Create a new team on Pause](https://support.getpause.com/en/article/create-a-new-team-on-pause-1oh44dh/)
    
*   [How do I book time off for my team?](https://support.getpause.com/en/article/how-do-i-book-time-off-for-my-team-hxqsah/)
    
*   [How do I approve or decline leave requests?](https://support.getpause.com/en/article/how-do-i-approve-or-decline-leave-requests-ebkut6/)