Azure DevOps - Approvals and check

Question

We are trying to allow our users to approve pipelines in a specific environment. However, even after adding them as approvers in the "Approvals and checks" tab under Pipelines → Environments, they are still unable to approve their pipelines—the approval option is not available.

Can you explain why this isn’t working?

Answer 1

Hi Patrick Lemieux

Could you please check the following things:

1. Go to Azure DevOps -> Pipelines -> Environments -> Approvals and Checks -> Approvals -> Specify the user and specify if you want to permit or restrict approvers from approving their own runs and specify the Timeout. If approvals aren't completed within the specified Timeout, the stage is marked as skipped -> Create.
2. Then Click on 3 dots in Environment page -> Security -> Select the user and then check if they have the roles of Reader or User.

Additional References:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/approvals?view=azure-devops&tabs=check-pass

Hope this helps!

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