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With the new approvals experience in Teams, you can create an approval from any chat or channel from the compose box.
Start an approval in a chat or channel
Follow these steps to create an approval in a chat or channel in Teams.
Sign in to Microsoft Teams.
Go to the chat or channel where you want to send the approval.
Select the approvals icon under the compose box.
When you select the icon, a modal dialog appears for you to enter the details of the approval.
Enter the details of the approval you want to send, along with who you need the approval from.
Tip
By default, the approvers' input is restricted to the roster of the team or chat where you're sending the approval.
Optional: Include a file with your approval. Select Add attachment in the Approval form. The app automatically stores any uploaded files in your OneDrive/SharePoint folder, just like other files shared on Teams.
Select Send.
The app creates and sends a card in the chat or channel.
Custom responses for approvals
If you want to customize the actions for an approval, use the Custom responses option to change the action to anything you want. To do so, follow the same steps mentioned earlier and then toggle the custom responses option in the approvals form.
Tip
To add more than two custom responses, use a cloud flow to send the approval. Learn more about custom responses in approvals.
Known issue
Currently, all approvals you create by using this native Teams experience are in your organization's default environment.