# Approve payments

Department approver can perform the following operations to approve an payment transaction:

1. [Review payment transaction details](#review-payment-transaction-details)
2. [Approve payment / Reject payment](#approve-payment-reject-payment)

## Review payment transaction details

**Step 1:** Search and open payment transaction to be approved

**Step 2:** Click payment ID in the Payment ID column to read the details of payment transaction

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## Approve payment / Reject payment

### Approve payment

**Step 1:** Click "Approve" in the Payment Approval section and then press "Save" button at the top menu

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**Step 2:** Press "Submit Decision" to approve the payment transaction.

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Payment transaction approved.  The payment transaction will be forwarded to FEO for processing,

### Reject payment

**Step 1:**  Click "Reject" in the Payment Approval section and then press "Save" button at the top menu

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Step 2: Press "Submit Decision" to approve the payment transaction.

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Payment transaction rejected.


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