# Configure approval thresholds

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Set Thresholds for Approvals and Rejections.

Whether you need approvals from a select group or want to establish a threshold for rejections, this feature allows you to customize the process to fit your organizational needs with:

* **Minimum Approval Thresholds:**

  * **Description:** Set a minimum number of approvals required for a document to be approved. This feature is flexible, allowing for a percentage or fixed number of approvals relative to the total approvers asked.
  * **Common Use Case:** For general decisions, requiring a simple majority may suffice, whereas critical decisions might need a higher threshold to pass.
* **Rejection Criteria:**

  * **Description:** Define how many rejections are needed to veto a document. This helps prevent progress on documents that have significant opposition.
  * **Common Use Case:** In sensitive or high-stake projects, a small number of critical rejections (e.g., 2 out of 10) can be set to ensure broad consensus.

By implementing these settings, you can maintain a balance between control and flexibility, making the approval process both rigorous and efficient.

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By default:

* approval is required from all recipients, and
* one rejection will mark the page as rejected.

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## [#](#1-click-on-capable-approval)1\. Click on Capable Approval

![Screenshot 2026-03-08 at 18.15.09.png](https://help.gocapable.com/images/f8e45573-af29-4746-b008-45da8e253a50.webp)

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## [#](#2-select-users-for-approval)2\. Select users for approval

![Select Recipient Users](https://help.gocapable.com/images/7686a6be-8345-44e1-9548-4c843b720c44.webp)

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## [#](#3-see-how-many-responses-are-required-with-the-status-bar)3\. See how many responses are required with the status bar

![Status Bar for Approval Users](https://help.gocapable.com/images/ac433d86-7baa-4899-a230-4daf8af6c1ab.webp)

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## [#](#4-click-on-the-settings-cog-to-change-thresholds)4\. Click on the Settings cog to change thresholds

![Change Thresholds](https://help.gocapable.com/images/a5eb4b25-cb2f-4ea2-9141-200f4720fb14.webp)

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## [#](#5-visualise-the-thresholds-with-the-status-bar)5\. Visualise the thresholds with the status bar

![Approval Progress Tracker](https://help.gocapable.com/images/73189bef-4d3c-4d6b-af90-d7c8f9e2b360.webp)