# Migrate from standalone Capable Approval to Capable for Confluence

To move from the standalone Capable Approval app to Capable for Confluence, a site administrator freezes and exports approvals in Capable Approval, loads the file in Capable for Confluence, migrates the approval macros with the Migration Assistant, imports, checks the results, then selects **Finish**. Each step refuses to run until the one before it is done.

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## Before you start

| **You need**                                 | **Why**                                                                  |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| A Confluence site administrator              | Every step is administrator only.                                        |
| Both apps installed, licensed and up to date | An unlicensed Capable Approval cannot export.                            |
| A quiet period                               | Approvals are read-only from the first step until each page is imported. |

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## Steps

In both apps the controls are in **Global settings**, on the **Approval** tab, in the **Migration** section.

1. In Capable Approval, select **Freeze and export**, then download the export file when it is ready.
2. In Capable for Confluence, choose the export file and select **Load**.
3. Open the **Migration Assistant**. Under **Approval for Confluence (Capable)**, pick **Approval macro (Standalone → Suite)**, run **Verify**, then **Run**. Repeat until nothing is failed or skipped.
4. Back in the Migration section, select **Import** and keep the tab open while it runs.
5. Review each page's result. **Undo a page** or **Undo all imported pages** if something looks wrong.
6. Select **Finish**. This is final, so check the results first.

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## What happens next

* Capable for Confluence handles the migrated approvals normally. Imported rows show an **Imported** badge in the history.
* Approvers set up their authenticator again, connect Slack again, and everyone sets their own notification choices again.
* Keep Capable Approval installed and frozen for two to four weeks, then uninstall it and keep the export file as your archive.

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## Related

### [Move from standalone Capable Approval](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/move-from-standalone-capable-approval.html)

The full guide, including what moves and going back.

### [View approval history](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/view-approval-history.html)

The Imported badge explained.

### [Site settings](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/site-settings.html)

Global settings for approvals.

### [Setting up approvals for a space](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/setting-up-approvals-for-a-space.html)

All set-up how-to guides.

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