{"id":143400,"date":"2026-08-20T11:35:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=143400"},"modified":"2026-08-20T11:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:36:20","slug":"what-happens-if-there-is-more-than-one-approver-at-the-same-level","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/faq\/what-happens-if-there-is-more-than-one-approver-at-the-same-level\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens if there is more than one approver at the same level?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">If you select more than one approver within the <strong>same approval level<\/strong> (whether within a multi-cycle approval path or a single approval), the system works on an <strong>&#8220;OR&#8221;<\/strong> logic: it&#8217;s enough for <strong>any one<\/strong> of these approvers to approve in order to complete that level and move on to the next level (or finalize the request if it&#8217;s the last level).<\/p>\n<ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Approval from <strong>all<\/strong> approvers at the same level is not required; approval from just one of them is sufficient.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Once any one of them approves, that level automatically closes, and the remaining approvers at the same level are not required to take any action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"ml-2 border-l-4 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.1)] pl-4 text-text-300\">\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> this differs from the case of the <strong>same person appearing at more than one level<\/strong> (such as being both a Direct Manager and a Department Manager at the same time), where the subsequent levels are automatically skipped; here, on the other hand, we&#8217;re talking about <strong>several different people<\/strong> within the <strong>same single level<\/strong>, where approval from just one of them is enough.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"template":"","categories":[2213,8012],"tags":[13173,13171,13172,13166,13169,13168,13167,13170],"class_list":["post-143400","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","category-attendance","category-attendance-settings","tag-difference-between-duplicate-person-and-multiple-approvers","tag-do-all-approvers-at-the-same-level-need-to-approve","tag-level-closes-after-one-approver-approves","tag-more-than-one-approver-at-the-same-level","tag-one-approvers-approval-is-enough","tag-or-logic-between-approvers","tag-select-multiple-approvers-for-one-stage","tag-what-happens-if-there-is-more-than-one-approver-at-the-same-level"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What happens if there is more than one approver at the same level? 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