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title: Increase Approval Process Visibility with the Approval Analytics App
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description: Use the Approval Analytics app to view approval history, understand trends, identify bottlenecks, and act to streamline the process. See the number of approvals and rejections, pending approvals, who’s approved what, and how long approvals take. The Approval Analytics template guides you through creating the app.
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# Increase Approval Process Visibility with the Approval Analytics App

Use the Approval Analytics app to view approval history, understand trends, identify bottlenecks, and act to streamline the process. See the number of approvals and rejections, pending approvals, who’s approved what, and how long approvals take. The Approval Analytics template guides you through creating the app.

### Required Editions

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d192444e64 ">To create and manage the Approval Analytics app:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d192444e64 ">Manage CRM Analytics Templated Apps</td>


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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d192444e64 ">To use the Approval Analytics app:</td>

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Before you create an app, make sure that:

- Your org has an approval process defined and at least one object with a record submitted for approval.
- The Analytics Integration User has the appropriate [Salesforce field-level security](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.bi_templates_field_level_security.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Before creating an app from a template, you may have to give the Analytics Integration User access to all fields used in the app.") to view the fields that you want to analyze.

1. From the Analytics tab or Analytics Studio, click **Create** and then select **App**.
2. Select the Approval Analytics template to open the guided flow.
    
    The guided flow checks that your org meets the minimum requirements.
3. If your org meets the minimum requirements, click **Looks good, next**.
    
    If the requirements aren’t met, check the feedback.
4. Name and save your app.

#### See Also

- [Create Apps from CRM Analytics Templates: Start Here](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.bi_app_prebuilt_getting_started.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Follow these general procedures when you create Apps from any CRM Analytics Template. Before you create an app, see the help for the CRM Analytics Template you want to use for requirements and instructions specific to that template.")