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description: Some states and municipalities require companies to have a rep approval process for commissionable wages. Some larger companies want to add security in addition to compliance by defining the approval route to prevent system abuse, institute controls, and reduce risk. In Salesforce Spiff, request statement approvals manually or set up an automatic process for end-of-period statement approvals.
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# Managing Commission Statement Approvals

Some states and municipalities require companies to have a rep approval process for commissionable wages. Some larger companies want to add security in addition to compliance by defining the approval route to prevent system abuse, institute controls, and reduce risk. In Salesforce Spiff, request statement approvals manually or set up an automatic process for end-of-period statement approvals.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available for an additional cost in: <strong>Professional</strong> Edition with Web Services API Enabled</td></tr></tbody></table>

In the Approvals table, within a statement period, send statements for approval, reset approvals, or approve (1) statements for one or more users. Filter users with the plan or team menus (2). Spiff hides archived plans by default.

![Manual statement approval](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-sales-sales_performance_management-264-0-0-production-enus/b1f2feb4-26b8-444f-97f7-be2349869d93/sales_performance_management/images/spiff/spiff_statements_approval_period.png)

To view approval details for a sent statement, click **Details** (3). When each approval is complete, the responsible party’s name appears with a timestamp. The admin can approve for all roles.

Approvers receive a notification, depending on their notification settings, when it’s their turn to approve in the workflow.

To export statement approvals and approval history, first export the system activity log in .csv format. Then, in the exported log file, filter the Product/Feature column for history related to approvals.

- **[Set Up Statement Approval Routes](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.spiff_statements_approvals_routes.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Approval routes determine who approves statements, the number of approvers, the order of approvers, approval reminders, and team lead routing. You can define multilevel approval routes with flexible approval structures for end-of-period statement approvals and document approvals. You can also set up an automatic approval process for a default approval route to reduce manual work and avoid delays.
- **[Manage Statement Approvals Manually](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.spiff_statements_approvals_manual.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    In the Approvals table, you can send statement approval requests, review statement approval progress, and approve a statement.

#### See Also

- [Notifications in Salesforce Spiff](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.spiff_notifications.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Collaboration and transparency are essential for every successful sales team. Salesforce Spiff supports in-app, email, and Slack notifications for comments and approvals.")
- [System Activity Log in Salesforce Spiff](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.spiff_log.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Find version history for all your Salesforce Spiff payout rules, data filters, and variables and an audit trail for login attempts, team and user changes, plan and quota assignments, approvals, and adjustments.")