An approval chain is the sequence of people who will review an employee during a cycle, ordered from first reviewer to last. You make any updates to approval chains for a cycle in two ways: applying bulk edits or uploading a CSV. You can do either by following the steps below.

An approval chain is the sequence of people who will review an employee during a cycle, ordered from first reviewer to last. You make any updates to approval chains for a cycle in two ways: applying bulk edits or uploading a CSV. You can do either by following the steps below.


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**Note:** If you are wanting to update approval chains during an active cycle, please read [this article](https://brainfi30.brainfish.ai/en-us/articles/am-i-able-to-update-or-change-approval-chains-during-a-cycle-7Urm4jSOY7) first. 

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## **Bulk Edits**

1\. First you need to open the cycle where you need to make changes. From there, you will click on **Configurations** in the top right corner and then select **Approval Chains.**

 ![](https://support.pave.com/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka0TV0000001lXx&feoid=00NUn00000C06g9&refid=0EMTV00000Enkkn)

2\. To make bulk edits, select the employees where you need to adjust their approval chain. Then select whether you are replacing, adding, or removing a planner. 

 ![](https://support.pave.com/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka0TV0000001lXx&feoid=00NUn00000C06g9&refid=0EMTV00000EnkmP)3. Once you make your selection of the action you wish to take, use the pop up box to make the changes. 

 ![](https://support.pave.com/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka0TV0000001lXx&feoid=00NUn00000C06g9&refid=0EMTV00000Enko1)  ![](https://support.pave.com/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka0TV0000001lXx&feoid=00NUn00000C06g9&refid=0EMTV00000EnhqA)**Upload via CSV**

1\. First you need to open the cycle where you need to make changes. From there, you will click on **Configurations** in the top right corner and then select **Approval Chains.**

 ![](https://support.pave.com/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka0TV0000001lXx&feoid=00NUn00000C06g9&refid=0EMTV00000Enkpd)


2. Click on Download current CSV in the top right corner.
3. Make your edits to the CSV, save that file, and return to Pave and click **Upload new CSV** in the top right corner. You will be taken to a taken to a pop-up modal.

    ![](https://support.pave.com/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka0TV0000001lXx&feoid=00NUn00000C06g9&refid=0EMTV00000EnhdG)
4. Click in the middle of the pop-up modal and then select the file you want to upload. 

5\. Once uploaded, a screen will appear with your approval chain data and highlights all errors found in the file, based on Pave’s approval chain requirements. Each cell with an error includes a description of the error and options to resolve the issue in Pave (without re-uploading or editing your CSV).

 ![](https://support.pave.com/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka0TV0000001lXx&feoid=00NUn00000C06g9&refid=0EMTV00000EnkrF)

 ![](https://support.pave.com/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka0TV0000001lXx&feoid=00NUn00000C06g9&refid=0EMTV00000Enksr)6. Once you have made all of the appropriate edits and there are no more errors, click the blue **Save** button in the bottom right corner to finalize the approval chain upload. 

 ![](https://support.pave.com/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka0TV0000001lXx&feoid=00NUn00000C06g9&refid=0EMTV00000EnkuT)If you have any questions about this process or need any assistance, please contact [support@pave.com](mailto:support@pave.com)!

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