> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.findity.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Temporary approver **This applies to the following countries** * All countries Temporary approver is a handy feature to handle vacations and time off *for* the approver. Depending on your organisation's settings a temporary approver can be appointed by the approver, otherwise an administrator needs to appoint the temporary approver. Let's start with the setting options. You find these in the *Expense policy* view.

When you set up the approval structure you must choose how to handle temporary approvers. You have three choices.

*No* = An approver can't add a temporary approver *Only from approvers with same or higher approval limit* = In this case an approver can choose from other approvers *Yes, from all employees* = The approver can choose from any user in the organisation Once this setting is done there is two ways of adding a temporary approver. For this option to work, settings need to be either *Only from approvers with same or higher approval limit* or *Yes, from all employees*. 1. Go to Settings on your profile.

2. Click on approval settings.

3. Click Add temporary approver.

4. Under *Organisation* is a list of the organisations you are approver for. Most approvers only have one choice. Choose the one you want to set a temporary approver for.

5. Next step is to choose who will be the temporary approver. Click Temporary approver and a list of all available users appears. It is also possible to search for a specific user.

6. Last step is to add date interval for the temporary user. Don't forget to save

7. Now you can see a list of the temporary user and between which dates they are valid.

8. If you want to remove a temporary user just click the cross button to the right.

An administrator can always add a temporary approver for any approver no matter what the settings are under Temporary approver. 1. Go to the expense policy view under Settings -> Policy and approval.

2. In the Temporary approver box click the Add temporary approver button

3. Then choose from the list under *Temporary approver* for which approver that are going to be temporary replaced. Choose from the list or search for a name.

4. Next you choose who will be the temporary approver. Choose from the list or search for a name.

5. Choose between which date the temporary approver should be valid. Don't forget to save.

6. Now you have a list of the temporary approvers and who the are temporary replacing as well as between which dates.

7. If you want to remove a temporary approver, just click the bin to the right.

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