# Delegate Approval to Another User

When an approver is unavailable for a few days, they can delegate their service request approvals to another author user. An approver can delegate their approval to another user from My Profile, as depicted below.

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When the delegated user approves a request, it is highlighted in the workflow as depicted below:

<figure><img src="/files/VslXQ7DB0PUGb0u7Owta" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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