## Manage requests

URL: https://docs.atlan.com/product/capabilities/requests/how-tos/manage-requests

> If your organization's [Slack account is integrated with Atlan](/product/integrations/collaboration/slack/how-tos/integrate-slack), you will receive Slack notifications when your requests are approved or rejected.

:::info **Did you know?** 
 Atlan supports [governance workflows](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/stewardship/automate-data-governance/llms.txt)! Once you have [enabled governance workflows and inbox](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/stewardship/automate-data-governance/llms.txt), Atlan will channel requests and approvals for your governed assets through governance workflows and land them in your [inbox](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/stewardship/manage-tasks/llms.txt).

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## Request changes to an asset

:::warning Who can do this?
 Any [user _without_ edit access to an asset's metadata](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/requests/what-are-requests/llms.txt) can request changes to an asset.

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To request changes to an asset:

1. Navigate to the asset you want to change. For example, use search or discovery to get there.
2. Click on the part of the asset you want to change, as if you were making the change directly.
 - You'll see that you do not have permission and are instead suggesting a change.
3. Instead of saving your change, Atlan will prompt you to submit it as a request.

:::info **Did you know?** 
 The lock icon and slightly transparent text show that you do not have access to an asset.

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## Track your request(s)

### For a specific asset

To track your requests for a specific asset:

1. Navigate to the asset you want to track. For example, use search or discovery to get there.
2. From the right navbar of the asset, click on the **Request** tab.
3. (Optional) To the right of the _Requests_ heading, change the drop down to **All** to see all requests you've made on the asset.
 - Pending requests are those still awaiting approval (or rejection).
 - Approved requests are those that someone has already accepted (and applied).
 - Rejected requests are those that someone has already declined (and will not be applied).

### All your requests

To track all the requests you have raised, across all assets:

1. Click the icon in the upper left of any page to navigate to the Atlan home screen.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the screen to the _My Requests_ card.
3. (Optional) In the upper right of the card, change the drop down to narrow requests by status.
 - Pending requests are those still awaiting approval (or rejection).
 - Approved requests are those that someone has already accepted (and applied).
 - Rejected requests are those that someone has already declined (and will not be applied).
4. (Optional) Hover over any pending request to see who can approve or reject it.

### Get notified on Slack

If your organization's [Slack account is integrated with Atlan](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/integrations/integrate-slack/llms.txt), you will receive Slack notifications when your requests are approved or rejected.

To receive Slack notifications on your requests:

- The email address used for Slack and Atlan should be the same, even if you haven't personally integrated the accounts.
- The Slack app should have been installed before August 12, 2022. If installed later, you'll need to update Slack.
- If different email addresses were used for Slack and Atlan, you'll first need to [link your Slack account with Atlan](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/integrations/link-your-slack-account/llms.txt).

## Approve or reject request(s)

:::warning Who can do this?
 Any [non-guest user _with_ edit access to an asset's metadata](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/requests/what-are-requests/llms.txt) can approve the request. This only includes admin and member users.

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### For a specific asset

To approve or reject a request for a specific asset:

1. Navigate to the asset you want to manage. For example, use search or discovery to get there.
2. From the right sidebar of the asset, click on the **Request** tab.
3. (Optional) To the right of the _Requests_ heading, change the drop-down to **Pending** to see open requests on the asset.
4. Hover over any pending request to either approve or reject it:
 - Click the arrow next to _Approve_ to approve the change with a comment, or click **Approve** to approve it without a comment.
 - Click the arrow next to _Reject_ to reject the change with a comment, or click **Reject** to reject it without a comment.

### All requests

:::warning Who can do this?
 Currently only admin users have access to see all requests.

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To approve or reject requests against any asset:

1. From the left sidebar, click **Settings** → **Governance**.
 * If you are using the **Old UI (Classic)**, from the left menu of any screen, click **Governance**.
2. Under the _Governance_ heading, click **Requests**.
3. (Optional) In the _Requests_ table, click the search bar to search for requests to take action on or click the funnel icon to filter your requests:
 - Select **Connection** to filter by a specific [connector](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/connector-capabilities/supported-sources/llms.txt), or drill down further by connection, database, or schema.
 - Select **Status** to filter by request status - pending, approved, or rejected.
 - Select **Requestor** to filter by specific users.
 - Select **Tags** to filter by [tag](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/tags/what-are-tags/llms.txt) update requests.
 - Select **Request type** to filter by type of metadata update requested - [description](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/add-descriptions/llms.txt), [tag](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/tags/attach-a-tag/llms.txt), [certificate](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/add-certificates/llms.txt), [term](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/glossary/what-is-a-glossary/llms.txt), or [owner](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/add-owners/llms.txt).
 - Select **Asset type** to filter by specific asset types - tables, columns, queries, and more.
 - Select **Raised in** to filter by a predefined or custom data range.
4. Hover over any pending request to either approve or reject it:
 - Click the arrow next to _Approve_ to approve the change with a comment, or click **Approve** to approve it without a comment.
 - Click the arrow next to _Reject_ to reject the change with a comment, or click **Reject** to reject it without a comment.

:::info **Did you know?** 
 You can also [configure the Slack integration](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/integrations/integrate-slack/llms.txt) to receive notifications for metadata update [requests](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/requests/what-are-requests/llms.txt) raised in Atlan and [take action directly from Slack](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/integrations/slack-integration/llms.txt).

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## Use the requests widget

The requests widget brings together all your requests in one location to help you track, manage, and prioritize them more effectively. You can open the requests widget from anywhere in Atlan, find all the requests that need your attention and take action immediately, and view a summary of your requests and track their statuses.

### Take action on requests

To take action on requests, from the requests widget:

1. From the top right of any screen in Atlan, click the **Requests** icon.
2. In the _Requests_ dialog, under _Needs attention_, hover over or click any request to view actions.
3. From the request card, you can either: 
 - To reject the update request, click **Reject** or click the downward arrow to the right and then click **Reject with comment** to add a comment as well.
 - To approve the update request, click **Approve** or click the downward arrow to the right and then click **Approve with comment** to add a comment as well.

### Track your requests

To track your requests, from the requests widget:

1. From the top right of any screen in Atlan, click the **Requests** icon.
2. In the _Requests_ dialog, click **My requests** to track all your requests.
3. To view your requests sorted by status, click **Pending** to view pending requests, **Approved** for approved requests, or **Rejected** for requests that have been rejected.

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