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title: Approve or Reject a Changeset
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ms.date: "03/01/2017"
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# Approve or Reject a Changeset (Master Data Services)

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  A changeset is a collection of the pending changes on the master data. If the entity changes require administrator approval and a changeset is submitted for approval, you can review and then approve or reject the changeset.  
  
## Prerequisites  
  
-   You must have permission to access the **Explorer** functional area. For more information, see [Functional Area Permissions (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/functional-area-permissions-master-data-services.md).  
  
-   You must have administrator permission for the entity.  
  
-   The entity changes must require administrator approval.  
  
-   If the changeset status is pending, you can review and then approve or reject the changeset.  
  
-   Users are not allowed to approve their own changes. If you are the entity administrator, you must assign a secondary administrator to approve your own changeset.  
  
## To approve or reject a changeset  
  
1.  On the [!INCLUDE[ssMDSmdm](../includes/ssmdsmdm-md.md)] home page, select the model and version and then click **Explorer**.  
  
2.  Click an entity on the **Entities** menu.  
  
3.  In the right pane, select **Changesets** and double click the changeset you want to approve or reject.  
  
4.  Click **Apply** to apply the changeset and review the pending changes.  
  
5.  Click **Reject** to reject the changeset and send it back to the owner.  
  
6.  Click **Approve** to approve the changeset. The changeset is committed automatically.  
  
## See Also  
 [Create a Changeset (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/create-a-changeset-master-data-services.md)   
 [Apply and Update a Changeset (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/apply-and-update-a-changeset-master-data-services.md)   
 [Commit or Submit a Changeset (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/commit-or-submit-a-changeset-master-data-services.md)