Approval Modes in Worksheet Approvals Configuration

You specify when managers can approve their subordinate managers' plan changes with the Approval Mode option you select when you configure approvals.

Mode	Description
You specify when managers can approve their subordinate managers' plan changes with the Approval Mode option you select when you configure approvals.	Let subordinate managers complete their allocations before higher-level managers can approve subordinate changes because their approvals make the plan unavailable to their subordinate managers.
Approve anytime (default selection)	Higher-level managers can approve their subordinate managers' plan changes at any time during the period the plan is available to the higher-level managers.
Disable approvals	Approvals aren't required and higher-level managers don't have the Approve and Return for Correction actions available to them.

You can change the approval mode after the Start Workforce Compensation Cycle process runs using the Active Plans task.