There are three approval roles. This table shows information about the different approval roles:

Approval role	Example of a staff member that has the approval role	Function of the approval role
Needs approval	Student	A staff member with the Needs approval approval role must get approval if they: Add a treatment to a patient sheet Change treatment information (for example, if they change the name of a treatment Make a treatment task Change the scheduled start time of a treatment task Remove a treatment task It is not necessary for a staff member with the Needs approval approval role to get approval if they: Complete a treatment task Start a treatment task Ignore a treatment task Add a treatment template to a patient sheet
Can approve	Veterinarian	A staff member with the Can approve approval role can give approval for treatment tasks that a staff member with the Needs approval approval role changed.
Not applicable	Veterinary nurse	A staff member with the Not applicable approval role can change a patient's treatments. It is not necessary to give approval for changes that a staff member with the Not applicable approval role makes. Note: Vet Radar automatically sets the approval role of each staff member to the Not applicable role.

A staff member with the Needs approval approval can add a treatment template to a patient sheet without approval. But if you want a staff member to give approval for a treatment of the treatment template, you must enable the Force ‘Finish setup’ setting of the applicable treatment. If you enable the Force ‘Finish setup’ setting, Vet Radar shows:

• Finish setup
• A yellow color that identifies that a staff member must configure the treatment

After a staff member with the Needs approval approval role configures the treatment, Vet Radar shows a purple color. The purple color identifies that a staff member with the Give Approval approval role must give approval.