# Edit an approval

> Change a draft or a sent request before your client answers: its title, description, due date, space and options.

Source: https://docs.moodiri.com/approvals/edit-an-approval

## Why use it

Prices change, a vendor drops a finish, or you spot a typo after sending. Editing the
request keeps one record of the decision instead of a trail of near-duplicates your
client has to sort through.

## When to use it

- **Fix a draft** before you send it.
- **Swap an option** that became unavailable before your client answers.
- **Move the due date** or correct the price on an option.

If your client has already answered, send a new request with the updated options. See
[Create an approval request](https://docs.moodiri.com/approvals/create-an-approval-request).

## Before you start

- The request must be a draft, or sent and not yet answered.
- Requests from a product section can be edited in full only while they are drafts.
- Open the project's [Approvals list](https://docs.moodiri.com/approvals/approvals-list), choose the request and
  choose **Open full screen**.

## Steps

![Edit approval request page with two pendant options, Brass Harbor Pendant and Matte Dome Pendant, each with client notes, price, pros and cons, and Save changes.](https://docs.moodiri.com/shots/approvals--edit-an-approval--page-1600.webp)
Same screen with numbered callouts: https://docs.moodiri.com/shots/approvals--edit-an-approval--page-annotated.webp
Callout 1: Save changes
1. Open the request, such as *Kitchen island pendants*, and choose the pencil, **Edit request**, under **Actions**.
2. The request opens as **Edit approval request**. Change the **Title**, due date, space or category here.
3. Update an option's details, such as the Matte Dome Pendant's **Client price** from $860 to $820.
4. Choose **Save changes** to keep your edits, or **Cancel** to leave the request as it was.

## What happens next

- Moodiri shows **Changes saved** and returns you to the request.
- The status doesn't change. If the request was sent, your client sees the updated
  version the next time they open it.

## Limits

- Only drafts, and sent requests your client hasn't answered, open in the builder.
  Closed and answered requests, and sent requests from a product section, open their
  details instead.
- After your client answers, the options can't change. The page says **Options cannot
  be edited after the client has responded.**
- Family proposals can't be edited. Cancel the proposal and prepare a new one. See
  [Family revision proposals](https://docs.moodiri.com/approvals/family-revision-proposals).
- All the limits for new requests still apply: up to three options, a title and at
  least one option.

## Questions

### Does my client get a new email when I save?

No. Saving keeps the request's status and sends nothing. Choose **Resend** if you want your client to look again.

### Why does Edit open a small form instead of the builder?

The request is past the point where options can change, for example a sent request from a product section. The short form still changes the title, description, category and due date.