{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":3949,"path":"build-workflows/workflow-studio/approval-rules-data.md","title":"Approval rules data type","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Approval rules data type\n\nStore the conditions for approving or rejecting an approval requests.\n\n## Basic options\n\n|Option|Description|\n|------|-----------|\n|Label|Displays the label used to identify the data variable in the Workflow Studio interface. The label can consist of any text.|\n|Name|Displays the name used to identify the data variable in script calls. The name can only consist of alphanumeric and underscore characters. The system automatically converts the label into a valid name by removing or replacing any special characters.|\n|Type|Indicates the type of data stored by the data variable.|\n|Mandatory|Indicates whether the data variable must contain a value when configured in an action.|\n\n## Advanced options\n\n|Option|Description|\n|------|-----------|\n|Hint|Provides guidance to flow or action designers on how to configure the data.|\n|Default value|Specifies the value used when a flow or action designer does not provide a value.|\n\n## General guidelines\n\n-   **Provide a default value**\n\n    Create or select an approval rule as a default value.\n\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Workflow Studio input and output data variables](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/build-workflows/workflow-studio/action-inputs-outputs.md)\n\n"}}