--- title: Approve Orders description: Here's How To Approve Orders in Bionic for Agencies. --- [Skip to content](https://help.bionic-ads.com/knowledge/approving-orders#main-content) [![Bionic-Logo-184x60-white.png\]](https://help.bionic-ads.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bionic-Logo-184x60-white.png?height=40&name=Bionic-Logo-184x60-white.png)](https://help.bionic-ads.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Go to Bionic Website](https://www.bionic-ads.com/) [Go to Bionic Website](https://www.bionic-ads.com/) Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Bionic Knowledge Base](https://help.bionic-ads.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Bionic for Agencies](https://help.bionic-ads.com/knowledge/bionic-for-agencies?hsLang=en) 3. [Send Electronic Insertion Orders](https://help.bionic-ads.com/knowledge/bionic-for-agencies?hsLang=en#send-electronic-insertion-orders) # Approve Orders ## Here's How To Approve Orders in Bionic for Agencies. **Learn in Bionic Academy: [Manage Orders](https://academy.bionic-ads.com/app/courses/3910e0a2-5635-4812-bd98-6f2f64451e3d)** Once you have [set up orders](https://help.bionic-ads.com/knowledge/set-up-orders?hsLang=en), you are able to approve them to indicate they are ready to place. The process of approving orders can be done individually or in batch. Once orders are approved, the orders and placements within those orders will be locked for editing. You will need to [revoke](https://help.bionic-ads.com/knowledge/handle-changes-to-existing-orders?hsLang=en)the orders to edit them. Orders can be approved electronically, or you can record sign offs that have occurred offline. In this article, we'll cover: 1. [Approve Orders Individually](https://help.bionic-ads.com/knowledge/approving-orders#ApproveOrdersIndividually) 2. [Approve Orders in Batch](https://help.bionic-ads.com/knowledge/approving-orders#ApproveOrdersBatch) NOTE: Please note that Approving an order in Bionic does not send the order anywhere. It must be sent the the recipient after it has been approved. Here is how to [Send Electronic Insertion Orders](https://help.bionic-ads.com/knowledge/generate-insertion-orders?hsLang=en#ElectronicInsertionOrders). ### Approve Orders Individually Approving orders individually will provide the option to [approve electronically](https://help.bionic-ads.com/knowledge/approving-orders#electronic) or to [record an offline approval](https://help.bionic-ads.com/knowledge/approving-orders#offline). To access the order: 1. In the Orders tab, click on the **order number** to enter edit mode of the order. ![A screenshot of the Orders Tab on the homepage.](https://help.bionic-ads.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Screenshots/Bionic%20for%20Agencies/Approving%20Orders/access-order.png?width=670&height=246&name=access-order.png) #### Approve Orders Electronically 1. In the Overview tab, click the **Approve button**. 2. Type your **Name.** 3. Selecta **Preferred Font**. 4. Click **Approve**. ![A screenshot of the Overview tab of an Order.](https://help.bionic-ads.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Screenshots/Bionic%20for%20Agencies/Approving%20Orders/approve-indv.png?width=670&height=359&name=approve-indv.png) ![A screenshot of the Approve Order dialog.](https://help.bionic-ads.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Screenshots/Bionic%20for%20Agencies/Approving%20Orders/approve-indv-1.png?width=439&height=351&name=approve-indv-1.png) #### Approve Orders Offline 1. In the Overview tab, click the **Approve Offline button**. 2. Follow the instructions on screen to get a **signed document**. 3. In the **Order Approved By** section, enter the name of the approver. 4. In the Documents section, click the **+Add Document** link to upload the signed document. This is optional. 5. Press **Approve**. ![A screenshot of the Overview tab in an Order.](https://help.bionic-ads.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Screenshots/Bionic%20for%20Agencies/Approving%20Orders/approve-indv-off.png?width=670&height=359&name=approve-indv-off.png) ![A screenshot of the Approve Offline dialog.](https://help.bionic-ads.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Screenshots/Bionic%20for%20Agencies/Approving%20Orders/approve-indv-off-1.png?width=440&height=356&name=approve-indv-off-1.png)   NOTE: In order to send an order to a vendor recipient, you have to approve the order electronically. Approving the order offline will not allow for an order to be sent to a vendor recipient via Bionic. ### Approve Orders in Batch When approving orders in batch, you can only approve them electronically. 1. In the Orders tab, select the **checkbox next to the orders** you would like to approve. Or you can select the checkbox in the Header row to select all orders in the list. This is helpful when using a filter to narrow down the orders displayed. 2. Press the **Approve button**. 3. Enter your **Signature and select the desired font**. 4. Press **Approve**. NOTE: Once an order is approved, you can move on to generating insertion orders. If insertion orders are unnecessary, such as many Search, Social, & Programmatic buys, you can skip that step. ![A screenshot of the how to use the Approve button on the Orders tab.](https://help.bionic-ads.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Screenshots/Bionic%20for%20Agencies/Approving%20Orders/approve-batch.png?width=642&height=338&name=approve-batch.png) ![A screenshot of the Approve Order dialog.](https://help.bionic-ads.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Screenshots/Bionic%20for%20Agencies/Approving%20Orders/approve-indv-1.png?width=439&height=351&name=approve-indv-1.png) #### Next Step - [Generate Insertion Orders](https://help.bionic-ads.com/knowledge/generate-insertion-orders?hsLang=en) - [Handle Changes To Existing Orders](https://help.bionic-ads.com/knowledge/handle-changes-to-existing-orders?hsLang=en)   - [Bionic for Agencies](https://help.bionic-ads.com/knowledge/bionic-for-agencies?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Introduction to Bionic](https://help.bionic-ads.com/knowledge/bionic-for-agencies?hsLang=en#introduction-to-bionic) - 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