---
title: Managerial Approval in Shared Account Password Manager (SAPM)
slug: reference-guide-3-0-0/managerial-approval-in-shared-account-password-manager-sapm
description: Learn how to configure the Manager Approval feature in SAPM, the password management component of Single Connect. Discover how this feature, when enabled, allows users to request managerial approval before accessing passwords in the secret vault. Find ste
docTags: 
createdAt: 2022-07-27T11:28:01.000Z
---

The Single Connect password management component SAPM has a managerial approval feature. SAPM manages the passwords of target devices in its secret vault. It changes the passwords periodically and allows users to check out passwords from SAPM. Alternatively, if the Account Base Approval structure is enabled, users have to request approval before accessing the account.


SAPM approval adds another level of security to password checkout, as managerial approval to check out the password. To configure SAPM Manager Approval:

1. Navigate to **Policy Control **> **Approval Management**.
2. Select **SAPM** as the Approval Type, and click the **Search** button to list all the SAPM approval requests.
3. Click the** Option** button of a request to approve or reject.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/b0GU5vWRK4OMFo5wOnPm0_image.png "Managerial Approval in SAPM")



:::hint{type="info"}
The **Approval Management** page shows the request details and the Approver Manager, which helps identify who will be approving the request.
:::