# How to enable multilevel approval for an employee expense?

> The IceHrm expense management module is specified for managing employee expenses and expense claim approvals.

- URL: https://icehrm.com/blog/how-to-enable-multilevel-approval-for-an-employee-expense
- Published: 2020-01-29
- Updated: 2024-03-04
- Author: IceHrm
- Topics: IceHrm Tutorials
- Publisher: IceHrm (https://icehrm.com), HR management software

The [IceHrm](https://icehrm.com) expense management module is specified for managing employee expenses and expense claim approvals.

> In order to enable multi-level approval for the employee expenses;

1.  Log in to the **Admin account**
2.  Go to the **System** module and select **Settings** session
3.  Click on to the **Other** tab

4\. Under the **Other** tab bottom, you will be able to find **Expense: Enable multilevel approvals**. Click on the edit button to make changes

![](https://icehrm.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/content/images/2024/03/Screenshot-from-2024-03-01-14-25-32.png)

5\. Set the value to **Yes** and **save** it.

![](https://icehrm.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/content/images/2024/03/Screenshot-from-2024-03-01-14-26-22.png)

#### How to define the multilevel?

> In order to allow multilevel approval under expenses, you need to predefined the managerial level. This needs to be done under Employee details.

To do this;

1.  Log into the **Admin Account**
2.  Go to the **Employees** module and click onto **Employees**
3.  Then click onto the edit button in front of the employee which you would like to make changes

![](https://icehrm.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/content/images/2024/03/Screenshot-from-2024-03-01-14-27-23.png)

4\. On the bottom of the fields, you will be able to find **First Level Approver, Second Level Approver, and Third Level Approver** fields. Fill it accordingly and **Save**.

![](https://icehrm.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/content/images/2024/03/Screenshot-from-2024-03-01-14-29-13.png)