# Approve a Promo Code Monitoring Violation
Take the PXA course
Once all of the required work for a violation is complete, you can approve the violation to finish and close it out.
1. From the left navigation menu, select  **\[Protect]** → **Violations**.
2. On the *Violations* screen, hover over the violation you want to approve and select **Edit**.
3. Next to *Violation Information*, find the **Status** dropdown and select **Approved**.
* See the *Status reference table* below for more information.
4. Select **Save Violation** to save your changes.
* Once the violation is approved and saved, an email and platform notification will be sent to the partner informing them of the approval.
#### Status reference
| Status | Description |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| New | This status is for new violations where no action has been taken yet. |
| In Progress | This status indicates that a violation is in review and a course of action is still being decided. |
| Blocked | This status refers to violations that have been reviewed and are waiting for more information before any next steps can be decided upon. |
| Completed | The process of this violation has been completed. |
| Approved | This status is for violations that have been found to break the policy agreement. An email and platform notification will be sent to the partner informing them of the violation. |
| Quality Assurance | This status is for violations that have been reviewed and are in the process of being reviewed by a second person within the organization. |
| Rejected | This status is for violations that have not been found to break policy terms or agreements. |
| Invalid | This status is for violations that are not well-founded, authentic, or conclusive. |
| Duplicate | This status is for repeat violations or violations you have dealt with before. |
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