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title: "Expenses pre-approvals"
slug: "set-up-pre-approvals"
status: "update"
updated: 2026-11-05T09:07:57Z
published: 2026-11-05T09:07:57Z
canonical: "help.cintra.co.uk/set-up-pre-approvals"
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# Expenses pre-approvals

This feature lets you manage pre-approved expenses - such as travel - before any funds are spent. This added layer of control is designed to improve your expense management process, helping you manage budgets and streamline approvals.

### Setting up pre-approvals

If pre-approvals have been activated in your organisation, you can either create an approval workflow specifically for pre-approvals, or use an existing workflow. See [Expenses approval workflows](/payroll/docs/approval-workflows-1).

Within each person record (**Setup** > **Settings** > **Edit**), select a pre-approval workflow which will be applied whenever the user creates a pre-approval.

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For more information for users, see [Create pre-approval requests](/payroll/docs/create-pre-approval-requests).