Some data products are restricted and require approval from an approver who is designated by the producer. When you subscribe to a restricted data product, you provide a business justification and a use case that are reviewed by the approver. If your subscription is approved, the data product is delivered to you. If the subscription is rejected, you can submit a new subscription with a new business justification.

Required roles to complete this task

Collaborator roles: Viewer, Editor, or Admin

Data products that require approval before delivery are identified by Access level: Requires approval.

To subscribe to a data product that requires approval:

1. Select a preferred delivery method for each item in the data product from the available delivery methods. If only one delivery method is available for the item, it is automatically selected for you.
2. Describe the justification for why you need the data product to support your business needs. The business justification is required. The approver reviews the business justification as part of the approval process.
3. Describe an optional use case to further support your request.
4. Read and agree to the data contract and subscribe.

You can monitor the progress of your request for approval in the Requested by you list in your Task inbox. If the subscription is approved, you can monitor the delivery status in My subscriptions. If the subscription is rejected, you can submit a new subscription with a new business justification.