# Manual approval

## Approving collections

[Collections](https://banktech.gitbook.io/docs/user-guide/collections) can be approved by following the steps below:

1. Navigate to the [Collections view](https://banktech.gitbook.io/docs/user-guide/collections).
2. Click on the first tab, named **Draft.** These records are collections that have been created that are yet to be approved and submitted to the bank.
3. Select the rows that require approval by clicking their checkboxes or select them all at once by clicking the parent checkbox in the table header.
4. Click on the **Actions** button (if only one row has been selected) or the **Bulk actions** button (if multiple rows have been selected) and choose the **Approve selected** option.
5. A modal window will appear which will provide information on the next submission window.

Note that there are different [cut-off periods](https://banktech.gitbook.io/docs/collections#cut-off-periods) based on the [instrument](https://banktech.gitbook.io/docs/glossary/glossary-collections#debit-order-instruments) that was specified for the collection.