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# 4.4 - Insert budget approval status
Planning sheets support structured approval tracking with field types such as dropdowns, date fields, and checkboxes. These fields capture approval status, timelines, and decision points directly within the sheet. Approval workflows remain aligned with business processes by combining configurable input controls with planning data.
Learn how to create a list column to track budget approval status in a planning sheet. Use a predefined approval status list, assign a default status, update status values, and copy values across hierarchy levels.
1. In the **Planning** ribbon, select **Insert Column > List**, and then select **Single Select**.
2. Enter *Approval Status* as the column name.
3. Select **Presets** to use a predefined approval status list.
4. Select the **Approval Status** preset, and then select **Apply**.
4. Select *Submitted* as the default value and select **Create**.
5. Select a cell in the *Approval Status* column, and then select *In Review* from the list.
6. Select the **Copy** icon, and then choose a hierarchy level to copy the approval status values to other rows.
7. Approval status values are copied at the selected hierarchy level.
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