--- title: Event Creation | Parsing Pre-Approval Permissions by Event Categories description: How to pre-approve events by an event category, preapprove, preapproval, preapprove events, admin preapprove by category, sub-admin preapprove by category --- [Skip to content](https://support.espace.cool/espace-knowledge-base/optional-parsing-pre-approval-permissions-by-event-categories#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [![66f7bec9bf5a8d3c374018fc](https://support.espace.cool/hs-fs/hubfs/AI%20Email%20Template%20Import/Images/66f7bec9bf5a8d3c374018fc.png?width=953&height=300&name=66f7bec9bf5a8d3c374018fc.png)](https://www.smartchurchsolutions.com/) - [Knowledge Base](https://support.espace.cool/espace-knowledge-base) - [Product Feedback](https://u03m6.share.hsforms.com/2EgdDdILgTLGc3McfPhw1uw) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Knowledge Base](https://support.espace.cool/espace-knowledge-base) - [Product Feedback](https://u03m6.share.hsforms.com/2EgdDdILgTLGc3McfPhw1uw) - English Show submenu for translations eSPACE Support Center: How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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Once the event is pre-approved, it will go through the normal approval workflow, going out to all Sub-Admins (if applicable) and Admins for the standard level of approval. - **Pre-approving by event category will still pre-approve the entire event.** In other words, you can not pre-approve certain items (*spaces, resources, services*) within an event category on an event. Parsing out approvals for certain items on an event happens at the regular approval level after pre-approving and before final approving and is accomplished when using Approval Areas and sub-admins. Read this article to learn more: Approval Areas - Parsing Out Items for Sub-admin Approval - **Required**: When setting this up, make sure at least 1 admin and/or sub-admins is set up to pre-approve ***every*** event category in your eSPACE account.   To get started, you must first enable the Pre-Approval process by going to ***Settings \> Advanced \> General \> Event Creation*** and selecting the following optional setting (see attached below). When selected, the submitted event will show as "Pending Pre-Approval”. ![](https://support.espace.cool/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-20-2026-08-07-11-1264-PM.png?width=329&height=130&name=undefined-Feb-20-2026-08-07-11-1264-PM.png)   **In addition**, once an event has been approved by the Pre-Approver(s) and has gone through the normal workflow, sometimes changes can be made to the event by the owner of the event or Admin. - ***If* you'd like ANY changes or edits to an event require it to go back through the Pre-Approval process**, then enable the following setting:        ![](https://support.espace.cool/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-20-2026-08-07-15-8993-PM.png?width=521&height=70&name=undefined-Feb-20-2026-08-07-15-8993-PM.png)   ***Next,*** you must also give user permissions to an Admin(s) and/or Sub-Admin(s) in **Settings\>Basic\>Users** to be a Pre-Approver (see below), then SAVE! - When setting this up, make sure at least 1 admin and/or sub-admins is set up to pre-approve ***every*** event category in your eSPACE account. ![](https://support.espace.cool/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-20-2026-08-07-21-8465-PM.png?width=395&height=441&name=undefined-Feb-20-2026-08-07-21-8465-PM.png) ![](https://support.espace.cool/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-20-2026-08-07-28-8114-PM.png?width=202&height=86&name=undefined-Feb-20-2026-08-07-28-8114-PM.png)   [![](https://support.espace.cool/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-20-2026-08-07-46-3919-PM.png?width=670&height=185&name=undefined-Feb-20-2026-08-07-46-3919-PM.png)](https://www.smartchurchsolutions.com/learn-more/) - 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