Notification - Approval Mode  Approve or decline records The configuration of the Approval Mode Default Actions. Specify what to do if the record is neither approved nor declined after a certain period of time.   Linked Features Membership Tool Notification - Normal Mode Whiz-Code The Approval Mode gives you the power to decline records prior to adding them to the database. The system is very easy: The Notification E-Mail contains two links. One of them is to approve the record, the other to decline it. Click on the appropriate link to approve/decline the record. It's as simple as that.