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title: "Red Dot Indicator: Forms Pending Your Approval"
url: "https://help.ontraccr.com/en/article/red-dot-indicator-forms-pending-your-approval"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-06-06T21:57:11.164Z"
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# Red Dot Indicator: Forms Pending Your Approval

## 📘 **Red Dot Indicator: Forms Pending Your Approval Overview**  
 

In Ontraccr, a **red dot** appears beside form entries in the Master Form Log (and other views) to indicate that **you** are responsible for reviewing and approving that form. This is a **personalized visual alert**, helping approvers identify their pending actions quickly without navigating to the Approve tab.

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## 🔴 **What the Red Dot Means**

-   Appears **only** next to forms that:
    -   Are **pending approval**
    -   Have **you** assigned as the approver
-   The red dot is shown **beside the form’s status**

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## 🎯 **Use Case**

-   You’re browsing the Master Form Log and want to see at a glance which forms need **your** approval
-   The red dot alerts you without requiring you to switch to the Approve page

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## 🧭 **Where It Appears**

-   Master Form Log
-   Project, Customer, Equipment, or Vendor-specific logs (if the form is assigned to you)
-   **Only visible to the person responsible for the approval step**

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## 🔐 **Who Sees It?**

Only the **user currently logged in** sees red dots for the forms **they are assigned to approve**. Other users won’t see red dots for approvals they’re not responsible for.

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## 🔧 **What To Do When You See a Red Dot**

1.  Click the form row to open the full form viewer
2.  Review the form’s content and triggered items
3.  Approve, Reject, or Edit (if allowed) as needed

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## 📝 **Notes**

-   If your role includes approving multiple forms, the red dot helps quickly locate your required actions in any form log
-   The red dot **does not appear** for assignments, drafts, or forms you’re editing—only for **approval** responsibilities