# Information and approval tasks

Information and approval tasks in BRIX: how to find assigned tasks, review documents, record decisions, and approve or reject documents directly from email.

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When a document is sent for [information with confirmation](360010245000.md#with-confirmation) or approval, the recepient gets a task in BRIX. On the task page, they can view the document and make a decision. The result is recorded in the [list of informed users or approval sheet](approval-sheets.md), which is available on the document page.

This article explains how to find and complete assigned tasks in BRIX, as well as how to approve a document directly from an email.

## Find an assigned information or approval task

You can learn about an information with confirmation task or an approval task in several ways:

- In [#Activity stream](360014162972.md), view the notification that a task has been assigned.

- In the calendar, find the task with its deadline, if your profile has [the option to create an event enabled](360016398552.md#ecm). 

- By email, receive one of two types of messages, depending on your [profile settings](360016398552.md#task-alerts):

	- Task notification email. Enable the **Send notification about new tasks by email** option to view information about the document in the email, open the task in the system, and make your decision. You may need to sign in to BRIX to open the task.

	- Approval email. Enable the **Approve by email** option to complete the task without opening BRIX. The email contains the task name, its author, the attached document, and buttons to approve or reject it. 

## Complete an information or approval task 

Open the assigned task in BRIX and review the document and related information: the document properties and versions, the list of informed users or approval sheet, assigned tasks, and the associated feed. You can also open the page of the app item that was sent.

As with a standard task, use the three-dot button on the top toolbar to:

- Reassign the task to another executor.

- Change the completion percentage.

- Schedule the task in the calendar or change the dates of the scheduled event.

For more information about these actions, see [Task actions](actions-with-tasks.md).

To complete the task, make your decision using the buttons at the bottom of the page. The result is recorded in the [list of informed users or approval sheet](approval-sheets.md).