How do i start an approval process for a new request?

If an approval does not “fit” within the set of approval rules you have created(see https://support.easyhoa.com/how-to-set-up-approvals-for-specific-requests/ for more info on approval rules) or if you just simply want to bypass setting up rules for requests and how they flow into the approval process, you can add an approval to a request manually by visiting the request page and clicking on the newly created request and scrolling down to the middle of the request page and finding the button that says “create approval”