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title: Step 3: Approve the Activation Request in Belden Horizon Data Manager
slug: bhdm/step-3-approve-the-activation-request-in-belden-horizon-data-manager
createdAt: 2023-08-11T14:10:32.707Z
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In Belden Horizon Data Operations, after creating an activation request, you will switch back to Belden Horizon Data Manager to approve the activation configuration request.

**To approve the activation configuration request you have created:**

1. From the Belden Horizon Data Manager navigation panel, select **Activation** > **Requests**.
    
   The *Activation Request List* pane appears.
2. Click the **Action** **Menu** icon next to the activation request you have created from earlier, and then select **Approve**. For more information, see the *Approve *option of [Manage Device Requests](docId\:nCus1RRjJPDLEK8Gyo66L). The status for the activation changes. The first (left) green checkmark is for the activation stage, and indicates that the activation sequence have been received, approved, and confirmed. The second (right) green checkmark is for the provision stage, and indicates that the offline license have been generated, provisioned to the Belden Horizon Data Operations instance, and the default password policy is also provisioned to the Belden Horizon Data Operations instance. See [Activation Request Stage](docId\:vRpg-9gx5zaG5on00qqSa) for more details.

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# Next Step

Proceed to [Step 4: Verify Edge Device Activation in Belden Horizon Data Operations](docId\:oH2JTYgPBpsO9YHw5D0bA).