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title: "Startwork preferences"
slug: "startwork-preferences"
updated: 2026-07-07T15:47:06Z
published: 2026-07-07T15:47:06Z
canonical: "help.wrapbook.com/startwork-preferences"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.wrapbook.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Startwork preferences

## Overview

By default, Wrapbook prevents project workers who are also company [team members](/v1/docs/members) from approving their own startwork.

When a company team member's turn comes up in a startwork approval workflow and they're the same person whose startwork is being reviewed:

- Wrapbook will display an alert that says, *self-approval denied*
- The startwork approval workflow stays in progress until a different, [eligible approver is assigned](/v1/docs/approval-workflows#update-or-turn-onoff-an-approval-workflow) and completes the step

## **Access Startwork preferences**

> [!NOTE]
> Startwork preferences are permission based
> 
> To update, your account must have one of the following [roles](/v1/docs/roles-permissions) enabled:
> 
> - Role: *Company Admin*
> - Custom role with: *General* *settings* - *Full access*

To access *Startwork* preferences:

1. In the left-side navigation, click the dropdown menu
2. In the dropdown menu, select **All projects**
3. In the left-side navigation, click **Company settings**
4. Scroll down the page until you see *Project Preferences*
5. Click the **Edit** button next to *Startwork*

## **How to update company Startwork preference options**

If you want to allow team [members](/v1/docs/members) who are part of a [startwork approval workflow](/v1/docs/approval-workflows) to approve their own startwork:

- Click the toggle on the *Startwork* prefences page to enable
- When this option is enabled, non-admin team members who are part of a startwork approval workflow will be able to approve their own startwork for projects where they are also a worker

If you make changes to *Startwork* preferences, be sure to click the **Save** button before leaving the page.

![Settings for startwork approval workflows with options to save or cancel changes.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/67f3ef76-1568-46b4-8047-4792fc3a99ce/Images/Documentation/Untitled - 2026-04-13T150923.757.png)

*By default Startwork preference will be disabled (turned off)*

![Settings for startwork approval workflows with options to save or cancel changes.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/67f3ef76-1568-46b4-8047-4792fc3a99ce/Images/Documentation/Untitled - 2026-04-13T151009.032.png)

To allow non-admin members to self-approve their own startwork, click the toggle to enable (turn on). Be sure to click the **Save** button before leaving the page.

Documents filled out by workers at the beginning of the work, which contains specific, vital information needed to process payroll.