Answers: <p>As a workaround, you can add &quot;bypass policies&quot; for project admins.</p>
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  <p>The documentation: <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/permissions?view=azure-devops&amp;tabs=preview-page#git-repository-object-level" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Security groups - Git repository (object-level)</a></p>
  
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Answers: 2021-01-19T19:46:52.557Z
Answers: That made the trick, a new option appears at the end: "Override branch policies and enable merge".
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Answers: This solution allows the author to also bypass policies such as unresolved comments and failing builds.
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Body: <p>Is it possible to configure the repository to skip &quot;At least one reviewer must approve the most recent iteration&quot; in case the person who performs the Pull request is the project administrator?</p>
  <p>I have the below branch Policy:</p>
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  <p>I made the review approbation for my own commit.</p>
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  <p>But when I'm going to complete the pull request, I get the below message:</p>
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  <p>At least one reviewer must approve the most recent iteration.</p>
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  <p>It's possible to skip review requirement only for project administrators?</p>
  
Tags: <git><azure-devops>
Title: How to skip reviewer for project administrator pull request?
UserDisplayName: Goerman
ThreadText: # How to skip reviewer for project administrator pull request?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-17)
  
  Is it possible to configure the repository to skip "At least one reviewer must approve the most recent iteration" in case the person who performs the Pull request is the project administrator?
  
  I have the below branch Policy:
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/aKeOt.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/aKeOt.png)
  
  I made the review approbation for my own commit.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/YFjNH.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/YFjNH.png)
  
  But when I'm going to complete the pull request, I get the below message:
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/dyOwI.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/dyOwI.png)
  
  > At least one reviewer must approve the most recent iteration.
  
  It's possible to skip review requirement only for project administrators?
  
  **Tags:** git, azure-devops
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2021-01-18. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  As a workaround, you can add "bypass policies" for project admins.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Aw6tJ.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Aw6tJ.png)
  
  The documentation: [Security groups - Git repository (object-level)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/permissions?view=azure-devops&tabs=preview-page#git-repository-object-level)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: That made the trick, a new option appears at the end: "Override branch policies and enable merge".  
  > **username_2**: This solution allows the author to also bypass policies such as unresolved comments and failing builds.  
  
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