Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with data editing in a web-based interactive web response system are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request to perform an edit on a data field over a web-based protocol. The request is sent to an approval function that accesses stored authorization data to select an approval level associated with the data field. The approval function also determines an authorized approver mapped to the approval level to generate a notification over the web-based protocol. The notification is transmitted to at least one authorized approver over the web-based protocol. Approval to perform the edit is received from the at least one authorized approver over the web-based protocol.