# Updating next steps and opportunity stage
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We recommend that AWS Partners update opportunities with AWS Sales visibility with next steps at each stage change.

**To add next steps**

1. On the **Opportunities** page, choose the row of the validated opportunity you want to update. Validated opportunities have a status of `Approved`.

1. Choose **Opportunity ID**.

1. On the opportunity details page, under **Next Steps**, choose **Add next step**.

1. On the **Next Steps** page, enter a comment of up to 255 characters.

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**To update opportunity stage**

1. On the **Opportunities** page, choose the row of the validated opportunity you want to update. Validated opportunities have a status of `Approved`.

1. Choose **Opportunity ID**.

1. On the opportunity details page, choose a stage from the **Change Stage** dropdown list.