If the approver is a userid field type, either by a drop down of a down and dirty user field (not recommended) or preferably a relationship to a table of Approvers, then the form will know the Userid of Approver 1.
Then you can have a Form Rule.
When Multiple conditions
ANY
The user is in the Role Admin
The user is in the Role High Level A/P
Approver 1 is the current user
Action
Make editable [Approver1 Approval]
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Mark Shnier (Your Quickbase Coach)
mark.shnier@gmail.com
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