If a life cycle is configured to support ownership, you can take ownership and release ownership of items in the Inbox by using the buttons on the Workflow ribbon.
To take ownership of the selected items in the Inbox, click Take Ownership on the Workflow ribbon.
To release ownership of the selected items in the Inbox, click Release Ownership on the Workflow ribbon.
In the Inbox, the following icon indicates that the item is owned by the current user:
No icon indicates that the item is not owned.
Items owned by other users are not displayed in the Inbox.