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How does workflow status change from pending to approved?
When both of these are checked and I upload a document and Approve the workflow, the Workflow status appears as Approved but the Approval Status says Pending. So if I then click the ellipse and Approve the file, the Approval Status does change to Approved but then the workflow goes back to In Progress.
From your description, you want to make the “Approval status” to be approved after you approve the approval workflow. Don’t create Approval workflow in SharePoint Designer, you can create an OOTB approval workflow, Check “start this workflow to approve publishing a major version of an item”:
What happens if file is changed after approval?
If the file is changed after being approved, the approver have to change the approval status and approve the workflow again. For your issue, you need to choose “start this workflow to approve publishing a major version of an item” and you need to start the workflow manually.
How do I get approval for an item on a list?
Select OK. If someone submits an item to a list or library that requires approvals, it is in Pending status until someone (who has at least Manage Lists permissions level) approves it. While it is awaiting approval, it remains in Pending status.
How to stop approval status from resetting to pending?
You can do this by adding an another workflow on Item Update. here you can check – IsStatus != Approved then set the status value to Pending and restart the work process which you done earlier on ItemAdding. Thanks for contributing an answer to SharePoint Stack Exchange!
Where do I Find my pending approvals in Microsoft Office?
In the left-side navigation pane, select Action items > Approvals. Your pending approval requests appear on the Received tab. If you’re an approver in an approval flow, you receive an email whenever someone creates a request. The approval request is also sent to the approvals center.