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How to assign approval based off a value?
I have already developed a mulit approval flow that is connected to a SharePoint list. Each approver so far is “hardcoded” as the assignee. I have a new requirement now to add some simple logic that determines the correct approval assignee on one of the approval steps based on classification of the SharePoint list item.
What happens after all of the approvers approve?
The actions that follow the Start and wait for an approval action run after all of the approvers approve, or when a single rejection is done. Approval or rejection by any approver completes the request. The actions that follow the Start and wait for an approval action run after any one of the approvers decides.
How to add approval steps to your workflow?
Configure Approval Steps in Workflow 1 In the workflow editor, double-click the approval process. The workflow editor displays the steps of the approval… 2 To add an approval step, drag the step from the Workflow elements area to the canvas. 3 To configure an approval step, see Configure approval steps in a workflow. See More….
How does a specified approver work in SharePoint?
Since there are so many people using the library the user himself assigns the appropriate approver for the document. This assigned approver is then shown in a column in the same library. When the approver is assigned, only he gets an e-mail which asks him to approve the document, so the others with the approval permission will not be notified.
Use the “Custom List” template and create an additional column called “Approvers” which is a Person or Group Field Type. Make sure to select the option to “Allow Multiple Persons” when setting up the field if you need multiple approvers. Now that we have our approvers list we need to configure the Flow.
How to set a user as an approver in flow?
For example, let’s say that I fill out the form and select my destination country to be Colombia. Flow will then lookup which user is assigned to Colombia and set the user to the approver. My idea on how the flow should work is:
How to assign approval to a project manager?
Depending on which is selected, a different Project Manager needs to be assigned as the approver. The case in this thread talks only about two conditions, and to be honest I have not dabbled with the expressions in flow before and a little lost in the syntax.