How to user Manual approval in Workflow?

Aryan
Tera Contributor

Hello All,

 

How can we use manual approval activity in workflow? what it's use?

is there any way i can add a additional user approval in my change outside of my workflow?

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Maddysunil
Kilo Sage

@Aryan 

the Manual Approval activity is used within workflows to incorporate human decision-making into automated processes. It allows users to manually approve or reject a particular task within a workflow.

Using Manual Approval Activity in a Workflow:

  • Create or Edit Workflow: Navigate to the Workflow Editor in ServiceNow. You can create a new workflow or edit an existing one.

  • Add Manual Approval Activity: Drag the  "Approval-User" activity from the palette onto your workflow canvas.

  • Configure Manual Approval Activity: Double-click on the"Approval-User" activity to configure it. You can set the conditions under which approval is required, such as specific criteria or conditions within the workflow.

  • Specify Approvers: Define who will be responsible for approving or rejecting the activity. This can be individual users, groups, or roles within your organization.

  • Decision Branch: After the"Approval-User" activity, you typically add a decision branch in your workflow to handle both approval and rejection outcomes.

Adding Additional User Approval Outside the Workflow:

You can create business rules or scripting in ServiceNow to trigger additional approval processes based on specific conditions. For example, if certain criteria are met within a change request, it can automatically route the request to another approver.

 

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Dr Atul G- LNG
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Hi @Aryan 

 

Yes, you can use the Manual approval in Workflow, if you have Change manager role, you can use the add button in approver tab.

 

But in this case you need to set the logic if a user added manually also approve the change and then change move forward.

 

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Hi Atul, Can we add manual approval groups instead of individual users? if yes could you let us know the approach?

 

Thanks, 

KG