Need help with Parallel approval in flow design

[Sohini Kar]

I need help with Parallel approval in flow design.

Requirement:

Create a request to provide access to folder path.

Suppose we are asking for access for 4 different path, It will go for 4 different approval.

If 1 is rejected. That path should go to different variable name: Rejected folder

and for rest 3, task should be created.

How can I achieve this with Flow designer.

In my case it is going for approval one by one. And if 1 is rejected then whole RITM is becoming closed incomplete.

[J Siva]

Hi @Sohini Kar 

Parallel approval cannot be achieved using a single flow. To implement this, you need to create parent and child catalog items along with corresponding flows.

Below is the community response I provided for a similar requirement. PFB

https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-forum/servicenow-flow-designer-approvals/m-p/3207671/...

Let me know if you have any queries.
Regards,
Siva

[Sohini Kar]

Hi, It wont work as the number of approval is not limited.

The approval is coming from a List collector Variable. So user can add as many path as they want from the table, and for each path, each approval will go.

I got a similar workflow script. But I am unable to write the similar workflow script in Flow design.

Here is the script:

var util = new FNC_MassFileDirectoryUtil();

var folder = JSON.parse(current.variables.mass_folder_selection);

var folderArray = [];

folder.forEach(function(fd) {

    folderArray.push(fd.folder);

});

workflow.scratchpad.approvalMap = util.createApprovals(folderArray, current.sys_id.toString());

I do not know the work around of Workflow.scratchpad. I am new in flowdesign

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@Sohini Kar 

parallel approvals are always challenging in flow, but here is the workaround. it uses Do the following in Parallel

Parallel Approvals in Flow Designer 

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Parallel approvals in flow designer - proposed solution 

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[Sohini Kar]

Hi, It wont work as the number of approval is not limited.

The approval is coming from a List collector Variable. So user can add as many path as they want from the table, and for each path, each approval will go.

I got a similar workflow script. But I am unable to write the similar workflow script in Flow design.

Here is the script:

var util = new FNC_MassFileDirectoryUtil();

var folder = JSON.parse(current.variables.mass_folder_selection);

var folderArray = [];

folder.forEach(function(fd) {

    folderArray.push(fd.folder);

});

workflow.scratchpad.approvalMap = util.createApprovals(folderArray, current.sys_id.toString());

I do not know the work around of Workflow.scratchpad. I am new in flowdesign