Script for manager approval

[anurima]

I am trying to write to manage approval script in which if a manager raises a request on behalf of his/her reportee then it should skip the manager's approval who is raising it and instead it's approval should go Manger's manager.

[Coleton]

Check if the 'Requested By' is the same value as the 'Requested For's manager. You can dot walk in the script. If it is, then take the 'Requested by' and send the approval to that user's manager.

[ggg]

1) how do you know who the manager's reportees are?

2) how do you know who the manager's manager is?

[Barbara L - Gli]

You need an If activity before your approval to check for the manager. If the user is in a variable on your item, it would look something like this: 

answer = ifScript();
function ifScript() {
	if(current.variables.user_variable.manager == current.request.requested_for) {
		return 'yes';
	} else {
		return 'no';
	}
}

Then if yes, skip the approval and go to the managers manager approval

[SanjivMeher]

You need a Run script activity in your workflow , just before the approval activity. 

The script should be

if (current.variables.requested_for.manager == current.opened_by)

workflow_scratchpad_approver = current.opened_by.manager;

else

workflow.scratchpad.approver = current.opened_by;

Then use the workflow.scratchpad.approver in your approver-user activity to set approval

Something like answer = workflow.scratchpad.approver;