Flow Designer - Approval - If Manager no Approval required, if Not a Manager then requires Approval.

[Mark Lanning]

With In Workflow Editor, we use this If Script below, to check if the Requested For is a manager, if they are then no Approval is Required, If Not a manager will ask for the Requested for Manager to Approve.

How can I do the same in Flow Designer?

    answer = ifScript();

    function ifScript() {

        var openid = current.opened_by.toString();

        var manid = current.request.requested_for.toString();

        var gr = new GlideRecord('sys_user');

        var grOR = gr.addQuery('manager', openid);

        grOR.addOrCondition('manager', manid);

        gr.query();

        if (gr.hasNext()) {

            return 'yes';

        }

    }

[Ivan Betev]

Hi @Mark Lanning ,

Do you do it the same way as I do?

then

Regards, Ivan

[Mark Lanning]

Ivan,

Thanks again for your help.

I did not have the option of Count?

Was also thinking - if this is something we use most often, do you think a personal action be a good idea?

[Ivan Betev · Accepted solution]

@Mark Lanning ,

you are using "Look Up Record" instead of "Look Up RecordS", that is why you don't see the counter.

These days, I am trying to achieve modularity without coding first (e.g. by using subflows), however if I really need a fine tuned solution which cannot be made with available components, I do it with custom action(s) 🙂

Just make sure to stick to the best practice like naming, modularity, reusability, etc.

Regards, Ivan

[Sohail Khilji]

Hi @Mark Lanning ,

Before triggering approv or before approval activity you can simply create a 'If condition' action and then accordingly trigger the approval.

If your condition matches it will trigger approval if not it will move to else condition. 

I hope this helps....