Where do I go to activate a new workflow for the Standard Change Proposal?

[jan02]

I know there's already an OOB workflow for creating a standard change proposal. However, for best practice purposes, I've created a copy of the original workflow to make updates to the approval process. Does anyone know where to go to activate a new workflow for the standard change proposal?

[Brian Lancaster · Accepted solution]

Its built into the workflow conditions. I just tested it by backing my own copy and doing some tweaks. Once I published my workflow it followed that flow instead of the original one.

[jan02]

Hey Brian,

Thanks for your response. Do I need to Check Out or deactivate the original? Cause it's still in the published state. And now that I have 2 workflows that are published, it seems both might be triggering simultaneously cause I'm getting a mix of approval groups. 

[jan02]

You're right! It looks like the original also needs to remain in the published state as well. Not sure how it knows to run the copied version but it's working. Thank you!

[Brian Lancaster]

It makes a new version of the workflow and always uses the new version going forward. Its easier to explain with Service Catalog. So lets say you update a workflow for an item, like adding another approval step. But before you move it into prod someone put in a request for that item. That specific request it tied to the original workflow but going forward all others will be tied to the new version.