Approval Coordinator and workflow

[dartx21]

I have run into a little issue and would like to get the community advise. I have not tested this, but it seems like the correct solution in my mind. Currently we have a workflow that is pretty simple something like

Manager approval(user approval)---static executive approval(user approval)

however there are cases that we are required to add additional approvals.

Would this work for approval coordinator?

User approval---Manual approver? In this case executive approval approvers and if their is additional approvers added it will go through manual approver?

[gemini17]

Hey Chris:

You can add additional approval activity through 'Approval User Activity'.   You don't need approval coordinator.  

Hope this is helpful and correct.

P.S. Hit it correct and helpful as you see the impact.

Kind regards

Danny Raj

[dartx21]

Danny,

I am not sure what you mean?   I thought the user for the approval user will continue if the user approves? In this case I want a check if approvers are added if they added.

[will_smith]

HI Chris, Danny is referring to workflows. I would suggest adding a second approval attached to the Yes condition on your first approval.

I'm not sure what you're referring to when you say you want a check if approvers are added? It sounds like you have two approvals currently:

1. Manager approval
   1. If approved, Executive approval
      1. If approved, You want to add a third approval here...

These articles should help with the approval coordinator and approvals:

Seeking Approval - Part 1: The Basics and the Approval - User activity

Seeking Approval - Part 2: Task vs non-Task approvals and the Approval - Group Activity

Seeking Approval - Part 3 : Manual Approvals and Approval Coordinator

According to Part 3...

Approval Coordinator - One Activity to Rule them all

Approval Coordinator, get this..coordinates other approval activities. ...Its a container activity that wraps around one or more of the other Approval activities. It has the same two jobs as the other three Approval activities*:

1) create one or more approvals (records in an approval table)

2) aggregate the resolved (approved or rejected) approvals into a final approve/reject decision.

I would execute this something similar to this... be sure to configure the approval settings as well as each approver settings.

Hope this helps!

[dartx21]

Yes I was thinking of doing something similar, but it will be a manually added approver.

There have been a few cases in our workflow during executive approver some other parties need to be involved for approver(currently we are manually adding the approver), but the executive approver approves it and the workflow continues while their are still pending approves.

I was thinking the approval coordinate could be used as a check.

Approval coordinator

Manager----Executive---additional approval(manually added) if none is added it is marked as approved.