Create the Order Quote Approval Workflow

When you create the order quote approval workflow, fill out these areas in the the New Workflow form.

Basic Workflow Information

This guide shows you how to use the Workflow Manager to create a workflow and set its properties, such as name, base record, owner, and release status.

To define the new order quote approval workflow properties:

  1. Go to Customization > Workflow > Workflows > New.

  2. The order quote approval workflow uses these basic properties.

    Property

    Value

    Record Type

    Transaction

    Sub Types

    Estimate

    Release Status

    Testing*

    * Use Testing until the workflow is ready for production, then switch to Released.

    Note:

    Give logical names to the Name and ID fields so they clearly describe the action of the workflow. For example, use “Order Quote Approval” name and “_orderquoteapprovals" for the ID. Add an underscore ( _ ) before the ID to make it easier to read.

  3. To give access to employee records, select the Execute As Admin box under the Owner field.

The following screenshot shows the basic workflow information for the order quote approval workflow in the Workflow Manager.

New workflow that shows Basic Information section.

After completing the basic workflow information, continue to define the workflow initiation.

Define Workflow Initiation

Workflow initiation means the action and conditions that start the workflow. This guide shows you how to use the Workflow Manager to set up the workflow initiation for the order quote approval workflow.

To define the order quote approval workflow initiation:

  1. In the Initiation section of the Workflow Manager, use the initiation properties listed in the following table.

    Property

    Value

    Initiation

    Event-Based

    Trigger Type

    All

    Contexts

    Web Store

    Note:

    Event-based workflows starts when something specific happens, while scheduled workflows run at set times.

  2. In the Event Definition section, check the On Create box.

  3. In the Condition section, select Visual Builder.

  4. To launch the Condition Builder, click the Open icon.

  5. Set up a condition with the properties in the following table.

    RECORD

    FIELD

    COMPARE TYPE

    VALUE

    SELECTION

    RECORD

    VALUE FIELD

    -

    Total

    greater than or equal

    3000.00;

     

     

     

  6. Click Save.

    To learn more about the Condition Builder, see Defining a Condition with the Condition Builder.

  7. Click Save.

The following screenshot shows the workflow initiation section for the order quote approval workflow in the Workflow Manager.

New workflow that shows Initiation and Event Definition sections.

After you define the basic workflow information and initiation for the order quote approval workflow, proceed to Create the Approval Status Custom Field.

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