Approval Workflow Group Settings

The Approval Workflow Group Settings zone displays the details of the approval workflow group settings. It contains the following sections:

  • Main - Displays the basic information about the approval workflow group settings. It contains the following fields:

    Field Name Field Description
    Approval Workflow Group Displays the approval workflow group.
    Approval Chain Selection Algorithm Displays the algorithm that will be triggered after creating the approval workflow request.
    Note: This algorithm identifies the approval workflow chain that must be used for the approval workflow group.
    Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Algorithm screen appears where you can view the details of the respective approval chain selection algorithm.
    Prevalidation Indicates whether validation must be done before the approval workflow request is created. The valid values are:

    • Yes

    • No
    Approval Reason Required Indicates whether you want the approver to add reason and comments while approving the approval transaction. The valid values are:

    • Yes

    • No
    Active Indicates whether the approval workflow is required for the business objects in the approval workflow group. The valid values are:

    • Yes - Used when you want to activate the approval workflow for the business objects in the approval workflow group.

    • No - Used when you do not want to activate the approval workflow for the business objects in the approval workflow group.

    • Conditional - Used when you want to activate the approval workflow for business objects that satisfy particular criteria (for example, when the person or account belongs to a particular division). Note that, at present, this functionality works only for an approval workflow group which consists of a single business object.
    Conditional Algorithm Displays the algorithm that will be used to determine the business objects for which the approval workflow must be activated.
    Note: This field appears when the Conditional option is selected from the Active list.
    Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Algorithm screen appears where you can view the details of the respective conditional algorithm.

  • Record Actions - This section contains the following buttons:

    Button Name Button Description
    Edit Used to edit the settings of the approval workflow group.
    Delete Used to delete the approval workflow group setting.
    Regenerate UI Maps Used to regenerate the approval workflow group setting UI Maps.

  • Record Information - This section contains the following fields:

    Field Name Field Description
    Business Object Indicates the business object using which the approval workflow reason is created. In addition, a context menu appears corresponding to this field which helps in navigating to other screens in the application.
    Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Business Object screen appears where you can view the details of the respective business object.