Defining an Approval Workflow Criterion Type

Prerequisites

To define an approval workflow criterion type, you should have:

  • Algorithm, Business object, and Field object defined in the application.

Procedure

To define an approval workflow criterion type:

  1. Click the Admin link in the Application toolbar.
    A list appears.
  2. From the Admin menu, select A and then click Approval Workflow Criterion Type.
    The Approval Workflow Criterion Type screen appears.
  3. Click the Add button in the Page Title area of the Approval Workflow Criterion Type screen.
    The Approval Workflow Criterion Type screen appears. It contains the following section:

    • Main - Used to specify basic details about the approval workflow criterion type.

    The Main section contains the following fields:
    Field Name Field Description Mandatory (Yes or No)
    Approval Workflow Criterion Type Used to specify the approval workflow criterion type. Yes
    Description Used to specify the description for the approval workflow criterion type. Yes
    Derived From Used to indicate the option which triggers the approval workflow. The valid values are:

    • Algorithm

    • Business Object

    		 Yes
    Algorithm Used to indicate the algorithm for which you want to define the approval workflow criterion type.
    Note:

    The Search (The Search Icon) icon appears corresponding to this field. On clicking the Search icon, the Algorithm Search window appears.

    This field appears when you select the Algorithm option form the Derived From list.

    		 Yes
    Business Object Used to indicate the business object for which you want to define the approval workflow criterion type.
    Note:

    The Search (The Search Icon) icon appears corresponding to this field. On clicking the Search icon, the Business Object Search window appears.

    This field appears when you select the Business Object option form the Derived From list.

    		 Yes
    Field Used to indicate the field that you want to use to define the criteria for associating approval workflow requests with the approval workflow chains.
    Note:

    The Search (The Search Icon) icon corresponding to this field. On clicking the Search icon, the Field Search window appears.

    This field appears when you select the Business Object option form the Derived From list.

    		 Yes
  4. Enter the required details.
  5. Click Save.
    The approval workflow criterion type is created.

Related Topics

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Approval Workflow Criterion Type screen Approval Workflow Criterion Type (Used for Viewing)
Search Approval Workflow Criterion Type zone Search Approval Workflow Criterion Type