Defining an Approval Workflow Group Chain Linkage

Prerequisites

To define an approval workflow group chain linkage, you should have:

  • Business Object, Field, Criterion Type, Approval Workflow Group and Approval Workflow Chain defined in the application.

Procedure

To define an approval workflow group chain linkage:

  1. Click the Admin link in the Application toolbar.
    A list appears.
  2. From the Admin menu, select A and then click Approval Workflow Group Chain Linkage.
    The Approval Workflow Group Chain Linkage screen appears.
  3. Click the Add button in the Page Title area of the Approval Workflow Group Chain Linkage screen.

    The Approval Workflow Group Chain Linkage screen appears. It contains the following sections:

    • Main - Used to specify basic details about the approval workflow group chain linkage.

    • Group Chain Linkage Criteria - Used to define group chain linkage criteria for the approval workflow type.

    The Main section contains the following fields:

    Field Name Field Description Mandatory (Yes or No)
    Approval Workflow Group Used to indicate the approval workflow group.
    Note: You can search for an approval workflow group type by clicking the Search (The Search Icon) icon corresponding to the field.
    		 Yes
    Approval Workflow Chain Used to indicate the approval workflow chain.
    Note: You can search for an approval workflow chain by clicking the Search (The Search Icon) icon corresponding to the field.
    		 Yes
    Field Approval Rule Used to indicate whether you want to configure approval rule for one or more fields of the business objects which are included in the approval workflow group. The valid values are:

    • Yes

    • No

    		 Yes
  4. Enter the required details.
  5. Define group chain linkage criteria for the approval workflow, if required.
  6. Define field approval rule criteria for the approval workflow, if required.
  7. Click Save.
    The approval workflow group chain linkage is created.

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