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Trigger a Workflow based on Approval Status: using SharePoint Designer

Last post 05-06-2010 04:27 PM by sharepoint99. 3 replies.
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  • 07-28-2008 03:02 PM

    • Patrick
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    Trigger a Workflow based on Approval Status: using SharePoint Designer

    Hi all,

    I've reached the workflow point in a project and I'm learning SharePoint Designer.  I'm trying to verify that I am doing this correctly...

    My task is to trigger an action in the workflow wizard to perform an action based on the Approval Status of an InfoPath form.  So, if a user chooses to reject any stage during the approval process, a certain action will be performed.

    My question is: What Condition must I choose to make this happen?

        What I have done already in attempt of this is to choose "Compare any data source" as my condition, and when I click to set the first value, I get the option to choose the following:

             Source: "Form Library Name"

             Field:     Approval Status (this is not a custom created field.  I assume it is referring to the approval status of the form based on an embedded workflow)

             Field:     "Field Library Name":Aprroval Status

             Value:    1;#Rejected  (This was one of a few values that I chose from a dropdown)

       Then my second value would be "1;#Rejected"  (Again, I chose this from a dropdown)

     

    Can someone verify?  I also thought this would just be good information to have posted.
     

    -Patrick
  • 11-11-2008 10:25 AM In reply to

    • tinch72
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    Re: Trigger a Workflow based on Approval Status: using SharePoint Designer

    hey there. did you ever find a solution to this? I'm having similar issues.

  • 11-11-2008 10:35 AM In reply to

    • Patrick
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    Re: Trigger a Workflow based on Approval Status: using SharePoint Designer

    Hi tinch,

     I did get my workflow to work correctly, but I did it in a different way.  I found this tutorial that has helped me in many ways.  I strongly recommend it!  If you have any specific questions, please let me know!

    -Patrick
  • 05-06-2010 04:27 PM In reply to

    Re: Trigger a Workflow based on Approval Status: using SharePoint Designer

     Hello,

    I am having the same exact issue.Patric can you tell me how did you solve this problem..the problem which i am facing is that i have to start the workflow manually after the approval workflow gets approved because if i set the condition of the spd workflow to start automatically and on item change then it never starts when the approval workflow value changes...can you plz tell me how did you solve this issue.

     

    Thanks

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