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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://www.infopathdev.com:443/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Workflow</title><link>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/50.aspx</link><description> </description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007 SP3 (Build: 31118.962)</generator><item><title>Help: Multi-state Approval Workflow in SharePoint Designer</title><link>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/32217.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:24:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:32217</guid><dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/32217.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=50&amp;PostID=32217</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi all,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have an IP 2007 form with a simple schema and one view.&amp;nbsp; I am integrating with SharePoint Server 2007 and using SharePoint Designer for the workflow.&amp;nbsp; The workflow I am trying to create operates by starting in stage1, submitted to group1 for approval and feedback, then moves to stage2, submitted to group2, etc...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am having trouble with the approval part where the WF actually collects Approve/Reject and Comments from the users (approvers).&amp;nbsp; How can I assign a form to a group, collect their responses, and then store them to move the form on to the next stage?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Each group is a security group on the same domain.&amp;nbsp; I would like the WF to assign a task to each member of the group and collect Approve/Reject with Comments.&amp;nbsp; Then when all of the approvers in a group have approved, the WF status changes to approved (for that stage only), then it would move on to the next stage.&amp;nbsp; The WF status changing is another challenge I have.&amp;nbsp; Is there an example somewhere?&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;ve been searching the internet for a few days with nothing to show&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The basic flow looks like the example in the picture I attached.&amp;nbsp; Thanks to anyone who replies with help!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt="" /&gt;&lt;img alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>