Approval Workflow Parallel Approval option

Business Central/NAV General Discussions
1

A client requested the approval workflow to perform in the following way:-

  • User 01 Sends Purchase Order for approval and approval request goes to User02 and User03 simultaneously and who ever approved it first the order gets released.

Does this scenario exist in the standard approval workflow.

2

Yes, there is follow this approach.

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In the search box, type in Workflow User Group,

Then, click new and give it a name

Add user 2 in sequence 1

User 3 in sequence 1.

After, in the search box type in workflow and create a workflow like the picture above, In assist button after “add record restriction” add “Create an approval request for the record” to the Response. using approver type: Workflow User Group, Workflow User Group Code select the created workflow user group. Best of luck