automatic approval for particular user?

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Posted on by pascontz

Hello,

is there an option to create a automatic flow approval for specific users?

In my lists we are 10 people, but only 3 of them need this function.

Thanks.

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Rhiassuring 8,690 Moderator on at

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Hi there,

I don't think so, but two options as workarounds come to mind.

1) Create a condition where if it's one of the three users, you by-pass the approval task completely and just log an approval manually.
or, if you need that approval formally logged,
2) Create a condition where if it's one of the three users, you go to a secondary approval where the Timeout (in Settings) is set to something like PT4M to time out in 4 minutes, or whatever.

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pascontz 94 on at

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Thank you for your suggested solution.
What does the first point look like in practice?

For now my flow looks like this:
When an item is created -> approval function -> condition -> yes: E-Mail notification no: E-Mail + delete the item
I hope this is helpful for you. Thanks 🙂

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Rhiassuring 8,690 Moderator on at

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Hi there,

I was thinking the first concept would look something like this:

This way, if it's a Reject, the flow ends - if it's an Approve OR a skip (ie, one of the 3 people), it goes to a single email action.

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Thank you. Which item do you have set in the first condition with the 3 peoples? "Created....?"
The steps before the condition are right?

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Rhiassuring 8,690 Moderator on at

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In my example, I used Created By DisplayName - thinking that you would then use the names of the 3 individuals in the "is equal to" fields.

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