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Approval inside switch statement - each case simultaneously or in series?

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Posted on by 583 Super User 2024 Season 1

Hi,

 

I haven't used approvals before, and couldn't find an answer to this question:

 

I have a flow which is triggered when a SP listitem is changed and a yes/no column is false.

 

The SP list has a choices column with multiple selections enabled.

A switch control checks which choices are selected.

Inside each case an approval process is started.

 

My question: does the switch start all the approvals simultaneously, or does it wait for each separate approval to be confirmed/rejected before it moves on to the next case?

 

I'm writing it in this (convoluted) way because I want the mostly non-tech minded users to only have to push a button for confirmation, instead of replying to a mail.

 

Thanks in advance,

Marc

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  • Hardesh15 Profile Picture
    7,087 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    @Waegemma  In Switch once input is matched with your case then it execute that case brach further. Other cases will not be executed only one case at a time.

    Please 'Thumbs Up' the posts that helped you and 'Accept as Solution' if my post answered your question.

    @Hardesh /Gopenly.in

  • Waegemma Profile Picture
    583 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    Hi @Hardesh15 ,

     

    You're right about one case at a time,

    what I wanted to know was: does the complete Flow wait on the approval proces inside the matched case?

     

    The multiple choices are extracted one by one in a For Each loop, and then matched in a switch statement against different cases, when a case matches, a Start Approval and Wait begins.

     

    So does this 'Wait' imply the whole Flow waits ?

     

    Greetings,

    Marc

     

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    Hardesh15 Profile Picture
    7,087 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    @Waegemma  Yes it will apply to whole flow. Approval action will wait for input.

    Please 'Thumbs Up' the posts that helped you and 'Accept as Solution' if my post answered your question.

    @Hardesh /Gopenly.in

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