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Can't retrieve Usernames in their responses in the approve response Table

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Hello,

 

I am trying to retrieve Approvers names, responses and comments but the Approval response table no longer stores the names. 

 

Is there a way to retrieve the names from another table or are they stored somewhere else?

 

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    v-xiaochen-msft Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @keaney_22 ,

     

    The approvers are stored in the owner column.

    vxiaochenmsft_0-1717549646768.png

    The owner column is a lookup column to User table in this case.

     

    Best Regards,

    Wearsky

  • keaney_22 Profile Picture
    7 on at

    Hi @v-xiaochen-msft , 

     

    This is only capturing the person who initiates the workflow, not the multiple responders. It saves their responses, but not the person who made the response. 

     

  • v-xiaochen-msft Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @keaney_22 ,

     

    It saves the approvers.

    vxiaochenmsft_0-1717552105973.png

    vxiaochenmsft_1-1717552145141.png

     

    Best Regards,

    Wearsky

  • keaney_22 Profile Picture
    7 on at

    Hi @v-xiaochen-msft , 

     

    Do you know if there is an ability to save the people who received the approver but did not respond? 

  • v-xiaochen-msft Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @keaney_22 ,

     

    There is a table called 'Approval request'. This table stores all approvers.

    You can compare the differences between the 'request' table and the 'response' table.

     

    Best Regards,

    Wearsky

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