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Hello,

I need your help building a flow to submit quotes for sequential approval. Let me explain that more in detail.

I want to be able to submit through forms, Share point or any other tool, 2 attachments. A Form with items needed, something like an MRO requisition form for purchasing and a quote for such items, so this can be reviewed and sequentially approved based of amounts shown below.

So, if total quoted amount is $5,001.00 but below 10,000.00 flow can be triggered for approval from the Purchasing Agent to the Regional Manager sequentially. I want to expedite the approval process through email notifications as we currently do it on paper. if quote is approved, I want to be able to notify purchasing so they can move forward and issue PO.

Please try to be very detailed as I am starting my Power Automate journey and I may need you to be very specific on the steps I need to follow to succeed.

Amount	1	2	3	4
$ 2,500.00	Purchasing Agent
$ 2,501.00	Purchasing Agent	Plant Manager
$ 5,000.00	Purchasing Agent	Plant Manager
$ 5,001.00	Purchasing Agent	Plant Manager	Regional Manager
$ 10,000.00	Purchasing Agent	Plant Manager	Regional Manager	CEO
$ 10,001.00	Purchasing Agent	Plant Manager	Regional Manager	CEO

Thanks!!

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Hi there,

Using Parent-Child flows in Power Automate is a great way to manage complex scenarios like your sequential approval process. Parent-Child flows allow you to modularize the flow, making it more manageable, reusable, and easier to debug or update.

Here’s how you can structure the approval process using Parent-Child flows:

1. Parent Flow: Handles the sequential flow.

2. Child Flow: Handles the sequential approval process

The Parent Flow will call the Child Flow and handle the overall orchestration. It will submit the initial approval request by passing the relevant Approval Amount and Approver Email to the Child Flow. Based on the result (Approved/Rejected), the Parent Flow will either proceed to the next approval stage (by calling the Child Flow again with a new approver’s details) or stop the process and send appropriate notifications.