Users wanted to create an Approval Workflow for Credit Memo. Since Credit Memo is not yet available in Approval Routing, an alternative workaround that users can do is to manually create a Custom Approval Workflow for Credit Memos. To do this, kindly follow the steps below:
Create a Workflow
- Navigate to Customization > Workflow > Workflows > New
- Name: Enter Name of the Workflow
- Record Type: Select Transaction
- Subtypes: Select Credit Memo
- On Create: Enter Checkmark
- On Update: Enter Checkmark
- Execute as Admin: Enter Checkmark
- Release Status: Select Released
- Enable Logging: Enter Checkmark
- Click State 1
- Click New Action
- Click Set Field Value
- Trigger On: Select Entry
- Field: Select Approval Status
- Value: Select Pending Approval
- Click Save
- Click New Action
- Click Set Field Value
- Condition:
- Field: Select Status
- Compare Type: Select None of
- Selection: Select Approved, Open or Rejected
- Field: Select Next Approver
- Value: Select the Employee who is an Approver
Create new State for Approve and Reject buttons:
- Click New State
- Connect it to State 1
- Double Click State 2
- Click New Action
- Click Add Button
- Label: Enter Approve
- Add another Button by repeating steps 4 to 6 and label it Reject
Create new State for Approve:
- Add Transition if Approve button is clicked
- Add New Action: Set Field Value
- Field: Select Approval Status
- Value: Select Approved
Create new State for Reject:
- Add Transition if Reject button is clicked
- Click New Action: Click Set Field Value
- Field: Select Approval Status
- Value: Select Rejected
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