How to Create Multistep Approvals in Jotform Approvals

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Some approval processes are more complicated than a single approval or denial. You may have an instance where several approvers need to approve or deny a request before the flow can move to the next step in the process. In this case, you can create a multistep approval flow.

Creating a Multistep Approval Flow

When you create a new approval process, you start with the basic one-step approval workflow by default. You can easily turn this into a multistep approval workflow.

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Note: Select the One Step Approval template if you create the approval from My Approvals.

Here’s how to create a multistep approval flow:

  1. Start by deleting the Send Email element under the “Approve” outcome.
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Also, delete the link or path under it so you can create a new outcome later on.

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  1. Replace the deleted Send Email element with an Approval element.
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  1. Open the Approval element’s properties panel and set the approver’s email.
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Now that the new Approval element is set, you need to set up its outcomes.

  1. Create a path for the Approved outcome for the Approval element.
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  1. Do the same for the Deny outcome.
  2. Connect both outcomes to an End element to complete the setup.

Once completed, you should have a workflow similar to the following:

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That’s about it for creating a basic multistep approval flow. To learn more about the Approval element, see How to Set Up an Approval Element in Jotform Approvals.

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