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Multiple approvers from AD group

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Description

This snippet shows you how to have an approval in your workflow where the approvers are retrieved from a specified AD group.

Many prefere this approach over using a functional user account because the approval will be sent out to each users' personal mailbox and they can approve without needing to login with the functional user account.

What you get

Features

  • Gets e-mail addresses for users from AD group
  • Assigns Approval activity to the users

Prerequisites

  • Active Directory Plugin

Zervicepoint version

  • Built in Zervicepoint version: 1.25

Configuration needed

  • Replace AD_Group_With_Approvers with your own approver group.
  • The approval events are empty. Add your own workflow here.
  • The approval is set to be Parallel and only ony approval is required. Change this if needed.

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