How achieve Approval process in this Scenario

Question

I have idea about how the approval is work for normal scenario like user click on approval , it will got to manager, he will approve or reject based on action we are able update/trigger any event.

In my scenario , I have Requirement when user click on button called "approval Process" I have to send the task to Manager approval.

if you observe the diagram clearly . I have 4 different level of user group, once user click on submit for approval, approval will sent to all 4 group.

Criteria For Reject: When "Any one user" in "Any of the Group" click on the reject, I have update status to reject in task.

Criteria For Accept : When "Any one user" of the "Each Group" should click on the accept ie.. all the 4 group manager has accept then, I have update status to Accept in task.

How to achieve this functionality using salesforce OOTB functionality ? Any help please ...

Answer 1

Here assuming each group has multiple members who can approve. Create a queue name "All Department" which consists of all the 4 groups.

Create 4 checkboxes with a name:

• IMApprovedStatus
• BSITApprovedStatus
• ComplianceApprovedStatus
• ArchitectApprovedStatus

Create a status pickist which holds following values:

• Approve1
• Approve2
• Approve3
• Approve4

Write a trigger on before update

• logic behind the trigger will be, before update system should check the approver belongs to which group and respectively update group specific checkbox.
• Also, you should put a validation that if an user of previous group already approved then other group member from the same group cannot approve. Since you will be re-submitting the approval process and that approval process will go to all the users.

First approval process:

• You can define proper criteria so that it can be submitted to the "All Department" Queue.
• Here in the approval action, update the Status as "Approve1" through workflow field update. (Note that, check Re-evaluate Workflow Rules after Field Change checkbox in the field update, otherwise process builder will not fire)
• Unlock record after approval

Write a process builder which auto-submits to the 2nd approval process where status is "Approve1".

2nd Approval process:

• Add status = "Approve1" as a criteria to submit and submit to "All Department" queue.
• Here in the approval action, update the Status as "Approve2" through workflow field update.
• Unlock record after approval

Write a process builder which auto-submits to the 3rd approval process where status is "Approve2".

3rd Approval process:

• Add status = "Approve1" and "Approve2", as a criteria to submit and submit to "All Department" queue.
• Here in the approval action, update the Status as "Approve3" through workflow field update.
• Unlock record after approval

Write a process builder which auto-submits to the 4th approval process where status is "Approve3".

4th Approval process:

• Add status = "Approve1" and "Approve2" and "Approve3", as a criteria to submit and submit to "All Department" queue.
• Here in the approval action, update the Status as "Approve4" or any final status through workflow field update.
• Lock record after approval

Rejection behavior is easy, on any of the rejects it will update as Rejected.

Answer 2

You can try one option Here. On approve selection screen You can add all four group and select the second option which is

• Require unanimous approval from all selected approvers : The record is only approved if all of the approvers approve the request. The approval request is rejected if any of the approvers reject the request.

So you might get your expected result. The only point which I'm not sure for now is if you select a group then do we need approval from all group member. But you can give it a try as it will not take much time.