Get id to task in Sharepoint Designer workflow 2013
Hi
I am using 'Approval Process Action'. The workflow assigns approval task to several approvers. And it creats multiple tasks for that. When I use current task: ID variable, I can only get the latest task ID. How to get task ID for each
approver.
Said WAHID
Hi,
Where did you use the task ID? You can use a log(Log Current Task: ID to the workflow history list) to check the value of the task ID.
You can take the steps below:
1.Click on 'Approval(*)' to edit the task process.
2.Then click on 'Change the behavior of a single task'.
3.In the “When a Task is Pending” section, add a log action to check the value of the task ID.(Log Current Task: ID to the workflow history list)
4.Publish the workflow
5.Then you can check the values of the task ID via Workflow History list.
If you have any problems, please feel free to let me know.
Best Regards,
Lisa Chen
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