How to reopen completed workflow approval tasks?

Hello - we are using OOTB approval workflows associated with a SP list. If a task is in "completed" status because the approver it was assigned to approved it, but it's not actually completed because the user approved it prematurely in error, how
can I reopen the task?
Thanks,
Chris

Hi Chris,
We cannot reopen the task to approve or reject it again even thought we restore the task to a version before completed. Because once the task is in "Completed" status, it will be locked by the workflow and cannot be edited.
For a workaround, you can start the approval workflow manually and approve or reject it again.
Thanks,
Eric
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Hi,
According to your post, my understanding is that Some Users cannot Open Workflow Approval Task.
I recommend that you can create a new list and workflow to check whether it works.
Then use the user who get the error to open task.
If he can open the task in the brower, the issue is related to the older list.
Then you can use the new created list and assgin the task.
Here is a similar thread for your reference:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/67dc8577-f248-4d6c-bb82-3aca0f084d24/this-form-cannot-be-opened-in-a-web-browser-error-not-an-infopath-form?forum=sharepointcustomizationprevious
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