Update form library approval status from pending to approved on multiple records

Hi all, currently I have 508 records (forms) with the approval status set to Pending, I have an approval work flow but I turned it off to get these records in (Long story).
Can I use an SP designer work flow to update all the values in the form library? I don't want to start a workflow on each item.
Thanks for any help

Hi rixmcx59,
According to your description, my understanding is that you want to use a workflow to update all item in SharePoint 2013.
To achieve it, you can use Loop action to loop all items , and update them.
More information, please refer to the link:
http://blog-sharepoint.blogspot.com/2010/01/sharepoint-looping-workflow-how-to-loop.html
Here is a similar post for you to take a look at:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/d374427d-ee11-4a49-b405-23e68f3c3eaa/how-to-loop-through-another-list-and-update-a-column-with-sharepoint-designer-2013-workflow?forum=sharepointcustomization
I hope this helps.
Thanks,
Wendy
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