Workflow Self Approval

Hi,
We have developed a workflow to approve Travel & Expense statements. We have a requirement to
stop self-approvals of the travel expenses.
Right now self approvals are possible when the approver sets the intiator as the Substitute.
Is there any way to stop self-approvals in this scenario?
Regards,
Bharath Mohan B

What Kiran tells can be one option but I am not sure it will work or not. I think you can restrict this by Authorization ideally or setting up substitute using substitute profile and classification.
Thanks
Arghadip

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