Symptom
Error when last approver approves a workflow
Click 'Approve' in Approve Requests
An error occurs
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Cause
Possible causes
- RBP: Last approver doesn't have sufficient permissions to do the changes
- Data issue: Corrupted data, incorrect associations, incorrect mapping from RCM or OBD
- Rules: OnSave rule fails
Resolution
RBP:
- 2619090 ChangeSet index 1 - could not execute query error when approving index
- 2334908 Error on approving global assignment workflow
Data issues:
- 2379964 ERROR: Unable to Save or Approve a Rehire Request - Application Error or JDBC Batch Update Error
- 2532512 Position Management: Troubleshooting "error occurred while transitioning workflow" in position changes
- 2224560 Application Error attempting to approve a position data change workflow request
- 2608262 Application Error Approving Termination Workflow Request
- 2207654 "???COMMON_error???" error message occurs when trying to approve new hire in Employee Central
- 2508822 Cannot Update or Approve a Termination Workflow
- 2333637 Application error while approving new hire workflow
- 2520819 - Application Error when hiring new employee from Manage Pending Hire
Known System Issues:
- 2633574 - Application Error when trying to approve a Hire/Rehire Workflow
Rules:
Remove all onSave rules and test if the error still occurs. The add one rule after the other and test each time until the rule that is causing the issue is identified
Keywords
Last approver workflow error, hire, rehire, workflow, permission, role, RBP , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-WFL , Workflows - Configuration, Tools, Objects & Rules , LOD-SF-EC-HIR , Hire & Rehire Wizards , LOD-SF-EC-HIR-NEW , Add New Employee Wizard , Problem