3470994 - ODATA API Error : [COE0018] Workflow status is : SENTBACK. Action denied.

You are trying to perform an ODATA API UPSERT operation to update the Workflow Approver but you get below error:

[COE0018]???Workflow status is : SENTBACK. Action denied.??

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  • Integrations
    • ODATA

This is an expected behaviour.

When the workflow is in the SENTBACK state, the approver cannot be changed via ODATA API nor from UI.

For the SENTBACK workflow, you can either use Initiator to re-Submit the request. If the Initiator is not valid, then you can do 'Change Initiator' via Manage Workflow Requests and then use New Initiator to re-submit the workflow.

Please refer KBA-2080722 - How to manage & modify a Workflow that is in progress - Employee Central

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