Symptom
• When attempting to start an Approval Workflow, the error message "Could not start Workflow" appears.
Environment
• SPM
• SPG
• Hub
• Cross Application Topics for SAP Signavio
Reproducing the Issue
1. Select the model.
2. Start the Approval Workflow for the model.
3. Observe the error message that appears.
Cause
• This issue occurs when the Use workflow access permissions option is enabled in the Manage workflows menu.
• When this option is enabled, users with incorrect access permissions encounter the "Could not start Workflow" error.
More information can be found here.
Resolution
Refer to Restricting Access to Workflow for New and Existing Cases in our documentation for detailed instructions on managing access controls for workflows.
Keywords
SPM, SPG, Hub, Admin, Approval, Workflow, Error, Could, Not, Start, permissions, access, manage, restrictions, settings, error message, process, governance, documentation , KBA , BPI-SIG-CA-AWF , Approval Workflow for SAP Signavio , Problem
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