When the workflow is approved, all fields lock

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Posted on by Erdem Al

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After 1 to 2 weeks following the approval of the workflow, we have a process where the confirmation date needs to be entered in the purchase order lines. However, when the workflow is approved, all fields are lock. I can reactivate it using the 'Request Change' button, but it restarts my workflow process from the beginning and it wants

Can I make the Confirmation Date field editable when the workflow is approved?

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Ramit Paul 22,799 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Hi,

Standard workflow works like that way only, however as a workaround, you can use re-approval purchase policy where you can add a rules, still you need to resubmit to workflow but that will be auto approved.

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André Arnaud de Cal... 302,421 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi Erdem,

Next to a conditional auto-approval, you can also try to set up Reapproval rules in the Purchasing policies to avoid manual reapproval for specific fields excluded from this list..

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Erdem Al 46 on at

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Hello,

I made the settings you specified in the purchasing policies. In my workflow, as shown in the screenshot, however, after i am using requesting change button, when i fill in the "Confirmation Date" field and send it back to the workflow, it is not automatically approved; the workflow goes back for approval again. Where am i going wrong?

My workflow is as follows: one party approves for amounts below 6000 USD, while the other party approves for amounts above 6000 USD.

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André Arnaud de Cal... 302,421 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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HI Erdem,

Can you share a screenshot of what you did set up on the purchasing policies? Have you checked what is the outcome for "requires purchase order re-approval"?

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