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Workflow and subworkflow - error - workflow approval status cannot be changed

Hello,

I cannot get my workflow and sub workflows to process without generating the error "workflow approval status cannot be changed".

I cannot put all the logic into one workflow because there are multiple people who must delegate to colleagues who cannot approve ALL their approvals. I can separate delegation through specific workflows.

In our vendor disbursement workflow, person 1 can approve up to $500,000. Person 1 often delegates approvals to Person 2 for values up to $50,000.

I am trying to use sub workflows that handle this logic, see the attached...

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When I do this, I get the following error.

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Here are my questions:

1. What is the point of sub workflows if I can't get multiple approvals on the same vendor payment?

2. How can I resolve this scenario if I cannot use sub workflows?

Note, I have also tried activation logic on different workflows but vendor disbursement journal names are configured to use a specific workflow. See attached.

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