Create a Parallel Approval Process Using Power Automate

This article will guide you through the creation of a parallel approval process using Power Automate cloud flow.

Let’s start.

Within the Power Automate parallel approval process, a single approval request is sent to multiple approvers, and each approver's approval process operates independently.

Go to https://make.powerapps.com/, then click on "New Flow," choose "Automated cloud flow," provide a flow name, and select "When an item is created." Please consult the screenshot below for reference.

Automated Cloud Flow

Build Automated cloud flow

Following Next, we must choose the site address and then select the list.

item create

Click on New Step and choose an operation pane, search for "Start and wait for an approval" under actions, and select it.

Actions

In this window, please select the options as shown below.

Manage Approval

Next, similarly, we need to add one more start and wait for an approval action.

Next, we will “Apply to each” to get all the required fields.

HR Approval

Next, click on the new step and select the condition under Actions.

Condition control

In the section below, click on "choose a value" and select the value from dynamic content as "ManagerApproved," which corresponds to "Approve.

Dynamic content

Manager

Click on Add--> Select Add a row as shown in the below screen.

Add role

In the below Section click on choose a value and select the value from dynamic content as HRApproved is equal to Approve.

Add dynamic content

Click on 'Add an Action' under the 'If yes' condition and search for Send an Email --> Select Send an email(V2).

In this section, select the options as shown in the below screen.

Send email

Next, click on Add an Action Search Updated item and select it from under Actions.

Update item

Next, if the condition is equal to false, please add the same Send an Email --> Select Send an email(V2) and Update Item as shown in the below screen.

Update item

In the Test Flow window, select Manually -> Click on Test

Test flow

Navigate to the SharePoint site add insert a new item in the SharePoint list, and click on save.

New item

Once the item is added to the SharePoint list, our flow will get started.

Flow running

An approval email will be sent to the respective manager first once the manager approves the leave request. email will be triggered to HR for the Next approval.

Trigger HR

Flow run successfully

An approval email will be sent to the respective manager first once the manager approves the leave request. email will be triggered to HR for the Next approval.

Next approval

Thank you...!


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