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# Approval Action workflow activity

# Approval Action workflow activity {#ariaid-title1}

* Freigeben Version: Australia
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* Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 Minute Lesedauer

The Approval Action activity performs an approval action on the current task.{#r_ApprovalAction__approvalActionShortDesc}
Use this activity to mark the current task record as approved or rejected.  
Hinweis:  
When an Approval Action activity is used to mark a task approved, the activity marks all pending approvals as No Longer Required. This activity behaves differently from Set Values or Run Script when used to set the Approval field's value.

## Results

The result value of the activity is the final approval disposition selected by the
approver. The result value can be Approved or
Rejected. A workflow designer can assign a result value using the
<var class="keyword varname">activity.result</var> variable from within a script field of the
activity.

## Input variables

Input variables determine the initial behavior of the activity.
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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Action | The action to perform on the task. Options are: * Mark task approved * Mark task rejected * Mark task requested * Disregard pending approvals: the system sets approval records to no longer required and marks the activity as approved. {#r_ApprovalAction__ul_p4z_nvc_x4} |
[Tabelle : 1. Approval Action activity input variables]

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## Conditions

The conditions determine which transition runs after this activity.  
Hinweis:  
Approval activities run as the user whose actions match the approve or reject conditions the workflow was waiting for and advances the workflow.
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| Condition | Description |
|-|-|
| Always | The event or condition that causes the approval to move to the next workflow step. |
| Error | The event or condition that generates an error. |
| Skipped | The event or condition that allows a skipped approval. |
[Tabelle : 2. Approval Action activity conditions]

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## States

The activity state tells the workflow engine what to do with the activity.{#r_ApprovalAction__table_jr2_15w_w4__entry__2}

| State | Description |
|-|-|
| Executing | The workflow engine starts the execute function of the activity. |
| Waiting | The workflow engine ignores the activity until a specific event to restart the activity is fired. |
| Finished | The activity finished running. See the result value for the outcome of the activity. |
| Cancelled | This activity, or the workflow that contains this activity, was canceled. |
| Error | A JavaScript error occurred. Review the logs for error details. |
[Tabelle : 3. Approval Action activity states]

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