On the same transition, I would like to have 4 approvals in the sequential order and 3 approvals not in sequential order.
Scenario
I have 5 approvals: Approval 1, Approval 2, Approval 3. Seq Approval 1, Seq Approval 2, Seq Approval 3, Seq Approval 4.
Approval 1, Approval 2, Approval 3 can be approved in a non sequential order.
Seq Approval 1, Seq Approval 2, Seq Approval 3, Seq Approval 4 have to be approved in a sequential order.
In addition, Seq Approval 3 has to be approved only after that Approval 1, Approval 2 have been approved.
Preliminary Concepts
The Sequential approval is a configurable option of the Herzum Approval add-on.
In order to enable it, you have to turn the Sequential approval option of the Approval Mapping concerned on Enabled as per the example shown below:
You are able to establish the approval sequence by moving up or down the Approvals displayed in the Requested Approvals box:
Furthermore, the Sequential approval option on the Approval Configuration screen provide the capability to allow the Approval concerned to approve in a non-sequential order, as per the example shown below:
Notice that a non-sequential approval has to be approved in order to allow a subsequent sequential approval to have the approbation.
Solution
Configurations
The customer senario requires the following settings:
- the Sequential Approval option has been turned OFF on the Approval 1, Approval 2 and Approval 3 configurations
- the Sequential Approval option has been mainteined ON (Default) on the Seq Approval 1, Seq Approval 2, Seq Approval 3, Seq Approval 4 configurations as per the example shown below:
- the Sequential Approval option has been enabled at Mapping level as per the example shown below:
- the approvals have been ordered opportunely in order to enforce that
- Seq Approval 1, Seq Approval 2, Seq Approval 3, Seq Approval 4 have to be approved in a sequential order
- Seq Approval 3 has to be approved only after that Approval 1, Approval 2 have been approved.
Sequential & Non-Sequential Approval in action
An Approval superusers (an user enabled to approve any pending approval request instead of any user) will display the pending approval as follows: 
The screenshot above evidences that
- Approval 1, Approval 2, Approval 3 can be approved in a non sequential order
- Seq Approval 1 has to be approved in order to allow the subsequent Seq Approval 2 to have the approbation
The Sequential approval 3 can receive the approbation only if Approval 1, Approval 2, Seq Approval 1 and Seq Approval 2 have been approved.
The following screenshots illustrate.
- Approval 1 has been rejected, the he Sequential approval 3 cannot receive the approbation:
- Approval 1, Approval 2, Seq Approval 1 and Seq Approval 2 have been approved, the Sequential approval 3 can receive the approbation:
