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How can I bulk-update assignments from an automated workflow?

How to bulk update statuses of assignments within an automation workflow.

You can update assignments given to you without any permission, even outside your campuses. To update other people's assignments, you will need to be a workflow manager or have the Full Write Workflows permission.

A person can be assigned a workflow task without having access to the workflow. They get temporary access to view the details of their assignment and give the outcome, which lasts until they finish the assignment. With more than one organization, a new assignee must have access that includes the workflow's organization, or the save is refused.

Assignments are shown on the user's home page under System Tasks.

Note: Make sure the System Tasks widget is on the global default dashboard so all users can see their assignments there.

Assignments in the System Tasks widget on the home page

Bulk-updating your assignment list

  1. Open your assignments from the System Tasks widget.

  2. Select the checkbox in the top left of the Assignment list to select every assignment, or check individual rows.

  3. Click Bulk Actions and choose Delete or Update status.

The Bulk Actions menu with Delete and Update status

When updating the status of assignments, choose one of the options below and click Save to finish the update. For what each status means, see Assignment Task.

The status options when updating assignments

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