Question

Difficulty: MediumApproval Processes

Universal Containers requires travel requests to be approved by a designated project lead identified in a custom User lookup field on the record, rather than the submitter's direct manager. Which approval step configuration allows the system to dynamically route the approval request to the user specified in that custom field?

  1. Select Automatically assign using the user field selected below and choose the custom User lookup field.Answer
  2. B
    Configure an initial submission field update action to reassign record ownership to the designated user.
  3. C
    Create a before-save Record-Triggered Flow to overwrite the submitter's standard Manager field prior to entry.
  4. D
    Define a Case Escalation Rule that redirects pending approval notifications to the custom user field.

Answer

Select 'Automatically assign using the user field selected below' and choose the custom User lookup field in the approval step settings.
In Salesforce approval step configuration, administrators can choose to assign approval requests automatically using a custom User lookup field present on the object. This allows dynamic routing to non-standard approvers without altering the record owner or modifying the standard user manager hierarchy.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the routing requirement
Approval routing must be based on a custom User lookup field on the target record instead of the default manager hierarchy.
Standard manager routing evaluates the User.Manager hierarchy, whereas custom routing relies on custom User lookup fields.
2
Configure approval step assignment options
Select 'Automatically assign using the user field selected below' and choose the target lookup field.
Salesforce approval step settings natively support automated assignment via standard or custom User lookup fields defined on the record.

Key Concept

Dynamic Approval Routing via Custom User Fields
Estimated Time:1m 30s
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