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ProcessDefinition

Represents the definition of a single approval process.

Supported Calls

describeSObjects(), query(), retrieve(), search()

Portal and communities users with the Customer Community Plus and Partner Community licenses can access this object. All users in org with approvals enabled have read access to ProcessDefinition.

Fields

Field	Details
Description	Type textarea Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description A description of this process, with a maximum of 3,000 characters.
DeveloperName	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The unique process name, used internally.
LockType	Type picklist Properties Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort Description The type of lock applied to the record being approved. When a record is in the approval process, it’s always locked, and only an administrator can edit it. However, the currently assigned approver can also be allowed to edit the record. Total Admin Owner Workitem Node none
Name	Type string Properties Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort Description The external name of the process; the name seen by users.
State	Type picklist Properties Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort Description The current state of this process. Active Inactive Obsolete
TableEnumOrId	Type picklist Properties Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort Description Specifies the object associated with the approval process, such as Account or Contact.
Type	Type picklist Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort Description The type of this process. Approval Process—Used to control the action taken for a record. State-based Process—Used internally to track various control processes, such as for developing Salesforce Knowledge articles.

Usage

Use this object to read the description of an approval process. The definition is read-only.

Object Reference for the Salesforce Platform

ProcessDefinition

Supported Calls

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Usage