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Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
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Action Performed for "Bypass approver":
- Enable "Prevent self-approvals" on the workspace
- Submitter A (also Admin) submits a report to Approver A via the workflow
- Submitter A (also Admin) selects "Change Approver" from the report "More" menu > "Bypass approver"
Expected Result:
A list of eligible approvers will include all members of the workspace except Approver A and the submitter, since they cannot approve.
Actual Result:
A list of eligible approvers will include all members of the workspace except Approver A. This means that the admin can effectively assign their own report for approval.
Action Performed for "Add approver":
- Enable "Prevent self-approvals" on the workspace
- Submitter A (also Admin) submits a report to Approver A via the workflow
- Submitter A (also Admin) selects "Change Approver" from the report "More" menu > "Add approver"
Expected Result:
A list of eligible approvers will include all members of the workspace except Approver A and the submitter, since they cannot approve.
Actual Result:
A list of eligible approvers will include all members of the workspace except Approver A. This means that the admin can effectively assign their own report for approval.
Workaround:
The submitter will need to change the approver again to unblock approval.
Platforms:
ALL
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Version Number: N/A
Reproducible in staging?: N/A
Reproducible in production?: N/A
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail:
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): N/A
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Expensify/Expensify Issue URL: N/A
Issue reported by: N/A
Slack conversation (hyperlinked to channel name): N/A
Action Performed for "Bypass approver":
Expected Result:
A list of eligible approvers will include all members of the workspace except Approver A and the submitter, since they cannot approve.
Actual Result:
A list of eligible approvers will include all members of the workspace except Approver A. This means that the admin can effectively assign their own report for approval.
Action Performed for "Add approver":
Expected Result:
A list of eligible approvers will include all members of the workspace except Approver A and the submitter, since they cannot approve.
Actual Result:
A list of eligible approvers will include all members of the workspace except Approver A. This means that the admin can effectively assign their own report for approval.
Workaround:
The submitter will need to change the approver again to unblock approval.
Platforms:
ALL
View all open jobs on GitHub
Issue Owner
Current Issue Owner: @Upwork Automation - Do Not Edit