ProcessInstanceNode

Represents a step in an instance of an approval process. Compare to ProcessNode, which describes the step in a process definition. Use this object to retrieve approval history.

Exceptions apply to approval history data retrieved with this object and available only via the SOAP API. For each approval process instance that was pending when Summer ’14 became available for your organization, some field values are never populated or are populated only after the approval process instance is next acted upon—such as when a user approves, rejects, or reassigns an approval request—after the Summer ’14 rollout.

Note

ProcessInstanceNode fields are never populated for approval process instances that were completed before the Summer ’14 rollout. For approval process instances that were pending during the Summer ’14 rollout, all ProcessInstanceNode fields are populated only after the approval process instance is next acted upon after the Summer ’14 rollout.

Supported Calls

describeSObjects(), query(), retrieve()

Special Access Rules

Portal and Communities users can’t access this object.

Fields

Field	Details
CompletedDate	Type dateTime Properties Filter, Sort Description The completion date and time of this step in the approval process. The ElapsedTimeDay, ElapsedTimeHours, and ElapsedTimeMinutes field values are calculated using CompletedDate.
ElapsedTimeInDays	Type double Properties Filter, Sort Description The total time in days since this step was started.
ElapsedTimeInHours	Type double Properties Filter, Sort Description The total time in hours since this step was started.
ElapsedTimeInMinutes	Type double Properties Filter, Sort Description The total time in minutes since this step was started.
LastActorId	Type reference Properties Defaulted on create, Group, Filter, Sort Description The last actor that approved or rejected this step.
NodeStatus	Type picklist Properties Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort Description The status of this approval instance, for example Started, Pending, or Approved.
ProcessInstanceId	Type reference Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The approval process this step is part of.
ProcessNodeId	Type reference Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The identifier for this step.
ProcessNodeName	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The name of this step.

Object Reference for Salesforce and Force.com

ProcessInstanceNode

Supported Calls

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