Setting Parallel Approval Data Mapping (For SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only)

You can configure SOLIDWORKS PDM to capture user and system data for each approver participating in a parallel approval process.

1. Expand Workflows and select a workflow.
2. Select a transition.
3. In the Properties dialog box, for Type, select Parallel.
4. On the Actions tab, click Add Action.
5. In the dialog box, for Type, select Set Variable.
6. Select a Variable and enter a Value.

   Variable	approver1
   Value	%fullname% You can use to select the variable or enter the value.

7. Expand Mapped Approvers and select approver from the Engineering role and click OK.
8. Repeat steps 4 through 6 to set the following variable for the second approver.

   Variable	approver2
   Value	%fullname%

9. Expand Mapped Approvers and select second approver from the Manufacturing role and click OK.
10. Save the workflow.