Set (content) approval status in workflow [Sharepoint 2013]

Question

I have a custom list with approved and not-approved items.

Now I created a workflow that changes the value of one of the fields.

Problem is: After running that workflow, the Approval Status of this item is automatically set to "Pending". But I don't want to change this status.

I tried to switch on/off the checkbox "Automatically update the workflow status to the current stage name" but no effect. I also tried to set the variable inside the work flow:

Set Variable: ApprovStatus to CurrentElement:Approval Status

then Update item in CurrentElement

then Set Workflow Status to Variable: ApprovStatus


Go to End of Workflow

How can I keep the current Approval Status (or set it to the value that it was before)?

When a item is (manually) approved, will it also work then?

J. Doe J. Doe · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-01T15:46:38

I got it! Solution was to use a Sharepoint 2010 workflow instead of 2013:

    Set Variable: AprSt to Current Element:Approval Status
    Update item in Current Element
    If Variable: AprSt not equals 0;#Approved
        Set content approval status to Pending with comments
    Else
        Set content approval status to Approved with comments

Now it works.

Set (content) approval status in workflow [Sharepoint 2013]

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