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Parallel tasks in serial workflow - Sharepoint 2010

It might be required that in a serial workflow with mutliple stages, there might be more than one users. The workflow should proceed to next step, if one of them completes the step.

For e.g., consider there are 2 groups of reviwers, say Group A and Group B. When an item is created, an email would be send to Group A users. If one of the members in Group A completes the task, it should send mail to Group B users.

In such scenarios, create 2 sharepoint groups, one for Group A and one for Group B. Add all the members to the respective groups. Create the workflow in SPD and after first action, assign the task to Sharepoint Group A. Now if anyone of the users in Group A completes the task, the task status changes to completed and the next step would be continued. It does not require that all members in Group A complete the task assigned.

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