How to Recall the approval process using Salesforce Apex?

Tagged: Apex Component, Approval Process, Custom Apex Component, Salesforce Apex, Salesforce Apex Class, Salesforce Apex Code, Salesforce Apex Controller, Salesforce Apex Trigger, Salesforce Approval Process, Salesforce Development, Standard Apex Component

Salesforce® Discussions

How to Recall the approval process using Salesforce Apex?

Posted by rahul Billaka on April 12, 2018 at 1:21 PM

When a user submits a process to approve or recall, only the submitter and system admin can recall it. Is there a way that the Project Manager or any other person can recall it.
Note: This is a standard functionality by Salesforce to not allow other users to recall except submitted and sysadmin when you are using standard component apex not a custom.

Reference: https://developer.salesforce.com/forums/?id=906F0000000kGCyIAM

Any suggestions are really helpful.

Manpreet replied 8 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
1 Reply

Manpreet

Member
April 16, 2018 at 6:27 AM

Hi Rahul,

I know two workarounds but they're both terrible:

1 - Just reject the record and do it again.

2 - Give the ModifyAll permission for that object. This is generally a terrible idea as it shatters security models by giving admin-like powers not just to recall and reassign, but also approve your own changes.

I'm in full support of introducing this feature!

Popular Salesforce Blogs

What is Salesforce Agentforce? A Guide to Features, Benefits and Technology

Blog in Salesforce integration

AgentForce is an AI agent builder powered by Salesforce, designed for companies seeking innovation in support, with a strong focus on employee and customer assistance.…

bespoke Salesforce Development Services, Certified Salesforce Consulting Company, Custom Salesforce Development, data and AI-generated, Salesforce Agentforce

AwsQuality Aug 1, 2025

544 Views

Salesforce Apex Trigger Handler | The Developer Guide

Blog in Salesforce Apex

If we follow best practices, there should be only one trigger per sObject, and in that case, there would be quite a different business logic…

Apex Trigger, Apex Trigger Handler, Best Practices, Business Logic, oldMap Values

krati vishnoi May 1, 2020

46,190 Views

How to Display Images from File Tab to Salesforce App by using Aura Component?

Blog in Others

What are Aura Components? Aura components are a type of user interface framework used in Salesforce. They are built using the Aura framework, which is…

Apex Server Call, APIs, Aura Component, Aura Components, Aura Framework

Rupesh Pandey Apr 13, 2023

2,362 Views

Tour to the Dreamforce National Park!

Video in Others

What happened at Dreamforce? #ArtificialIntelligence was a consistent theme, a lot more about Commerce, about Customer 360, etc Missed Dreamforce? Then, take a tour of…

Dreamforce Event, Salesforce Events, Dreamforce 2019, DF 19, Customer 360

Algoworks Nov 29, 2019

2,030 Views

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Connect Complete Setup in Lightning

Video in Marketing, Salesforce Cloud Platform, Salesforce Training

Cameron Robert demonstrates a complete end-to-end setup of Marketing Cloud Connect in Lightning view. Marketing Cloud Connect creates an integration between Salesforce CRM and Salesforce…

Salesforce Training, Salesforce Tutorial, Salesforce Integration, Process Automation, salesforce