Have you been wondering how to check whether a record has been locked? I thought there might be a field which says that. But i was not able to find any such field. Instead i found that ProcessInstance table can be used to find if a record has been locked. But that looks very tedious and complex.
How about a very simple way. Here it is!!
Step1 : Create a field (say FLAG) of type Checkbox. Set the default value to UNCHECKED.
Step2: In your Approval Process in the INITIAL SUBMISSION Action , create a Field Update. Update the FLAG to TRUE.
Step3: In your FINAL APPROVAL and REJECTION Actions, create a Field Update. Update the FLAG back to FALSE.
Step4: And done!!!! You can now find whether a record has been locked simply by checking the FLAG value. Be it in your Apex Class or Visualforce Page.
Comments and queries welcome!!
How about a very simple way. Here it is!!
Step1 : Create a field (say FLAG) of type Checkbox. Set the default value to UNCHECKED.
Step2: In your Approval Process in the INITIAL SUBMISSION Action , create a Field Update. Update the FLAG to TRUE.
Step3: In your FINAL APPROVAL and REJECTION Actions, create a Field Update. Update the FLAG back to FALSE.
Step4: And done!!!! You can now find whether a record has been locked simply by checking the FLAG value. Be it in your Apex Class or Visualforce Page.
Comments and queries welcome!!