Problem with asking for approval automation

Ty Werven

I have an automation set up in a sheet that is supposed to trigger when someone manually changes something in a status column. It sends an email with different fields as well as a question basically acting as to if they want to accept or decline the time the person running the sheet assigned them.

For some reason I can not get it to run automatically, but when I manually run it it works just fine.

Am I just not waiting long enough? I have tried waiting around 20 minutes and it still doesn't trigger to send.

Automation steps are:

Trigger: when rows are added or changed

When STATUS changes to

Approved - Send to Agenda Requester

Run workflow runs when it is triggered

Request approval

send to contact in SUBMITTED BY: column

then I have a message explain to the person receiving the email to either accept or deny the request and it populate a "yes" or "no" in a different column.

ChristianFinke

Hey @Ty Werven

The issue might stem from how the automation is set up or how changes are being made. Ensure the trigger is correctly set to "when rows are added or changed" and that "STATUS changes to Approved" matches exactly, including capitalization. Automations won’t trigger if the change comes from a formula or linked cell—it needs to be manual. Also, verify that the "Submitted By" column has valid email addresses and that you have proper permissions. If it still doesn’t work, try rebuilding the workflow to address any potential glitches. Let me know if you need more help!

ChristianFinke

Hey @Ty Werven

The issue might stem from how the automation is set up or how changes are being made. Ensure the trigger is correctly set to "when rows are added or changed" and that "STATUS changes to Approved" matches exactly, including capitalization. Automations won’t trigger if the change comes from a formula or linked cell—it needs to be manual. Also, verify that the "Submitted By" column has valid email addresses and that you have proper permissions. If it still doesn’t work, try rebuilding the workflow to address any potential glitches. Let me know if you need more help!