Approval Workflow improvement - Keep the initial Value when request rejected

kevin_g

Status quo:

I create a workflow with a request to review and approve a certain value in a cell. The review as the option to approve or decline.

Issue:

In case of an approval, not issue. BUT in case the approver rejects the request, means he wants to express that the new / changed value is not correct, the wrong value remains changed. I only see in a separate column that it has been declined.
Example: I have a contact for a Client "Michael". Now, I want to change it to "Sebastian". This shall trigger an approval workflow to the project director to approve. In case he is of the opinion that this is not correct and rejects, it remains "Sebastian" but it should change back to "Michael".
In the actual situation, the new wrong name is still in the cell. If we have set up other workflow and automations which e.g. send updates to "Contact Client" in this cell, the wrong person which has been rejected will now receive these email and notifications.

kevin_g

And to add:
I tried workarounds, e.g. a separate approval column for the new value. I thought I can add in the workflow "in case approved, copie cell A to cell B". But it's not possible (as far as I can see only for dropdowns).