A company uses Dynamics 365 Finance. The company requires a workflow that includes two independent approvals for purchase requisitions above $10,000. You need to recommend the workflow element the company should use. Which workflow element should you recommend?

A parallel activity element is used to create two or more workflow branches that run concurrently. For the scenario requiring two independent approvals, a parallel activity can be configured with two branches. An approval element is then placed in each branch, assigning the approval task to a different user or group. The workflow will only proceed to the next step after both independent approval branches have been completed, thus satisfying the requirement.

A. manual decision: A manual decision requires a single user to choose one path for the workflow to follow from multiple options; it does not support simultaneous, independent approvals.
B. sub-workflow: A sub-workflow is used to run another workflow within the current one. While technically possible to configure, it is overly complex and not the intended element for parallel approvals.
C. conditional decision: A conditional decision splits the workflow into one of two mutually exclusive branches based on a logical condition. It does not allow for concurrent execution of tasks.

1. Microsoft Learn. "Workflow elements". Dynamics 365 Finance Documentation. Accessed October 12

2023.

Reference Details: In the "Flow-control elements" section

the "Parallel activity" is described as consisting of "two or more workflow branches that run at the same time." This directly supports its use for concurrent

independent approvals. The descriptions for "Conditional decision" and "Manual decision" confirm they create mutually exclusive branches

not parallel ones.