Vacation Rule Does not work when the Delegated user himself has Delegated his Request

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

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Goal

Vacation Rule is not working as expected when a Delegated User himself in a Vacation and Delegated his Request to one other User. 

Example : 

There are Employee 1, Employee 2, Employee 3

  Vacation Rule 1 :     Employee 1 , creates vacation rule and delegates to Employee 2

  Vacation Rule 2 :     Employee 2 , creates vacation rule and delegates to Employee 3

1) Now when Employee 2 raises request it goes to approval in the order of

Employee 3
Employee 1
Employee4

2) Employee 3 Approves the Transaction. 

3) Now the Transaction is Pending with Employee 1 , Whereas he is on Vacation 

The Rule does not take effect in this scenario. 

Solution