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Sequential Approval

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Hi,
I'm trying to build an automator which asks three people, one after the other, to approve an expenditure.
For simplicity, the details of the proposed expenditure will be saved on a pro forma, pdf, in a Sharepoint list.
I can set the trigger to get the details of the new item when it is created, but every template I've tried to use to manage the next steps fails for one of a number of reasons, though one thing they do all have in common is that the menus and options in the current 'Power Automate' do not match what was there when they buily their methods.
 
Does anyone have a working template I could copy?
 
The steps I want to take are:
  1. Get info of new item
  2. Get details of approvers
  3. Send email to approver #1, if rejected then email creator saying no, else
  4. Send email to approver #2 if rejected then email creator saying no, else
  5. Send email to approver #3, if rejected then email creator saying no, else
  6. Mark as approved, email creator saying go ahead
All users are in-house O365 account holders, list is on company charepoint, so all connections are reliable.
 
It's just the logic that is defeating me. Any help would be hugely appreciated.
 
Thanks,
 
Phil
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    Sequential Approval
     
    Have you looked at the Start And Wait For An Approval action? It will handle sequential approvals without any extra steps:

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