--- schema_version: "1" id: a9dd3f18d84e2383e23cb8c100037999a51b756c9db966d6356eb0d113680e00 title: ProcessInstanceNode collection: legacydeveloper version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/legacydeveloper/current/en-us/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_processinstancenode.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_processinstancenode.htm source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 42a6dbb4e40aec443eb428ff9e980d23370b15b3609a020c8c0695d0c302638a description: Represents a step in an instance of an approval process. Compare to ProcessNode, which describes the step in a process definition. Use this object to retrieve approval history. --- # ProcessInstanceNode Represents a step in an instance of an approval process. Compare to ProcessNode, which describes the step in a process definition. Use this object to retrieve approval history. ![Note](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/images/icon_note.png) #### Note Exceptions apply to approval history data retrieved with this object and are available only via SOAP API. For each approval process instance that was pending when Summer '14 became available for your organization, some field values are never populated or are populated only after the rollout. Other fields are populated only after the approval process instance is next acted upon—such as when a user approves, rejects, or reassigns an approval request—after the Summer '14 rollout. ProcessInstanceNode fields are never populated for approval process instances that were completed before the Summer '14 rollout. For approval process instances that were pending during the Summer '14 rollout, all ProcessInstanceNode fields are populated only after the approval process instance is next acted upon after the Summer '14 rollout. ## Supported Calls describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve() ## Fields | Field | Details | | --- | --- | | CompletedDate | Type dateTime Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The completion date and time of this step in the approval process. The ElapsedTimeDay, ElapsedTimeHours, and ElapsedTimeMinutes field values are calculated using CompletedDate. | | ElapsedTimeInDays | Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The total time in days since this step was started. | | ElapsedTimeInHours | Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The total time in hours since this step was started. | | ElapsedTimeInMinutes | Type double Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The total time in minutes since this step was started. | | LastActorId | Type reference Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The last actor that approved or rejected this step. This is a relationship field. Relationship Name LastActor Relationship Type Lookup Refers To User | | NodeStatus | Type picklist Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort Description The status of this approval instance, for example Started, Pending, or Approved. | | ProcessInstanceId | Type reference Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The approval process this step is part of. This is a relationship field. Relationship Name ProcessInstance Relationship Type Lookup Refers To ProcessInstance | | ProcessNodeId | Type reference Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The identifier for this step. This is a relationship field. Relationship Name ProcessNode Relationship Type Lookup Refers To ProcessNode | | ProcessNodeName | Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The name of this step. The contents of this field can be publicly viewed. |