# Assigning multiple requests to a user
**URL:** https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/assigning-multiple-requests-to-a-user/1047
**Category:** General WorkflowGen Discussion
**Created:** [May 14, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/assigning-multiple-requests-to-a-user/1047 "2018-05-14T13:59:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@cwallander](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/cwallander)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/assigning-multiple-requests-to-a-user/1047/1 "2018-05-14T13:59:39Z")
Is there a way to assign multiple requests to a user?
We have a group with a view of all their requests and they would like to select a group of 10 or 20 requests and assign them to a user to work on at one time.
Is there already functionality for this or would this take some custom design work?
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### Author:  [@eddy.daouk](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/eddy.daouk)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/assigning-multiple-requests-to-a-user/1047/2 "2018-05-14T18:44:57Z")
Hi Claude,
This feature is not available in WorkflowGen.
Like you said, a custom solution can be implemented using either the SOAP API or GraphQL.
Regards,
Eddy.
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### Author:  [@cwallander](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/cwallander)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/assigning-multiple-requests-to-a-user/1047/3 "2018-05-14T19:16:11Z")
Eddy,
Can you point me to the documentation for either of those and any examples?
Thanks,
Claude
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### Author:  [@eddy.daouk](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/eddy.daouk)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/assigning-multiple-requests-to-a-user/1047/4 "2018-05-14T20:00:08Z")
Hi Claude,
Using the API:
- To see whether you can assign an action or not before assigning it, use the method [CanAssignActivityInstance](http://docs.workflowgen.com/v710/api/html/6c4357fb-7e5a-ea24-1cde-a5fa229455db.htm)
- To assign the activity, use the method [AssignActivityInstance](http://docs.workflowgen.com/v710/api/html/cb024dd4-bd4d-7236-3cab-205e6cef662c.htm)
Using GraphQL:
The following example assigns request number 1234, action number 2 to User 5678.
5678 represents the **user identifier** of the person assigned to the action.
Finally, the returned value will be the username of the person assigned to the action.
```auto
mutation{
assignAction(input: {requestNumber:1234, number:2 assigneeId:"5678"}){
action{
assignee{
userName
}
}
}
}
```
Regards,
Eddy.
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### Author:  [@cwallander](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/cwallander)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/assigning-multiple-requests-to-a-user/1047/5 "2018-05-21T17:55:18Z")
Eddy,
Is there an api for getting a view?
I will have the view name and would like to get the listing of what is in the view.
Thanks,
Claude
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### Author:  [@eddy.daouk](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/eddy.daouk)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/assigning-multiple-requests-to-a-user/1047/6 "2018-05-25T20:28:45Z")
Hi Claude,
Yes, you can retrieve the desired views using the method GetViewList:
[http://docs.workflowgen.com/v710/api/html/ee2b2dd6-32a7-66f8-72c5-f4b6f278ce55.htm](http://docs.workflowgen.com/v710/api/html/ee2b2dd6-32a7-66f8-72c5-f4b6f278ce55.htm)
Regards,
Eddy.
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### Author:  [@Aud888](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/Aud888)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/assigning-multiple-requests-to-a-user/1047/7 "2020-06-17T00:11:28Z")
Hi,
Sorry, newbie question. Tried the above mutation ( I am using WFG 7.11.0 ) , but it returned error “The ID is invalid”. May I know is the assigneeID = WFG UserID ? Or where can I get the assigneeID if it is not WFGEN.USER.ID\_USER ?
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### Author:  [@eddy.daouk](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/eddy.daouk)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/assigning-multiple-requests-to-a-user/1047/8 "2020-06-17T14:58:18Z")
Hi @Aud888,
Good question.
The ID is not the User ID in the database but a reference ID only used in GraphQL.
You can retrieve the ID using the following query:
```auto
{
user(userName:"username"){
id
}
}
```
And then you can make another call to assign the action to that user.
Regards,
Eddy.
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### Author:  [@Aud888](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/Aud888)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/assigning-multiple-requests-to-a-user/1047/9 "2020-06-18T10:39:43Z")
Hi Eddy,
Thank you. Got it !!! 😌
Regards,
Audrey