# Request from Action do to list **URL:** \ **Category:** Process Design\ **Created:** [April 20, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/request-from-action-do-to-list/1030 "2018-04-20T17:32:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![r.tobasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a587f6/32.png) [@r.tobasi](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/r.tobasi)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/request-from-action-do-to-list/1030/1 "2018-04-20T17:32:58Z")
Hi I want to ask about how to return a request to the same user that started the request from (Action do to list ) Best Regards Rami Tobasi ---
**Author:** ![eddy.daouk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discuss.workflowgen.com/eddy.daouk/32/672_2.png) [@eddy.daouk](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/eddy.daouk)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/request-from-action-do-to-list/1030/2 "2018-04-20T18:32:09Z")
Hi Rami, Simply put the action in the REQUESTER swim lane and choose the “Automatic to the requester” assignment method. Regards, Eddy. ---
**Author:** ![r.tobasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a587f6/32.png) [@r.tobasi](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/r.tobasi)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2018, 10:42am UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/request-from-action-do-to-list/1030/3 "2018-04-21T10:42:51Z")
Hi Daouk, Thank you for your quick answer I am talking about Second Action (Action do to list ) not for the first action As you seen in below image ![Action%20To%20Do](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/workflowgen/original/1X/3e3c5d38259110e8bf750afd92d8cb0b99afe8cd.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![eddy.daouk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discuss.workflowgen.com/eddy.daouk/32/672_2.png) [@eddy.daouk](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/eddy.daouk)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/request-from-action-do-to-list/1030/4 "2018-04-23T13:28:28Z")
Hi Rami, If you want the Requester to handle an action, just move the action to the REQUESTER swim lane and then you can choose “Automatic to the requester”. For example if you want VALIDATES to be handled by the Requester that started the request, move the action to the left and then you can choose the assignment method “Automatic to the requester”. Regards, Eddy. ---
**Author:** ![r.tobasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a587f6/32.png) [@r.tobasi](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/r.tobasi)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/request-from-action-do-to-list/1030/5 "2018-04-29T07:06:55Z")
Dear Eddy, I don’t want the requester handle an action I want only the user who handle a request at (Validates Action) then the request send to (Updates Action) then it return to (Validates Action) return it to the same user who handled it , not to (Action do to list ) Best Regards Rami Tobasi ---
**Author:** ![eddy.daouk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discuss.workflowgen.com/eddy.daouk/32/672_2.png) [@eddy.daouk](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/eddy.daouk)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/request-from-action-do-to-list/1030/6 "2018-05-01T20:43:13Z")
Hi Rami, Thank you for the clarifications. In the action’s **information** section, you can use the “ **Retrieve users from** ” option to filter who handles the action. If the data in the “Retrieve users from” option is either empty or contains invalid usernames, the action will be assigned to the team (Action to do list) otherwise, it will be assigned to the specified username. ![43%20PM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/workflowgen/original/1X/6be89ff08ca8c1fe048a458442b9bd596b796eea.png) You can create a hidden field (in this example, it’s called HIDDEN\_USERNAME) and once in the VALIDATE action, you populate the field with the **username** of the user handling the action. This way, when the action gets sent back to VALIDATE, The “Retrieve users from” data contains a valid user and that user will handle the action. Regards, Eddy. ---
**Author:** ![r.tobasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a587f6/32.png) [@r.tobasi](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/r.tobasi)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 12:25pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/request-from-action-do-to-list/1030/7 "2018-05-02T12:25:32Z")
Dear Eddy, Thanks a lot for your continued support Best Regards Rami Tobasi