why would a vendor bill created with rest have the not submitted status at the top instead of open, even if I set the status to open and approvalstatus to approved?

AI generated answer (using internal Slack threads):

Based on the conversations, it seems that the issue of a vendor bill created with REST having the 'Not Submitted' status at the top instead of 'Open', even when the status is set to 'Open' and approvalstatus to 'Approved', could be due to a few reasons: 1. Workflow Configuration: The workflow might not be hitting the 'Approved' state correctly. It's important to check the workflow error log at the state to ensure that the workflow is functioning as expected. 2. Known Issue: There have been instances where the approval status doesn't update sporadically within workflows. This is a known issue and it's possible that if there are multiple workflows or scripts firing simultaneously, the system could get overwhelmed. 3. Access to orderstatus field: The 'orderstatus' field is only accessible when you create the vendor bill, and not on edit. This could be causing the issue if you're trying to change the status after the bill has been created. 4. Timing Issue: There could be a timing issue where the status change is not being reflected immediately. To mitigate these issues, you could try setting the status on 'Exit' as well to provide another chance for the status to update. Alternatively, you could add the status change on 'before load', so that if it transitions to 'Approved', the status would update whenever anyone loads the record. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******