This example shows how to apply multilevel workflow in liferay. Please copy paste below content in legal-marketing-definition.xml file. Then upload it in configuration -> workflow -> defination -> upload defination Create two user approver1 and approver2. Apply workflow from configuration -> workflow -> defination -> default configuration. <?xml version="1.0"?> <workflow-definition xmlns="urn:liferay.com:liferay-workflow_6.2.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:liferay.com:liferay-workflow_6.2.0 http://www.liferay.com/dtd/liferay-workflow-definition_6_2_0.xsd" > <name>Legal and Marketing Approval</name> <description>Workflow assets must be approved first by Marketing and then by Legal.</description> <version>1</version> <state> ...