SharePoint User Group UK

Hi,

 I've a rather strange issue with the default workflows in my sharepoint deployment that I need some advice on since searching has not produced any results thus far.

 The problem I have is that I am unable to send a default (out of the box) workflow (either Approval or Collect Feedback). Whenever a group is selected on either of these and the 'Ok' button is clicked, the very next page following this displays a message of 'An error has occured in Approval.' The user system ID this is coming from is the System Account. The recipients within the group are not notified of the workflow.

 There are no other details or messages displayed, though the workflow is still active. I've checked the log files on the server, but I can't see anything within them that screams out as an error reported by the workflows.

 Sending the workflows to individual users works without any errors. Creating new custom workflows and sending to the same group results in the same issue.

Your advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jason.

Hi,
 I'm just responding to this as I have finally come across the resolution that has been provided by Microsoft. The fix is applied in a cumulative update that has only been released in the last couple of weeks. See the following links below for the information. The fix is available in the WSS 3.0 update.

 I'm not sure if the fix for this issue is available as a separate KB download rather than a large cumulative update, but I'm just about to try and find it.

Hopefully this will be of use to anyone with the same problem in the future.

Regards,
Jason.

http://blogs.msdn.com/spfargo/default.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/spfargo/archive/2008/11/21/approval-workflows-are-failing-when-sharepoint-is-in-a-child-domain.aspx

Frankly speaking, I have not meet this kind of problem before, so I have no further suggestion to you. But regarding to the sending target as a group I know one tool named Sharepoint Permission Workflow can give you many  options on that. If you just want solve targets problem then this tool can help you, otherwise it just a reference. 
Hope this help you a bit.