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    <p>This returns Process 1 as required from your dataset:</p> <pre><code>with nextSteps as ( select s.ProcessID , disapprove = case when s.ApproverID &lt;= n.ApproverID or n.ApproverID is null then 0 else 1 end from steps s outer apply ( select top 1 ApproverID from steps n where s.ProcessID = n.ProcessID and s.StepStartDate &lt; n.StepStartDate order by n.StepStartDate ) n ) select ProcessID from nextSteps group by ProcessID having sum(disapprove) = 0 </code></pre> <p><a href="http://sqlfiddle.com/#!3/40a80/6" rel="nofollow">SQL Fiddle with demo</a>.</p> <p>Basically for each process step we get the next step in the same process, and check this next step is by the same or a greater approver.</p> <p>If one or more rows fails, don't return the ProcessID.</p> <p><strong>Edit after comment:</strong></p> <pre><code>with nextSteps as ( select s.ProcessID , disapprove = case when s.ApproverID = n.ApproverID then 1 else 0 end from steps s outer apply ( select top 1 ApproverID from steps n where s.ProcessID = n.ProcessID and s.StepStartDate &lt; n.StepStartDate order by n.StepStartDate ) n ) select ProcessID from nextSteps group by ProcessID having sum(disapprove) &gt; 0 </code></pre> <p><a href="http://sqlfiddle.com/#!3/3fdce1/2" rel="nofollow">SQL Fiddle with demo</a>.</p> <p>This new slightly changed query works for the following approver patterns, as shown in the SQL Fiddle:</p> <p><strong>ProcessID 1: A,B,B,C</strong> - Has consecutive approvers, should be returned.</p> <p><strong>ProcessID 2: A,B,C,B</strong> - Has no consecutive approvers, should not be returned.</p> <p><strong>ProcessID 3: A,B,C,D</strong> - Has no consecutive approvers, should not be returned.</p> <p>So very similar, checking the next row for each step in a ProcessID, then returning the ProcessID if there is at least one consecutive approver identified.</p> <p>I've also checked against the data in the SQL Fiddle you added - seems to be working:</p> <p><a href="http://sqlfiddle.com/#!3/48589/7" rel="nofollow">SQL Fiddle with more data</a>.</p>
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    1. COI appreciate the answer, but there are 2 things wrong with this. First, the approver IDs are arbitrary, they will not always be A, B, C , etc, in order. Second, if I changed processID #2's approvers to A,B,C,D then your query would return it as well - which it should not since there were no 2 consecutive steps approved by the same person.
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    2. CO@M.Ob, I have slightly changed the query and it seems to be working as required. The extra detail was very helpful in helping clarify the requirements.
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    3. COIan, thank you. I ended up figuring it out using your query as a starting point. I will enter my solution as an answer, but will be marking yours as the answer since I wouldn't have figured it out without your help. Thanks!
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