Waiting For Approval stage is not set by flow intermittently for Service Catalog flow and stage remains 'request_approved' - Known Error

Waiting For Approval stage is not set by flow intermittently for Service Catalog flow and stage remains 'request_approved' Description There's a race condition due to performance improvements we've made in Quebec, which causes. In Quebec, the flow starts executing much quicker (< 2secs) than in Paris (<10secs). An update to waiting_for_approval might not be taken as this is the OOB default for sc_req_item.stage.

Steps to Reproduce

Create a service catalog flow Add an Ask For Approval Before the Ask For Approval add a Waiting for Approval stage Activate the flow Navigate to Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: http://localhost:8080/nav_to.do?uri=sc_cat_item.do?sys_id=0c61f0c510247200964f77ffeec6c499 Associate this flow with Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Try It Click on the RITM

Expected: Stage is Waiting for Approval Occasionally the stage is request_approved

Workaround 1. Adding timer 5 seconds at the beginning of the flow before the flow changes the stage to Waiting for Approval (this replicates the behavior pre-Quebec)

2. Start FlowDesigner Flow from a before business rule to an after business (see attached XML)

Please verify all changes in subprod before moving to production