Rename the controls in order to have the following Data source:

The content of these extended properties will be sent to the Infopath Task form.

Create the following .xml file and name it ItemMetadata.xml (Spelling and capitalization must be exactly the same here: both for the file name and for the  extended properties name, each must be prefixed with ows_):

Click on the ApproveRejectTask activity and add 3 new extended properties to the ApproveRejectTaskproperties:

 

Add a new Data Connection to link the infopath form to this xml file:

  Click on Next:

 

Click on Next and select the .xml file:

 

 

Click on Next and select the first option :

 

Keep the default options and click on Finish.

Now we are going to bind the form field to the new Data Connection fields:

In the task form, click on the submitter field :

 

 In the data panel, click on the formula (fx) button:

Click on the  insert field or group button and switch the Data source to ItemMetadata (secondary):

Select ows_submitter :

Click Ok.

Repeat this for the amount and the description fields.

Save and publish the form; make sur the published template is in your project folder.

Rebuild the solution, call install.bat and test the workflow by following the next scenario:

Add a new user account : Jon; Jon will be Bill’s manager.

 

Log in as Serge (Serge’s manager is Bill, not Jon) and submit the following expense report:

Start the workflow: normally Serge’s manager is Bill; if Bill is on vacation,serge will submit the expense report to Jon:

 

A task will be assigned to Jon:

If Jon clicks on the task hyperlink:

 

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