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color=#0000ff size=2> 1. Was the bid actually changed to released
status? Use txn BBP_PD and also use fm BBP_CHANGE_DOC_GENERAL to check
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color=#0000ff size=2> 3. Was the follow on document created? -
problem may be not with the bid but with creating the follow-on doc in response
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu
[mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>shreeram K<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Thursday, 28 July 2005 12:49 AM<BR><B>To:</B> sap-wug@mit.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B>
SRM 4.0 -EBP- 2 step bid approval WF<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P>Hello, <BR><BR>SAP team has developed '2 stage bid approval workflow' as per
our client's requirement. This workflow is working fine in development system
but facing following problem in production system.
<BR><BR>After 2nd stage approval is processed, workflow in going
into error and hence bid status remains unchanged. However it is not
<BR>hampering further process and allows us to create PO or Contract.
<BR>Please find below steps we are following...
<BR>1. Bid
invitation creation by initiator.
<BR>2. Bid acceptance and
submission by Vendor
<BR>3. Purchaser/initiator accepts the bid. -
Workflow gets triggered. <BR>4. First Level Approval is done.
<BR>5. Second level approval is
done. After this Workflow gets triggeres in background and follows below
sequence...
<BR>a. Update Bid During Approval/Rejection - Here workflow
is going into <BR>error.
<BR>b. Set status of bid to
'Released' - Workflow is going into error. <BR>c. Sub Workflow gets
triggered to send automatic mail to initiator. <BR>- Here Sub workflow
cannot get triggered since earlier event is not <BR>completed.
<BR>6.
Purchaser/Initiator can create Po or Contract.-
<BR>No problem in carrying out this activity but Workflow
status is not <BR>changed to 'Completed'. <BR><BR>Till the 2nd approval is
done applet is showing right status but after 2nd approval, it is again showing
again the intial status which is really strange.
<BR> <BR>Most
important thing we have observed that if manually restart this
<BR>workflow again, which is in error, with transaction SWPR, then it is
<BR>going ahead with no errors. <BR>We have compared the status in
Development and Production and found that it is the same.
<BR><BR>Has anyone experinced such kind of problem?
<BR>Awaiting for your reply... Thanks. <BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Shreeram
<BR>
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