Purchase requistion release Workflow

[Griffiths, Mark]

Answer to question 2 about removing the Purchase Requisition approval item
from the inbox concerns Terminating events:
 
The task has 4 possible terminating events which in some systems need to be
explicitly activated (even if you see them in the Standard Task).  Go to
transaction SWETYPV (the type linkages transaction, formerly called SWE2)
and look  for the linkages for BUS2009.  You should see the four terminating
events linked to WORKITEM (If the entries don't exist you will need to
create them). Go into each entry and make sure that the activated flag is
set.
 
The approval step should now disappear from the inbox.  If it doesn't check
the event log (or trace) (you may need to activate it first) to see of the
Released event has been broadcast.
 
Good Luck,
 
 
Mark
 
Workflow Consultant, SAP UK.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Marco Covino [mailto:marco.covino at uk.pwcglobal.com]
Sent: 15 November 2000 17:42
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: Purchase requistion release Workflow
 
 
Memo from Marco Covino of PricewaterhouseCoopers
 
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Hi Suhas,
 
I am not sure I understand exactly, but
1)
if I were you I would create another characteristic for the classification.
This characteristic should be related to the requisitioner "name of person
who
created the requisitioner", (check table ceban and doublecheck with table
eban
for reference), and the name of the field should be afnam.
Now you can list your requisitioner a,b,c and then link the relevant release
code to the agent D in OMGQ-workflow.
 
2)
no idea, never had this problem
 
3)
create the element requisitioner in the task container which send the
workitem
to the approver.
pass the wf_initiator of the workflow container to requisitioner of the task
container mentioned above.
it should be available now.
 
hope this help
 
marco
 
 
 
 
 
 
"Suhas Sapre (Contractor)" <Suhas.Sapre at fcf.co.nz> on 15/11/2000 02:04:35
 
Please respond to SAP Workflow Users' Group <SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
To:   SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
cc:
 
 
Subject:  Purchase requistion release Workflow
 
 
 
Hi Workflow specialists,
 
We are implementing standard workflow in MM-PUR module, using SAP's WF
template ws000038 for item wise release of Purchase requisitions.
I find following problems: Release strategies with classification has been
configured based on Plant, cost center and $ value of an item.
 
1. In case of multiple approvers, it becomes diificult to put "OR" logic in
release pre-requisites. (This is more of MM config issue)
2. Workitem doesnot get removed once one of the approvers releases the
requisition item.
3. At workitem Line, how to get username who created & executed that item ?
 
 
 
To explain, if A,B,C are at the same level working in same cost center with
same $ value authority (and we donot have further identification to
determine exact approver),
and D is their Manager.
 
How to ensure that workitem for D is created when one of them (A/B/C)
approves the item?
 
And,
 
When A approves the item, workitem should get removed from B and C's inbox.
This should work as standard functionality as per documentation but seems to
be bug and no OSS note is available to correct this.
 
Has anyone encountered this earlier? We are on 4.6B with support pack level
13.
 
It would be greathelp  if  you can suggest something to overcome these
issues.
 
 
Thanks,
 
Suhas
MM- Consultant
 
 
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