Questions on Shopping Cart Approval WFs in EBP 4.0

[Martinek, Jerry]

Hi Jim,
 
I was able to assign a name to my start condition as you suggested but I
wasn't able to figure out how to test the condition, thank you.
 
In the new N-Step Shopping Cart Approval workflow templates there is no
'Anchor Step' to add additional adhoc approvers like in the EBP 3.5 One
Step, Two Step and Spending Limit workflow templates. Do you know why? Is
this anchor step linked to the SC Add Approver functionality?
 
In your WS14000133 implementation, how did you deal with the scenarios where
the requestor wanted to change the first system derived approver?
 
Regards,
Jerry Martinek
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Stewart, Jim [mailto:FRANK.J.STEWART at saic.com]
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 2:51 PM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: Questions on Shopping Cart Approval WFs in EBP 4.0
 
 
Jerry,
 
In the define start conditions for workflow you have to enter "change mode"
and then click right into the field with the name of the start condition as
if  you were editing the text directly. Maintain the text you'd like and
then press ENTER and your new name will be saved. Can you imagine a more
intuitive interface? :-p
 
There are several parts of start conditions definition that work in the same
manner. Go into change mode, find the open field you need to change and hit
ENTER to signify "I'm done entering this value" ..
 
..also...
 
I've implemented the WS14000133 n-step dynamic approval badi, and ad-hoc
approvals were active by default. You might check your authorization level
for authorization within BBP_WFL_SECURITY, there is setting that defines
what is changeable, by whom, and when.  Perhaps it allows changes to
shopping cart during approval but not the addition of adhoc approvers?
 
** This reminds me, I don't think there is a way to REMOVE an ad-hoc
approver once you have added one!! **
 
In any case, check the approval role EB_APPROVER, personalization object key
BBP_WFL_SECURITY and ensure that the wf is changeable. I think note 71633
applies to this as well. (we had SAP add another level..)
 
Hope this helps.  I've done the 14000133 custom approval badi with up to 4
approvers reading from a table, several start conditions, etc, keying off of
WBS, GLA, and the applet is performing quite nicely.  (phew..)
 
Best, Jim Stewart ________________________________________________
Jim Stewart
SAP EBP Workflow Consultant
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I don't know why but I can't seem to be able to specify the new start
condition names. Regardless of what I try, I keep getting the system default
'Start Condition Without Name'.
 
How do you do this?
 
There is also a test start condition facility. When I select this option,
identify the field I want to enter a value for, the screen changes color but
I can't enter anything.  How does this work?
 
Does any one know why the add hoc 'add approver' workflow functionality
isn't part of WS14000109 ( N-Step Shopping Cart Approval over Value Limit)
and WS14000133 (N-Step Shopping Cart Approval BADI)? This is standard in
WS100000129 and some of the other approval  templates.
 
How do you activate the 'add approver' functionality in the SC? I'm able to
run WS100000129 without any problems (so far) but I can't seem to be able to
change approvers in the 'approval preview' functionality in the SC. I've
made the required settings for WS100000271/TS10008214 but it doesn't seem to
work.
 
 
Thanks,
Jerry Martinek