SRM 4.0 -EBP- 2 step bid approval WF

[Dart, Jocelyn]

Suggestions:
 
Don't worry about the applet!  It often gets confused when unexpected
things occur.  Get the workflow right and the applet will be right. 
 
Check which user is being used for the Release step in the workflow log.
 
Check after the release step goes into error 
 1. Was the bid actually changed to released status?  Use txn BBP_PD and
also use fm BBP_CHANGE_DOC_GENERAL to check what is happening. 
 2. Were any changes made to the bid invitiations?  
 3. Was the follow on document created?  - problem may be not with the
bid but with creating the follow-on doc in response to released status. 
 
Check for any SAP notes on the "release" of bids and the bid workflows
in general. 
 
Check for notes re deadlocking or time out of release. 
 
Regards, 
Jocelyn Dart 
Senior Consultant 
SAP Australia Pty Ltd. 
Level 1/168 Walker St. 
North Sydney 
NSW, 2060 
Australia 
T   +61 412 390 267 
M   + 61 412 390 267 
E   jocelyn.dart at sap.com 
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From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
Of shreeram K
Sent: Thursday, 28 July 2005 12:49 AM
To: sap-wug at mit.edu
Subject: SRM 4.0 -EBP- 2 step bid approval WF



Hello, 

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.            

After 2nd stage approval is processed, workflow in going into error and
hence bid status remains unchanged. However it is not  
hampering further process and allows us to create PO or Contract.      
Please find below steps we are following...                        
1. Bid invitation creation by initiator.                          
2. Bid acceptance and submission by Vendor                        
3. Purchaser/initiator accepts the bid. - Workflow gets triggered.    
4. First Level Approval is done.                                      
5. Second level approval is done. After this Workflow gets triggeres in
background and follows below sequence...                          
a. Update Bid During Approval/Rejection - Here workflow is going into 
error.                                                    
b. Set status of bid to 'Released' - Workflow is going into error.    
c. Sub Workflow gets triggered to send automatic mail to initiator.  
- Here Sub workflow cannot get triggered since earlier event is not  
completed.                                                              
6. Purchaser/Initiator can create Po or Contract.-              
No problem in carrying out this activity but Workflow status is not  
changed to 'Completed'. 

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.                                          
      
Most important thing we have observed that if manually restart this  
workflow again, which is in error, with transaction SWPR, then it is  
going ahead with no errors.  
We have compared the status in Development and Production and found that
it is the same.                                                  

Has anyone experinced such kind of problem?          
Awaiting for your reply... Thanks. 

Regards,
Shreeram                                      
                                          
                                                                        





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