SRM 4.0 -EBP- 2 step bid approval WF

[shreeram K]

Hello Jocelyn...

Thanks for your reply.

We have already checked for the user who is responsible for release step - 'wf-batch'. Also we have provided Sap All autho for the same.

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.
Reply: Bid status not changed to release. It says SETRELEASE can not be executed. BBP_CHANGE_DOC_GENERAL is not available in our system.

2. Were any changes made to the bid invitiations?
Reply: No..There are no changes made in Bid Invitation.

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.
Reply: Since the bid status is not changed to 'released' subworkflow is not triggered but we can create followon doc PO or Contract. There is only problem of completion of WF.

No related notes are available for this. Also I am suprise to see that this scenario is working fine with Development client.

Regards,
Shreeram.


On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 Dart,Jocelyn wrote :
>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
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>Sent: Thursday, 28 July 2005 12:49 AM
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>Subject: SRM 4.0 -EBP- 2 step bid approval WF
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>
>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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