SRM - Workflow for Bid Invitation approvals - Retain button ?

[Susan R. Keohan]

A little more info...
The docu says:

> New Retain Function for Back-and-Forth Processing
> 
> The new Retain function/pushbutton for all back-and-forth-enabled approval workflows allows the
> current processor to "hold" the document for processing at a later date. The work item remains in
> the approver's Inbox. Any changes are saved in the document. When you retain a document in this
> way, the status of the document does not change and the document is not locked. (If retained
> documents are changed by the purchaser, for example, the workflow process restarts.)
> 


We've found that the BADI N-step workflow, WS14500028, provides a 'Return to Purchaser' button, and
we really don't want the 'Return to Purchaser' button, so we are just using the one-step.
It seems the SRM WF folks have buried a lot of stuff in the container element:

ApprovalProcessType

Has anyone seen any documentation on what this little element does ?? (Besides confuse the dickens 
out of us)

Susan R. Keohan wrote:
> SRM 5.0
> 
> Workfow WS14500027 (Workflow for Bid Invitations 1 step approval) is turned on, and starts 
> correctly.  The real question is, from the approver's inbox, if they drill into the Bid, there
> are buttons for Approve, Reject, Retain, Change, Refresh, Download, and Output Preview. I
> understand what Approve, Reject, Change, etc. do.
> 
> What is the Retain button supposed to do ?  When I press it, it tells me the Bid has been
> retained. However, another approver can still see the approval task in their inbox.   The
> workflow log does not show any action has been taken on the Bid (I was kind of hoping that Retain
> meant the same thing as 'Reserve' did in R/3).
> 
> Any clues ?
> 
> Happy WF-ing, Sue

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Susan R. Keohan
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