Item Level Parallel Processing

[Former Member]

Hi,

We have a scenario where a Shopping Cart has 2-3 items which shall be parallely processed. Each Item based on some table contents shall derive the Approver and shall sent an email. Also at times an Item may have multiple approvers which is mentioned in the custom table, hence shall sent mails to all the approvers. This also has to be parallel approval process.

Once all the Items are approved or Rejected shall go to the creatoru2019s u201CReport Tou201D for overall document approval.

Clarification on Process:

Seems PCW works in this scenario. We are in SRM 7.0.

In this case, we understand that we have to have 3 process levels to be defined one for Items, second for Over all document and third for Automatic. ( Is this True)

The Item level shall have Event which will get the logic through BADI ( Is this True ).

Also for Multiple Approvers we need to fill the Intenal table RT_APPROVERS and this table ids will be sent emails. ( Is this true )

Approval or Rejection is taken care automatically. ( Is this true )

For the over all document, as per the approval limits Approvers are determined ( I think in this case I shall have more process levels instead of 3 in our above case right.) OR SRM Org structure will take care isn't it..

Also, for one Item the approver has suggested some changes then it should go back to the creator and if creator does modifications as per the approver suggestions it shall retrigger the work flow. Hope this is standard process if not what are the steps to be taken.

We will not be modyfying Work flow in PFTC.

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Bharat.

[Former Member]

HI,

maybe you need to check the decision type you use for each level

These are the available decision types you can use in a process level

1) Item Based Decision for Entire Document : Approver has option to accept and reject all items individually

2) Overall Decision for Partial Document : Approver can accept items which he is resposible for. Other approver in parallel can accepts other items in the same SC he is resposible for.

3) Item Based Decision for Partial Document : Approver has option to accpet and reject items individually but only items he is responsible for. Other approver in parallel can accept and reject other items in the same SC he is resposible for.

Regards

Sam

[Former Member]

Hi,

Thanks for your response.

Can I have clarification on this below item too.

The Item level shall have Event which will get the logic through BADI ( Is this True ).

Also for Multiple Approvers we need to fill the Intenal table RT_APPROVERS and this table ids will be sent emails. ( Is this true )

Approval or Rejection is taken care automatically. ( Is this true )

Thanks,

Bharat.

[Former Member]

HI,

Each process level is executed if the event is returned as true. each event will have an expression which actually holds your logic.

Resolver is got from the BADi you have implemneted

If process level is set to approval , then the user will have approve and reject buttons

Regards

Sam

[Former Member]

Hi,

if you business requirement is based on SC parallel processing level then SAP is introduced new feature in SRM 7.0 EhP1.

Saravanan