n-step workflow (WS14000133)

[Former Member]

Hello friends.

We use SRM Server 5.5 (Classic scenario)

We implemented n-step work flow for shopping cart. (WS 14000133)

To determine the agent, we have the criteria such like company code, plant, cost center and total amount.

We created customer view table to maintain the shopping cart routing.

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Company code Plant cost center total amount approval step approver

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202 : K1 : K000012: 0 : 1: manager1

202: K1: K000012: 1000,000 : 2 : manager2

202 : K1: K000012: 10,000,000: 3: manager3

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For example, if user creates shopping cart with company code 202, plant K1, Cost center K000012 and total amount 1,500,000. 1st agent will be manager 1 and 2nd agent will be manger 2.

But we have some problem to determine the correct agent.

If User created shopping cart, all user received the work item.

When I go to swi1 to see the work flow log, agent is not determined.

I don’t know what is problem? Could you give me some information?

• ----------- shopping cart ---------------------------------- *

• get the nevessary field entries from the shopping cart

CALL FUNCTION 'BBP_PD_SC_GETDETAIL'

EXPORTING

i_guid = lv_guid

i_object_id = object_id

IMPORTING

e_header = ls_header

TABLES

e_item = lt_item

e_account = lt_account.

• read definition table

CLEAR: lt_apprexep, lt_apprmain.

READ TABLE lt_item INDEX 1 INTO ls_item.

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT'

EXPORTING

input = ls_item-be_co_code

IMPORTING

output = lv_bukrs.

.

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT'

EXPORTING

input = ls_item-kostl

IMPORTING

output = lv_kostl.

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT'

EXPORTING

input = ls_item-be_plant

IMPORTING

output = lv_werks.

SELECT * FROM zktsrmapprexep

INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF ls_apprexep

WHERE bukrs = lv_bukrs

AND kostl = lv_kostl.

APPEND ls_apprexep TO lt_apprexep.

ENDSELECT. "zktsrmapprexep

IF sy-subrc = 0.

no_further_approval_needed = 'X'.

ELSE.

SELECT * FROM zktsrmapprmain

INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF ls_apprmain

WHERE bukrs = lv_bukrs

AND kostl = lv_kostl

AND werks = lv_werks.

APPEND ls_apprmain TO lt_apprmain.

ENDSELECT. "zktsrmapprmain

IF sy-subrc = 0.

CLEAR : lv_cnt.

LOOP AT lt_apprmain INTO ls_apprmain .

ADD 1 TO lv_cnt.

IF ls_header-total_value > ls_apprmain-tot_amt.

ls_approver-approval_index = lv_cnt.

CONCATENATE 'US' ls_apprmain-apprid INTO ls_approver-approval_agent.

ls_approver-name = ls_apprmain-apprnam.

CASE lv_cnt .

WHEN 1.

ls_approver-approval_description = 'First approval step'.

WHEN 2.

ls_approver-approval_description = 'Second approval step'.

WHEN 3.

ls_approver-approval_description = 'Third approval step'.

WHEN 4.

ls_approver-approval_description = 'Fourth approval step'.

WHEN 5.

ls_approver-approval_description = 'Fifth approval step'.

WHEN 6.

ls_approver-approval_description = 'Sixth approval step'.

WHEN 7.

ls_approver-approval_description = 'Seventh approval step'.

WHEN 8.

ls_approver-approval_description = 'Eighth approval step'.

WHEN OTHERS.

ls_approver-approval_description = 'N level approval step'.

ENDCASE.

APPEND ls_approver TO approval_table.

ENDIF.

ENDLOOP.

ENDIF.

ENDIF.

WHEN c_po.

WHEN c_contract.

WHEN c_quotation.

ENDCASE.

ENDMETHOD.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I would suggest you to store in the custom table combination of company code, plant, cost center and total amount(range e.g. Rs1 - Rs.10) and the total no of approvasl based on these values and the Approvers at each level.

e.g. 202 : K1 : K000012: 0 : 1-10(total value range):2(total levels of approval):1: USmanager1

202 : K1 : K000012: 0 : 1-10(total value range):2(total levels of approval):2: USmanager2

At runtime,select the appropriate approver names(pls remeber you need to append US to user names).Acc,populate the table approval_table with the approver names at each index(sub levels of approval).

<u> Sample code is as follows:</u>

*Based on the Current approval step,the values for the corresponding

*Approvers is exported

clear approval_table.

refresh approval_table.

*Actual approval index represents the current WF approval step

case actual_approval_index.

*WF not started

when 0.

*At each and every approval step we need to pass the Approvers from that step onwards

loop at it_approvers into wa_it_approvers where zindex = 1.

wa_approver-approval_index = 1.

wa_approver-approval_agent = wa_it_approvers-zuser.

wa_approver-name = wa_it_approvers-zname.

wa_approver-approval_description = c_step1.

append wa_approver to approval_table.

endloop.

loop at it_approvers into wa_it_approvers where zindex = 2.

wa_approver-approval_index = 2.

wa_approver-approval_agent = wa_it_approvers-zuser.

wa_approver-name = wa_it_approvers-zname.

wa_approver-approval_description = c_step2.

append wa_approver to approval_table.

endloop.

*1st step approval

when 1.

loop at it_approvers into wa_it_approvers where zindex = 1.

wa_approver-approval_index = 1.

wa_approver-approval_agent = wa_it_approvers-zuser.

wa_approver-name = wa_it_approvers-zname.

wa_approver-approval_description = c_step1.

append wa_approver to approval_table.

endloop.

loop at it_approvers into wa_it_approvers where zindex = 2.

wa_approver-approval_index = 2.

wa_approver-approval_agent = wa_it_approvers-zuser.

wa_approver-name = wa_it_approvers-zname.

wa_approver-approval_description = c_step2.

append wa_approver to approval_table.

endloop.

• 2nd step approval

when 2.

loop at it_approvers into wa_it_approvers where zindex = 2.

wa_approver-approval_index = 2.

wa_approver-approval_agent = wa_it_approvers-zuser.

wa_approver-name = wa_it_approvers-zname.

wa_approver-approval_description = c_step2.

append wa_approver to approval_table.

endloop.

when others .

no_further_approval_needed = 'X'.

endcase .

endcase.

in the above code,actual_approval_index -->main level of approval

zindex-->sub level of approval (mainatined in the table )within the main level.

e.g. actual_approval_index -->1

zindex-->1 and 2(total no of approvals in 1st approval)

HTH.

BR,

Disha.

Pls reward points for useful answers.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thank you for good information.

We still have problem but your advice was very good.

We want to debug for Workflow.

How can we debug the workflow, when manager approve the shopping cart?

We did not find the break point.

Thank you

Best Regards

SH

Message was edited by:

So Hee Lee

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Now you have to activate external debugging in the ABAP system by doing the following:

• Execute transaction SE38.

• Choose Utilities -> Settings

• Click on the "Debugging" tab.

• Check the checkbox "Actv." to activate external debugging for your userid (the user id you use in EBP). You can also choose the Classic Debugger or New Debugger

• Now you can go into an ABAP program (i.e. the Get_APPROVER BAdI) and set an external breakpoint. It appears that if you just click on the "Stop" icon in the toolbar to set a breakpoint, it does NOT set an external breakpoint. Use the menu Utilities -> Breakpoint -> Set/Delete and it should prompt you if you want an external breakpoint (choose HTTP). Verify that the message in the status bar says that an EXTERNAL breakpoint was set.

When you run the service via the Portal, the webgui should pop-up when it hits the external breakpoint. The interface is really poor (maybe the New Debugger is better), but the basic functionality is there.

[mani_sreedharala · Accepted solution]

Hello

Just adding some additional info to the Naing steps.

1. Make sure that the corresponding service has the parameter ~GENERATEDYNPRO set to 1.

If you have one host then the below step is not necessary.

1. Make sure that the breakpoint is set in all the ABAP HOST Servers. You can find all the hosts in the tcode SM51.

Best regards,

~Mani