Approval workflow route change

[Former Member]

Hi experts,

Seems to be difficult to needs your comments

We identified that if a PO was raised, and subsequently both the original shopper and original approver moved within the organization structure. Now when the same shopper is within the new team amends the old PO created by him its going to the new approver/ manager of the team.. Our requirement is that the PO should always follow the original approval route. (ie the PO stays within the original team for approval).

I am aware that as workflow is dynamic it always takes the approver at given instance.

Can you suggest how to achieve this requirement…through BADI or new workflow ??

[Former Member]

Hi,

You can use the n-step workflow, using this you can define the approvers through code. This BADI will trigger for every changes and you can control the approvers after the PO change.

Let me knos for additional Information.

BADI - BBP_WFL_APPROV_BADI

The approval workflow WS14000145 N-step approval for PO also uses this BAdI for determining the N-step dynamic approval process for purchase orders (PO) and change versions of purchase orders (PO-CV).

The dynamic parts are the number of levels in the process and the number of approvers for each approval level. The approvers and the requirement for further approval steps are determined before the first approval and after every subsequent approval step. This means that any conditions that change during the approval are taken into account. Therefore, after saving an SC or a PO/PO-CV, there is no longer a rigid predefined approval chain, instead the scope and the structure of the chain are continually adapted.

Thank you

Sreedhar Vetcha