How to use EP-ESS Leave Request using Custom Workflow

Hi Experts,
Can I use the EP-ESS Leave Request (ESS 1.0 for ERP05) with a custom workflow which is NOT a copy of the standard workflow 12300111?
Regards,
Shobhit

Please post this question on Business process forum.
U will have to follow the architecture of 12300111 template for ESS leave.
Even though it says u can use ur own wf!!
Cheers!!
Ashutosh

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Does anyone know how to create a 2 level workflow in ESS leave request?? im not able to find any solution for this.
looking forward for your reply...
thanks in advance
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Hi Sudhir,
You dont have to create a new status for such scenarios. The Java WD Leave Application lists all the Leave Requests that are in SENT status. So after the first approval is done, the status is set to APPROVED in case if it is approved. Now, we have to reset it to the status SENT if you have one more level of approval.
This can be achieved in 2 ways.
1) Changing your Standard Class's coding as suggested by SAP in the above thread.
2) You create one custom BOR with one method - RESETSTATUS - Which resets the status of the Leave Request back to SENT. You can get the required coding from APPROVE method of the above mentioned class.
I followed the second method.
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ESS leave request two-level workflow

Hi All,
We have a requirement for a two-level ESS leave workflow and need to know what would be the approach which can be taken to modify the standard 12300111 workflow.
The status should be as follows
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First Level approver -
>   Second level approver -
>
As we can see, we need to add a new status namely, PENDING to the backend PTREQ tables. Can anyone please provide some kind of leads/info on this.
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Hi,
You can take a copy of that standard workflow 12300111 and build your logic accordingly.and give that workflow number in SPRO settings.
Kind Regards
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Hi Experts,
I am implementing ESS 1.0 for mySAP ERP05. I have a custom workflow for Leave Request which I want to use for the ESS Leave Request. Can someone tell me what are the configuration steps required for this?
I have already performed the following activity:
SPRO --> Personnel Information --> ESS --> Service Specific Settings --> Working Time --> Leave Request --> Specify Processing Processes for Types of Leave
Here I have defined the WF ID of New Request as the custom Workflow ID.
Now when I trigger the Leave Request from EP-ESS, the message comes that the request was sent successfully.
But in the backend no workflow gets triggered. I even tried to write an implementation for the BADI PT_ABS_REQ to trigger the custom workflow event, but still no activity in the ECC workflow upon submitting thwe portal request.
Can some one please advise.
Thanks,
Shobhit

Ohh.. So the standard WF also doesnt get triggered??
Are you sure u have done SWU3 config??
If u have, Try using SWU_OBUF to refersh the workflow buffer.
Try swi1 to check what is happening with ur WF.
Try login to requesters login ... SBWP ... check the outbox. Is there a WF with Error here.
Cheers!!
Ashutosh

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Hi Risha,
is it customized application ?
If so in SWFVISU transaction maintaain the entry .
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My issue is to add new fields in ess/leave request i.e...
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How to craete a 'annual leave 1/2day-AM' in ESS leave request

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I have created 2001- subtype 670 : "annual leave 1/2day-AM".
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in ESS leave request workflow , in approval process task i am maintaining 10 days deadline , after that by using process control i am making the workitem to be obselete , then same leave request is going to supervisor's supervisor . this is properly working, my problems are
when the first supervisor opens some other leave request still the escalated leave request is showning in the table , still system is allow him approve . and also in the supervisor's supervisor inbox then workitem remains if he opens the workitem there is no any leave for approval in that table , so deadline mointerting is not working propely for ess leave request , and also in supervisor's supervisor inbox workitem is not going out from uwl .
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We are on ECC 5.0 and we are using ESS to process Leave Requests. We have a custom Workflow based on the standard Workflow template WS12300111 for approval of Leave Requests.
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Dear experts,
I need to customoze ESS leave request workflow WS12300111.
Can you please tell me do I need to Copy this to a NEW workflow generating a new WF no or can I simply generate a new version for this only ? What is ideal ?
1. Can anyone tell me step by step process(config) in ESS leave application workflow?.(SWFVISU????)
2. Is workflow WS12300111, the only workflow that I need to look for leave application ?.
3. If it is WS12300111 I dont see any start event for this workflow. So how is it getting triggered?
4. For the approval task TS12300097, agent determination is done by expression &Agent_0001.Agents&. How does it interact with Org.Structure.
5. In my scenario, approver should be supervisor of the employee applying for leave. If it is pending with this approver for 5 days it should go to the next up level manager.
For identifying first level approver is &Agent_0001.Agents& enough.? For identifying 2nd level approval do I need to write a rule ?
Kindly help.

Hi Sourav,
Try this step by step process(config) in ESS leave application workflow.
ESS Scenario
Workflow Process 20000081 u2013 Create Leave Request with HTML
Steps for triggering the workflow:
1) The employee logs with his user name in the ESS web page.
2) The employee creates a leave request with an optional note and sends it to the appropriate approver (usually his supervisor). The approveru2019s name is automatically displayed in the leave request form and the employee can replace him with another if such a change is needed.
3) The approver (us approver) logs on to sap system or to ESS
web pages and reads his mails in the SAP Business Workplace. The employeeu2019s leave request form appears in the workflow inbox with approve and reject options.
A) If the us approver approves the leave request, he pushes the
button approve from his mailbox (processing status A with
approve). A screen is appeared with a box (Table entry: 0001)
and the approver must push the button continue in order that
the workflow is continued. Then the form is sent to the
employeeu2019s mailbox in Sap. When the employee opens his mails, he receives a note in his inbox that u201Cthe absence from u2026. To u2026..has been approved byu2026.u201D.After that the absence is
automatically created in the sap system. Then the approver gets a mail (notification of completion & Return u2026u2026).
B) When the approver cancels a leave request, he pushes the
button reject and the processing status changes to u201CRu201D.
Then the same form appears
Realative OSS Notes:588262, 480103, 717560, 452841, 359197, 321439, 428394, 321439, 693368, 451998 (ITS), 197746 (ITS), 419297 (ITS)
ITS - ESS stand-alone solution for 4.7
This solution allows customers to schedule the 4.6C or 470
install / upgrade independently from the Enterprise Portal or
mySAP Workplace implementation and will be supported at least as long as SAP R/3 4.6C and R/3 Enterprise is supported.
This ESS stand-alone menu is intended solely to allow independent scheduling of the 4.6C or 470 upgrade and the Enterprise Portal / mySAP Workplace installation. To use this solution, you have to take the following steps:
1. If you do not already have R/3 4.6C, HR support package 8,
please import HR support packages to at least this level. From
HR support package 8 and above, the correct services are
implemented. For 470, the corresponding recommended HR SP is 16 (See note 621589)
2. Verify that the ITS you want to use does not contain a service or service-related files (HTML templates, MIME files) for the services PZLE, PZM3 or PZM3_start. If you find these files,
delete them.
3. Publish the services PZLE, PZM3 and PZM3_start from your R/3 4.6C system (or R/3 470 system whichever is the case) to your ITS using the SAP@Web Studio or the IACOR service.
4. Maintain the username-employeenumber assignment in your system by customizing Infotype 0105, Subtype 0001 of those employees, who should be able to use ESS.
5. Verify that your users have proper authorizations for
executing RFCs (that is, authorization object S_RFC) from the
function group EH08. If you run into problems, this is most
likely due to missing RFC authorizations to start the service
PZM3.
6. Your users should now be able to access ESS by starting the service PZM3. They can do this by entering a URL like
http://<ITS server>:<http port>/scripts/wgate/pzm3/!
(the ! at the end is essential).
7. ESS 4.70 Unicode System ITS 6.10 patch level 29 and above (With IE and Netscape). ITS 6.20, patch level 6 and above (With IE only).
The ESS development tested these ITS versions.
8. For Release 4.6C, ESS has the same browser requirements as the HTML (see also note 178788) and the mySAP Workplace 2.11 (if ESS is accessed through the mySAP Workplace 2.11).
Hope it helps.Do award points if found helpful.
Regards,
Gourav

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