Vaue Limit Purchase Order Approval

Hi
We are currently using the Value Limit Single Step Approval for Shopping Carts successfully. This is followed by 0 step approval for the creation of the PO. We have a scenario whereby we will need to apply this same single step value limit approval type logic to determine the agent for PO approval (if PO subsequently changed). We have an implementation of the BADI BBP_WFL_APPROV_BADI available - but looking for efficient methods of agent determination as per the value limit cart approval.
Looking to see what everybody thinks as to the best way to go about this??
Much appreciated

It is normally easy enough to use the existing organisation structure. The problem is finding out how to use it. If you want to use limits, then where would you find those limits?
There's disadvantages to every approach, but here's an idea from one solution I created: The approver is found using a Job (HR object type C), where I check the organisation structure until I find a person who has such a job. Starting from a given person (could be your purchaser or whatever) I first checked that person's organisation unit, then all "sibling" organisation units, before I climbed up one level and perfomed the same check there. It took a bit of programming, but the customer was very happy that no additional maintenance of master data was required.
Message was edited by Kjetil Kilhavn:
I guess you already understood my point, but for those who didn't; the Job corresponded to a certain approval limit.

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http://secure.meetingexpectations.com/oaug/eLearning/elSchedule.aspx?DayOfWeek=3&mtd=8/1/2007
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August 21, 2007
Session 2
August 21, 2007 12:00 PM U.S. Eastern (New York) Time
Approving Requisitions/PO’s in Oracle E-Business Using Blackberry Devices
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