Another asynchronous workflow method question

Hi all.
Your previous post on this topic was great people!!
Right now I have a problem with an asynchronous method, on concrete words, is the method from object BUS2081, method EDIT.
I've created a task based on that method and I have put some terminating events on that task but looking at the WF log on runtime, the task is only waiting for some of the events and ignoring just the ones i need. I don't know what the problem is because i have configured the events exactly on the same way....any idea of what is happening?
I've solved this incidence including some parallel branches awaitiing for the events, so I'm "faking" in some way the "asynchronous" task, but this is a cheap trick...
Thank you and best regards.
Ismael

Hi Ismael,
I have a quick question regarding the BUS2081 - EDIT method.
I'm using the Edit method with terminating events as POST, Delete, Park and Complete.
Assume I have workflowed the invoice for GR missing scenario once its is done I will try and Post the Invoice document if it still has errors (say Price mismatch)then I want to Repark the document using the ' Save park document' icon.
As there will be errors I can't do 'Save as Completed'.
Here I can't Repark the document until I Complete it.....:( I don't know how to handle this situtation.
Any advice is helpful.
Thank you,
Renu.

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