Approval process for requisitions after RFQ

Hi there
We are using the classic scenario to purchase items. In many cases these items require an RFQ process to be followed to determine vendor and price. The business requires that after a price change the initial shopping cart is updated and if the price is significant it goes through re-approval. Has anyone got any suggestions on how this could be done cleanly in the system?
My one thought is to combine the SC and P Req approvals - and final approval only occurs when the RFQ is complete and the correct information is added to the SC. Is this possible?
The business will not accept change release procedures on the purchase requisition due to high maintenance.
Thanks
Roz

Hi Venkatesh,
1) Is it possible to read comments in UWL on a button Click? Is there any API available to achive this?
Ans: There are no APIs as fas as I know. Normally you see comments after clicking the feedback button in the approvers inbox.
2) If I store this comments in a repository, how can I set approver for that comment?. (Because approver is varying for each respository)
Ans: You are having different reps on the basis of different criteria. Take this criteria also as input from user in the comment input form and place the comments in separate comment repositories.
3) If Comments gets approval, it is needed to be display in comments column in KM Navigation iView.Is it Possible?
Ans: I suggest you to make your own navigation iview having the "comments" column (or check if there is some configuration required to show comments on docs in a rep). You have to device a way for catching the "Approve" event and then make the contents of Comment repository visible in the navigation iview.
Please see this [blog|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/1424].
I know this is a complex solution.
But, this is all what I have got.
Hope it helps.
Regards,
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