AWE Configuration - Elapsed Time Approval in Initiated Status

Question

We are configuring AWE in 9.1. We are using TLReportedTime Process ID and have a very simple set up - 1 stage, 1 path, 1 step. We enter time for a 2 week period in Self Service Time entry and submit. The first day routes to the supervisor as it should in a Pending Approval status, but all other days remain in an Initiated status. Using the Apporval Monitor the subsequent days will appear as Not Routed, but the Supervisor ID is correct. We have configured several different areas, several different ways, the result is the same. Any ideas on what could be causing approvals to route correctly for 1 day, but be unable to route subsequent days, even when the supervisor is corretcly shown?

Answer 1

Sudhahar,
Well, it is not possible to initiate approvals at a later stage after the creation of a notification when the approvals have been associated with the notification type. But there are work-arounds to achieve this.
As Iqbal said, using the user status is the most viable method that can be used to achieve the approval requirement at any desired stage of the notification.
Another work around could be:
You can create a notification of type G0- General notification using transaction IQS1. Now you haven't maintained any approval requirement for G0 type. Now you have also created two notification types: one notification type for which approval is required(e.g. AP) and for the other, the approval is not required(e.g. NO). Now at any later stage when the approval is required, you change the notification type G0 to AP using transaction IQS22. Whereas if you find out that the approval is not required at all, then change the notification type to NO using transaction IQS22.
That way, you can initiate the approval process whenever you like.
Regards,
Usman