BPM 7.2 : Route the task to a person holding a position in the Org Unit

Hi,
Consider the below HR scenario:
I have a leave application which goes from an employee to Manager for approval. I have this currently designed based on workflows (using Org Structure positions in my ECC HR System). Nowhere I have hard coded the userID. The screens are developed in Webdynpro ABAP. Everything works fine.
I tried to implement the same in GP. I noticed that the drawback of GP is that I had to hardcode the userID  (the initiator) and also the next person (UserID) involved in each steps by selecting them from the UME.
Looking at BPM 7.2, I still see the same issue. I can see the roles tab of a task, which has UME user or an expression. Can anyone let me know how I can send the task to a person who is occupying a certain position, rather than hard coding the userID. The reason behind this requirement is, the person can always quit from the company and be replaced by someone else. So it makes sense to always have a userID based on the position in the ECC Org Structure, or else someone has to keep on maintaining the Process Modelling by changing the userID's.
Am I clear ? Any suggestions ?
Regards
Murali

Hi,
you could use an ejb mapping function or an automated activity (like a web service) to query the unqiue id for the HR Role you need. The result must be mapped via one of the principal function to the potential owner list.
The mapping for the potential owners could be done in the task editor. There you need to use an expression.
Best Regards
Andreas

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