BRM Approval Process and MSMP Stage Configuration Problems!

G'Day All,
I've raised a question in the following blog but it got to a stage where it is not related to the original post anymore. So I would like to draw upon your collective knowledge and appreciate it if you all can jump in and help me out here.
http://scn.sap.com/thread/3555700
So this is where I'm at this point:
Why use two kinds of Approvals in BRM Role Generation?
Role Content Approval - Through BRF+ Condition
MSMP Approval - Role Owner etc
It seems redundant to have two approvals for pretty much the same thing. I believe in both cases (I am guessing) the Approver would be the same person, approving precisely the same thing. So why not have just one?
Is there a way I can tie up the BRF+ Approver Rule I created, with an 'Agent Rule' in MSMP so I can use the conditions defined to dictate who the request should go to.
For Example:
Condition1: Then Request should go to Approver1
Condition2: Then Request should go to Approver 2
* These Conditions are defined in BRF+ Approver Rule and linked in IMG and 'Role Owners' in NWBC.
Alternatively, I tried creating an Initiator Rule from scratch for SAP_GRAC_ROLE_APPR Process ID, using BRF+ with the exact same conditions and everything seems to be OK except the Configuration ID part in Stages. Screen shots of my MSMP WF is as follows:
Step 1: Process ID
Step 2: Maintain Rules
Step 3: Mantain Agents
Step 5: Maintain Paths
Step 6: Route Mapping
I have encountered errors while generating the WF, which are as follows:
I tried defining my own configuration ID for Stage 1:
So I tried changing the name of the config ID thinking maybe there is a particular naming convention I have to follow:
Next I tried using the default configuration ID and link my Agent ID to it:
So I would appreciate it if any of you could tell me what on earth is happening as I never had this problem with my other Initiator Rules. Is there a particular 'Naming Convention' for stage config IDs or can I give anything as long as they start with a Z/Y/X?
Regards,
Leo..

Hiya Colleen,
For each path did you go into the Stage Settings of the Step?
No I haven't as at this point my focus is on testing the WF, so I haven't really mucked around with any settings. So let me know if there is something I need to do in Stage Settings please.
By the way, the default approval is useful if you are actually using the SAP delivered Agent Rule for roel Owner.
Thank You.I gathered that from my problem.
Are you splitting the intiator rule as you want to send the request to different approvers or because you want to do different approval steps? If the first scenario (different approvers) you could just use the BRF+ rule to set the approvers. But if you want the different levels of approval then the MSMP would be used.
I only created this Initiator Rule because I wasn't sure how to Integrate my Approver Rule created in BRF+ with MSMP WF. My intention is to send the approval to its intended Approver based on the defined Condition. So I believe BRF+ will take care of this as long as long as the 'SAP delivered Agent Rule for Role Owner' is used (as pointed out by you earlier).
Another thing - for the initiator rule you have covered Single Role Sensitive and Non Sensitive but do you have any other Roles? If so, you have not factored them in.
Again at this point I am just testing and trying to learn how to integrate BRF+ into Role Methodology Process, so I just picked Single Roles.
Regards,
Leo..

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