Change work status behavior

Hello,
I would like to change the work status behavior of my application to Top Down.
Does someone know how I can change this ?
Thanks,
Mathieu

Hi Mathieu,
You need to set a parameter named TOPDOWN.
This defines how to handle approval of work status. If TopDown, work status is approved no matter if sub-work status is approved or not. If BottomUp, work status can be approved only if all sub-work statues are approved.
Note: When you change the value of this parameter, existing work status information is removed.
The valid value for this parameter is Yes/No.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Badrish

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