Enable decision type 4 for 'Approval with completion' for BUS2121

Hi Experts,
Kindly let me know how to enable decision type 4 for 'Approval with completion' as the system is not allowing to select decision type 4..
I know there is a limitation and allow only 1 & 2 decision types for BUS2121. But, how to enable decision type 4 as I need to enable for parallel approval.
Thanks in advance!
Thanks,
Krishna.

Hello Krishna,
decision type 4 for SC is not allowed for completion process level: this is SAP standard.
1465831 - List of decision types available for SRM documents
Check for below OSS note to allow fields edition:
1277921 - Allow/Disallow to edit fields for approver/reviewer
Regards.
Laurent.

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