Item category using approval mangement(AME) in quoting

Dear all,
I am working in AME(approval management) ..i want to use AME in quoting ...while i keying in the item in line item of quote line..the approval should automatically pick the item category ,based upon the item category then it should direct to the particular approval group created in AME..
need ur valuable inputs..
thanks & regards
Mahendra varma

At this time, Quoting doesn't support parallel approval. you can follow this approach as mentioned in this document.
You can follow the workaround mentioned in the Whitepaper Note 471125.1 Configuring Parallel Approvers Notification Using Oracle Approvals Management for Oracle Self-Service Human Resources (R11i10/R12)
If you need help, please let me know.
Thanks
RK
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Hi Mahendra,
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