MSS - CATS - Approve All to Resubmit All

Hi,
One of the requirements of the client is as:
"Time Approval in MSS (UWL/Approve Working Times):
Currently default for approval in the Aprove Working Time is set to "Approve All" (in the drop down list).
Can this default be changed to "Resubmit All"?"
What are the ways of achieving this.
As far my investigation, this cannot be achieved through configuration in backend.
Secondly, the drop dopwn list cannot be changed via Ctrl+Right Click on the iView.
Please suggest.

No need for an enhancement. Simply modify the application configuration under the parameters tab.
Set parameter DEFAULT_APPROVAL of app. config HRMSS_AC_CATS_APPROVAL to 3. Keep in mind, after a server round trip there is SAP code that sets the default value to 4 regardless of your application parameter. I used an implicit enhancement overwrite to comment this out as a fix. Never could figure out why they set it to 4 and ignore the user parameter after a rebuild of the table.

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I think we have got similar issue and raised an OSS message and the reply we got
This happens due to the missing customisation in Mss.
ie Configuration for screen areas CTS and CTD is missing. View
V_PT_FIELD_SEL is meant to hold the relevant information.
Please have a look at the client 000 for the default customisation.
So, What you need to do is write table TPT_FIELD_SEL_C on a transport
and transport it to client . You will then have all the setting
you need for the application to work.
Also,
The solution is to write down all the
technical field-names from view groups CTS and CTD in table TPT_FIELD_S
EL_C, then use the config area to select the fields properly. This overwrites the TPT_FIELD_SEL_C table entries with ones that have the "tabname" populated! The application will now work as expected.
Please try producing a new transport of the entire table TPT_FIELD_SEL_Cas R3TR TABU with appropriate key and transport to yor system, you
should choose to overwrite the destination table. Please let us know
the result after.
Please check the customisation for MSS approval.
SAP_LINE: Model approval view for line managers. It groups recorded data according to the employees assigned to the line manager.
For example the above view has been defined? or you can adapt to your
needs.
Can you try to import the transport again but make sure that "overwrite
orginals" in the OPTIONS tab is selected?
Transactrion SE01
Select create a the workbench request.
then doble click into the request
and push the button Display/Change
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Push enter
Then one icon with a Key appear
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Hi,
I have verified creating the simple approval workflow process. Use the following two actions instead of setting workflow status to approved and stop the workflow.
In this scenario, when one approver approves the task, others task is marked as cancel and his task will be marked as approved and list item will be marked as approved.
And finally, one more thing, the approval process approvers must be in parallel
Hope this will resolve your problem.
Please mark as answered, if your problem resolved.

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