"Next Approver" (Next Approver 2) on AP Invoice Approval

Dear all,
I am working on Oracle Applications 11.5.10.2. My client reported 2 problems on approving invoices and select next approver by approver 1:
1. No default value (Approver 2) is available at Notification when Approver 1 approves the first invoice in that session;
2. If Approver 1 approves invoices through "To Do Notification", then the selected approver will be the default value for the upcoming approval notifications if they are viewed through "To Do Notification". However, the same won't happen if the notification is opened through "Worklist"?
Do anyone have idea on the above?
Thanks a lot!
Regards,
Alex

Many thanks for trying, but this applies to AR - my problem is with AP workflow.
regards,
Robert.

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