OTL Workflow changes

Hi there,
I am doing some work on OTL and have a requirement where timesheets submitted by a manager are auto approved and timesheets which are submitted by a timekeeper are also auto approved. Obviously this can be achieved through workflow customization but can this also be achieved through fast formulas. I would expect that it can but I am finding the information very thin on approvals fast formulas. I am not seeing any inputs which would allow me to pick up which responsibility is submitting the transaction (manager, TK etc.)
Any help, advice or documents would be very very appreciated.
Many Thanks
Neil

H Amarnath,
Suppose,our objective is, if the Time Keeper user the responsibility id like ‘1234’ to create a card, the card should automatically approve. Otherwise it should go to the normal approval process.
1)
For that we have just created a function Like, 'xx_otk_res' with defination like 'fnd_global.resp_id'.(Data Type: Number,Class:External Function).
Added with two parameters like resource_id (number, Input only) & submission_date (text, Input Only).
2)
Then we created the formula like xx_time_keeper_auto_approval with text like Below,
----------------------Start of Formula Text--------------------------------------
default for resource_id is -1
default for submission_date is ' ‘
INPUTS ARE resource_id (number),
submission_date (text)
IF (cgdm_otk_resp(resource_id,submission_date)=1234 ) then
TO_APPROVE = 'Y'
ELSE
TO_APPROVE = 'N'
RETURN TO_APPROVE
----------------------End of Formula Text--------------------------------------
But while saving, I’m getting error like,
APP-FF-33980: Internal Error.
A compilation error has been detected while attempting to generate package FFP341_02022012
Please consult your system administrator.
Can you please guide me on this/requirement ?
Just to inform,with my earlier approach, i tried with comparing the user_id of person who submits and the user id of the person linked to resourceid,(through a simple custom database function).But it also didn't work.
So,seriously I'm missing something.
It is really very urgent for us.
Please help me at your earliest.
Thank you,
-Sai

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