Payment release function inactive

Hi,
My requirement is to have release function on payment proposal made through FIBLFFP (Free form payment).
I setted the payment block reason in OB27 with details :
- Block indicator = M
- Manual payment block = Yes
- Not changeable = Yes
When I create the payment proposal, AT FIRST document created with payment block --> CORRECT
I did experiment -> changing the payment block manually from FB02 and saved it.
After that, when I create payment proposal, the payment block indicator is not there. Means no release step needed. --> WRONG
How to re-activate the payment block ?
Thanks,
Melissa

Thanks for replying,
Even though I've ticked the "not changeable" in OB27, in fact, it is allowed me to can change payment block indicator in FB02.
Since that I can do that once, now my payment release function is inactive.
How to activate it again ?

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Hello Morgan,
Payment Release Process
Purpose
For each workflow variant, you can specify the amount from which a payment release should be triggered.
You can differentiate between one, two, and three-level release. This enables between one and three people to be involved in the release procedure, thus supporting both dual and triple control.
Prerequisites
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Release approval procedure
(document type and amount for each workflow variant)
Assign persons with release authorization
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The payment release function must be activated.
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Employees with release authorization can also be determined and assigned by user exits at each stage of the release approval procedure.
Result
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If a line item is refused for release, it is forwarded to the clerk who entered it for correction. After the document has been changed, the payment release procedure begins again. If changing the line items necessitates further actions, these must be defined within the Workflow component. The event CHANGED has been preconfigured for this purpose in the standard workflow model. If you run this event, the system assumes that the line item was rejected for payment. However, the item is NOT forwarded for correction to the clerk who entered it.
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Workflow settings: The standard system contains several workflow models for payment release: One workflow framework (WS00400012) and three sub-workflows. In Customizing for Financial Accounting, you can specify which sub-workflow should be used when the workflow framework is run. You can also enter your own sub-workflows. They must however send and receive the same data from the workflow framework as the workflow models do.
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Event Linkage for the Event CREATED
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Global
X
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X
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The organizational objects for payment release defined in Customizing for Financial Accounting are automatically assigned in the background to the standard payment release task (TS00407862).
The organizational objects for changing line items after they have been rejected for payment must be assigned to the standard task "Change line item" (TS00407864), either in Personnel Planning and Development, or via the Workflow Workbench. Alternatively, you can define the task as a general task (Additional data -> Classification).
Changing Line Items
The workflow models described above all contain a pre-configured event (CHANGED), which triggers other events in the same fashion as a rejection does. This event can be triggered by change documents. You must define it via the Workflow Workbench.
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Error in workflow Customizing of payment release
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Diagnosis
The system could not determine a subworkflow for the payment release. Check the workflow Customizing for the payment release, in particular the settings for transaction OBWE and the preceeding settings.
The message is output from the method SUBWFDETERMINE of the BOR object BSEG.
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1.t.code PPoce: Users is assigned to each position and this was assigned to approval path
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Procedure for System Administration
Restart the incorrect workflow (transaction SWPR) once you have maintained the Customizing for the payment release.
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