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Since it has been "a while" from my WF course and i lack experience with WF's (this is supposed to be the 1st one i implement, finally)...
The problem I'm facing is really in planning phase of sketching up how my scenario should look like. I have to create couple of WFs for a project that involve purchase requisitions and purchase orders.
The problem i'm trying to solve is logic concerning release strategy steps for this documents. They are set-up and well-deffined in customizing, but there are couple ofrelease steps for particular strategy.
Scenario:
1. someone creates a purchase requisition (event for BUS2009 is triggered, and workitem appears for release of Purch. Req. in their workplace)
2. initiator of workflow executes his workitem and selects one of the release codes (this workitem is now complete) - i'd like for new workitem to appear in supervisors inbox automatically...
3. now i need supervisor of initiator to release same purch. requisition with another release code (how to do it?)
4. supervisor of supervisor (mentioned in step 3.) needs has the authorisation for final release with final release code.
5. now the initiator from step 1. has to be notified that requisition has been released by overall head of department.
Org structure i created looks like this:
ORG. UNIT. Level 0 for Purch. Req. (with Head CEO of Plant as final approver)
ORG.Unit. Level 1 for Purch. Req. (with Head of level 1)
ORG.Unit. Level 2 for Purch. Req. (with Head of level 2 and Clerks 2a,b,c)
So these guys (Clerk) 2a,b,c create Purch.Req. They or their Head of level 2 releases their requisitions with his release code Z1,
Head of level 1 should recieve workitem in his inbox to be able to release it with his release code Z2.
Director of the plant should recieve workitem for final release Z3, after Head 2 did his release with Z2, and then guys 2a,b,c should get notifications that their PR's are released.
I managed to get the SAP's standard for Purch. Req. Release working but it's just not enough...
Please advise me, guide me, if u have any idea, how could this be done, because i'm loosing a lot of time here, just searching and not seeing it. The problem is that we don't have any WF experienced guys that could help, so i'm kinda' stuck.
Could standard be used here at all?
Is it possible that the same task (for example. TS00007986 - Release requisition) appears more than once in the sam WF with different agent asignments?
I dont have an idea how this scenario should be built in WF builder.
BTW, i'll have 12-15 plants, does that mean 15 different WFs and Org Units?
Help WF gurus.
Thank you in advance,
BaX

Its' a while since I last time worked with PRs, but I'll give a try...
This part is a bit confusing:
>1. someone creates a purchase requisition (event for BUS2009 is triggered, and >workitem appears for release of Purch. Req. in their workplace)
>2. initiator of workflow executes his workitem and selects one of the release >codes (this workitem is now complete) - i'd like for new workitem to appear in >supervisors inbox automatically...
>3. now i need supervisor of initiator to release same purch. requisition with >another release code (how to do it?)
Why do you want that the initiator (the creator of the PR) needs to go the business workplace and release the PR (or select the release code). Isn't this an unncessary step? Shouldn't it worked like this:
1. Someone creates a PR
2. PR "gets" a release code automatically with some logic defined in customization
3. PR release work item apears in the supervisor's workplace
4. Initiator gets the mail
If I recall correctly, the standard solution works like this, or has quite similar approach.
Whatever way you decide to build your workflow, you won't most probably need a workflow for each plant, but you'll need several org units. But this all really depens on how you decide to do it...

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