Release Strategy or work flow in BI Content

Hi !
Do we have Release Strategy or work flow in BI Content of BW Release 3.5 ?
I have to display a history of purchasing requisitions and orders that was uploaded from SRM.
Thanks !!!
Zelda

You have to carry on the following activites:
1) Define Organisation Struture
2) Application specific customizing
A) Define Characteristic values
B) Define release codes and make them Workflow relevant
C) Define release strategy
Based on the characteristic values the Purchase Order will be applied to a particular release
strategy and will fall under specific catagory to pass through different level of approvals
D) Assign release codes to corresponding Orgnisational Objects with ID
3) Task specific customizing
A) Activate the event linkage for the standard workflow WS20000075
B) Do the agent assignment for the TS20000166
C) Make other two tasks as General Tasks (TS20000168,TS20000167).
4) Delete the row for event "Releasestepcreated" from SWEC (OSS Notes: 797775)
Hope this will help you

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condition tab also adds it to the Basic price and the release strategy
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How can you include tax amount in the release strategy process. Approvers are doingthe approval/rejection through release strategy only for goods that are being purchased and it is value and tax amount is not relevant here at all.
Explain to your customer that this requirement cannot be implemented. If he still insists thatn tell him that only if they convert the tax amount into a price component, then it is possible. But then doing this means it is not tax, so basically the requirement is crazy.

Release strategy not working - no multiple releases

Hi All,
Thanks for your help.
I have resolved that issue.
Now I am facing another problem.I am having release strategy with release codes R1,R2,R3,R4.
For certain amount say 1-99 I need only R1 approval.
and 100-199 the Po should go to R2 approval only and for 200-299 it should go to R3 level approver.But for amount >300 PO need both R3 and R4 approval.The PO should go for R4 Release after R3 Release.
R1,R2,R3 levels are working fine as the PO goes only at one level.But for R4 it not working.
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I am using a Ztable to get the roles where release code,group and roles are populate.
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When I am triggering the WF using Purchase order as Po number and Release code as R4 it is not selecting R3 roles.
I am using the user exit for the user determination based on roles.
Can anyone please help me on how to resolve this.
Thanks and Regards
Raju
<MODERATOR NOTE: Original post in [this thread|Release strategy not working; moved to new question>
Edited by: Mike Pokraka on Jun 20, 2008 10:47 AM

Hi Sujoy!
Thanks for the resolution.
My question is: Currently, plant is set as one of the characteristic in the release strategy. Hence, this problem!!
Now, we need to remove this "plant" and maybe consider including Company code or Purchase organization as the characteristic.
1. Pl tell me how to implement this?
Regards..

RELEASE PROCEDURE THROUGH WORK FLOW

Dear Sirs,
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give me the procedure in detail.
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Yoga

Hi Anand,
    Thanks for your response. In my question I had not mentioned about the criteria.
The criteria for release of P.O. is on the basis of net value of the P.O. and there are
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If the Value of P.O. is less than Rs.50,000/=, approval of level1 is required.
If the Value of P.O. is greater than or equal to Rs.50,000/=, approval of both level1 and level2 is required.
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level1 and after the approval of level1, it should appear in the mailbox of level2
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Yoga

Release strategy not working

Hi All,
I am working on a release procedure.All the release procedure configurations have been done for PO release .I have modified the user exit that determines the approvers which is a part of role 2000027 and I am using the standard WF 20000075 itself.
But after that when I creating a PO it is not triggering the WF.
When I am test the WF in SWUS by giving PO number and release code,its working fine.
But when I am Creating PO from ME21N workitem is not going to the user.
Can anyone please help me to resolve this.
Thanks
Raju

Does the PO have any Release Strategy tab in the Header of the PO. If not then your Release strategy is not configured in SPRO. Search this forum for configuration
2)If the PO has Release Strategy tab then please check in SWE2 whether the Linkage between the event and Workflow is activated. If not activate it. Also please check entries in SWEL Transaction code.
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Arghadip

Release Strategy not working for MRP generated PR

I have one qurey. Currently we are release strategy for normal PR.Now client want to activate release strategy for MRP generated PR.
current Release Strategy for normal PR configured as following.
Purchase requisition document     RV
Purchase requisition document     ZADV
Purchase requisition document     ZIMP
Purchase requisition document     ZSER
Purchase requisition document     ZSTD
Purchase requisition document     ZSTR
Purchasing group     A01
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Hi
You don't have to include creation indicator as parameter. Check in what documnet type MRP PR is generated. You can see it in t.code OMDT. At document type level also you can manage it. You need to include creation indicator only if a seperate person approves MRP generated PR.
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http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/ERPSCM/RELEASE+PROCEDURE
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Hi all,
I have configured release procedure for PR - Header level release(i.e. With classification). My scenario is as below,
If PR value is <=1000 INR and Plant 1000 Two persons will release the PR. I.e., Release codes A1 and A2.
If PR value is >1000 INR and Plant 1000 Three persons will release the PR. I.e., Release codes A1,A2 and A3.
i have created Two charac(for Plant and Value), one class(Assigned the characs to it), one group, 3 release codes, and 2 Release stratergies (i.e.S1 and S2). All the settings are fine. But when I create PR, system takes only the first Release stratergy by default. That is irrespective of the valuation price in PR system by default takes S1 release stratergy only. Even for higher value PR system is not taking S2 stratergy. I have given correct values in the classification field. Why does this happen? Release procedure without classification is not configured.
Note: I have even ticked overall release for document type NB
Any inputs? Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Ayyappan.

Hi all,
One thing is clear now. System is not all considering the value characteristics. Its only considering Plant character(WERKS). Thats why by default its taking first release stratergy since both have plant value as 1000 in classification view.
Just now i checked by using sinlge character. For release class with plant as character the release procedure is working fine but for class with value as character release is not at all getting hit.
Note:
1.My company code currency is EUR. My characteristic currency is USD. While i create PR in valuation price system by default selects EUR. I am manually changing it to USD. Is that correct?
2. Still my new posting period is not yet open.
Is there the problem is somethig related to above?
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PO Release by Mail / Work Flow

Hi
Here the req is PO release intimation want to go by mail to respective project heads. Release intimation means on day today basis the project heads will see in their inbox that wat are all the PO's are pending for release from their side then they will release accordingly.
PO release stgy we hv config fully and its working. They can able to the same manually by me29n.
How this can be acheived?
Wats the config to be made and by whom?
Form MM side wat we need to be done?
How long will it take to do?
Wats the technical guy or abap involvement in this? or whom?
Vijay
Edited by: Vijay on Jan 21, 2009 4:17 PM

Dear vijay,
Let me tell what I have understood from ur question.
Release procedure is set for Purchase order and users - SCM heads /project heads are willing to see a list of pending PRs at their end in the form of a mail every day so that they can go and release them in SAP R3 without actually looking for which PO is pending at their end.
If yes then you need to take the help of Abaper and need to write a small program to incorporate this requirement.
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Ask the Abaper to capture all the changes happening in the tables CDHDR and CDPOS.
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etc.
Put subject line of the mail as " List of POs pending at user"
After capturing all the fields required from these tables Abaper may use the Unix command or SAP function module to connect to mail server either Outlook or lotus notes to trigger mail laerts for the users.
Hope its clear to you.
2. U dont hav to do any config for this except giving the proper inputs to Abaper
3. This not a big development and can be done easily with the help of Abaper.
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Edited by: Mohd Uzair Hussain on Jan 21, 2009 12:14 PM

RELEASE STRATEGY IN BI CONTENT

Hi !
Do we have Release Strategy or work flow in BI Content of BW Release 3.5 ?
I have to display a history of purchasing requisitions and orders that was uploaded from SRM.
Thanks !!!
Zelda

There are couple of approaches that can be taken with this issue since there are delivered extracters exclusively for Purchasing Requisitions.
1) Piggy back on PO ITEM Extracter (2LIS_02_ITM) or PO Schedule Line Extracter (2LIS_02_SCL).
Purchasing Requisition/Items (Table EBAN, TCODE ME53) are uniquely linked to PO/Item (Tables EKPO, TCODE ME23N).
PO Item (EKPO-EBELN & EKPO-EBELP) are linked to (EBAN-BANFN & EBAN-BNFPO).
Based on this you can extract the required fields from EBAN in the User Exit for PO ITM or PO SCL extracter.
This is what I did but my case was not same as yours. We primarily need PO Item/SCL information with some pertinent attributes from the requisitions
Pros: No need to write a seperate extracter.
Cons: If there are any requisitions that are not converted to PO's they will not be included in extraction till such time they are actually converted to PO's
2) As Bala indicated , Create a Custom extracter based on Table EBAN.
Pros: All Requisitions are extracted regardless of whether they have been converted to PO's.
Cons:
1) I am not certain if Generic Delta will successfully trigger all Changes to the Requisitions (depending on how the P2P process is configured for your Project).
2) If Delta does'ent work in all scenarios then a FULL load might be very difficult to manage based on the Data Volume.
Hope this helps.
Thanks
Vasu

Release Strategy/Workflow for MB21 Reservation

Hello Gurus,
I know as per Standard SAP it is not possible to have a release strategy/workflow for MB21, but if any of you have come across this requirement where material reservation should be approved by related dept heads before the material is issued for those reservations, please reply back with the possible options to configure release strategy or work flow for MB21 even thru development or any other work around.
Your expertise advises will be very helpful for me to work around this requiremnt.
Thanks in advance, looking forward for your reply

Hi Anoop,
Reservations in SAP is just a logical value, which does not have any impact on any stock type. It would be interesting to know why the business needs approval process for reservations.
Anyways even if you need approval process, what you have to do is develop a custom object, where in when ever the business creates a MB21 reservation, assign a unique number to each reservation number.
As a dept head, the business will run the ZMB21, checks the reservation to which he needs to approve. In the back groud call up the unqiue id assigned and place approve button where in dept head can approve the same.
The authorization to this custom tcode should be given as per your requirement.
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Ilyas

Work flow for release strategy for PO & PR

Hi Gurus
Can anybody explain workflow for release strategy for PO and PR
Thanks in advance.
Atul Kulkarni

Hi,
First you set your all required configuration fro release strategy(Class,Char,Rel.Group,Release Strategy ,Release Indicator )
For Work flow settings,You have to do follwoing configuration:
MM - purchasing - purchase order - release procedure - Define Release Procedure for Purchase Orders - Work flow - Enter release code, group, user ID, object type as user.
Creation of work flow object,activation of workflow and other related settings will be done by Techinical work flow consulant.
Thanks,
AMIT

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Hi Guys ,
I have a work flow requirement , In Which i have to know in Purchase requisition items history . how to identify the new item and
change items for triggering the work flow .
Here i am using a badi to triger an event . ( BADI : ME_REQ_POSTED )
Any idea , Plz share .
THanks
Nags

Hi,
First you set your all required configuration fro release strategy(Class,Char,Rel.Group,Release Strategy ,Release Indicator )
For Work flow settings,You have to do follwoing configuration:
MM - purchasing - purchase order - release procedure - Define Release Procedure for Purchase Orders - Work flow - Enter release code, group, user ID, object type as user.
Creation of work flow object,activation of workflow and other related settings will be done by Techinical work flow consulant.
Thanks,
AMIT

Work flow's Task Error?

Hi,
I am new to work flow and created a initial work flow to display the material.
I designed a work flow as following contents:
The work flow will ask you that, would you like to display the material.
If yes, It will display the material else, send the mail to SAP inbox Business Workplace with the negative message.
System is generated a work flow number and there is no inconsistence in the same.
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If I get success then I am going to start working on real scenario of notification display with the same prospects for my client requirement.
Please help me out.
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hi,
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Hi Friends,
I have created release strategy for purchase order considering following characteristics.
1. Plant
2. Purchase organization
3. Purchase group
4. Document type
Hence the release strategy is working fine.
Now the requirement is changed, PO approves should be picked depending on the storage location wise. So i tried to create characteristic for storage location with table name CEKKO and with field LGORT. However system not allowing to create, telling that field LGORT not found in table CEKKO.
Can any one tell me how to maintain this LGORT filed in structure CEKKO.
Thanks in advance
Shashidhar

HI Shashi ,
Thanks for your quick response,
I have Appended a structure to Standard Structure CEKKO with Field LGOBE.
Also we written the code :move: i_cekko = e_cekko, in user User-Exit M06E0004 function exit
FUNCTION EXIT_SAPLEBND_002.
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Shashidhar

PO Release Strategy not triggerred for particular Total Net Order Value

Dear,
I am currently facing the issue where release strategy for purchase orders is not getting triggered for a particular value or lower.
For order value 1 INR or less, no release strategy is triggered for new created PO. And for value > 1 INR release strategy is getting triggered.
All otehr PO characterstics are the same, I mean to say the values for other characterstics such as plant material group are identical.
But the characterstics for release for Total net order value are <= 30000 INR. There are two system copies, where in one system the same release strategy is working as expected. But in other system the above mentioned issue occurs. There is no differnce which I can see in the release strategy setup.
Please suggest for solution.
Thank you.
Warm Regards.

Dear All,
While looking further into the issue by going into debugging mode, we have found that in include LCLSCF2I, Internal table p_selection_criteria_tab , the value for ATFLV (Internal Floating point from) gets different values in the two systems. For example, in the affected system, for PO with 1INR tottal value, for one of the Total value chaaracterstics before INR characterstic, ATFLV value is 0,0000000000000000E+00, hence it gets out of loop and doesn't trigger release strategy.
But in another system for same PO values and release setup, ATFLV value is 1,0000000000000000E+00 for that characterstic.
May I know how the value for this field gets calculated.
Thank you.
Warm Regards.

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