Searching the Org. structure

Question

Hi all,
SRM 5.0, R/3 ECC 6.0
I'm working on the n step BADI for the approval workflow for SC.
The requirement is that I need to search the org structure to get the superiors of the creator of the shopping cart.
The approach should be a bottom up approach where I start looking from the position of the creator and go searching upwards. I though of using the FM RH_STRUC_GET but we need to provide the user which is mandatory. There could be a case where there could be no immediate superior say no managers but there could be senior managers who are a level above. in that case I won't be able to use the above mentioned FM.
Are there any tables or FMs where we can perform this kind of search?
Regards
Kishan

Answer 1

Hello Kishan,
You can use FM RH_STRUC_GET for your scenario with ACT_WEGID parameter. You can define evaluation path in OOAW transaction. Here is some sample I developed in the past.
3)get manager from Org unit
  WHILE lt_manager is initial.
    CALL FUNCTION 'BBP_OM_STRUC_GET_MGR_FROM_ORG'
      EXPORTING
        IV_ORGUNIT               = lv_objid
        IV_SEL_DATE              = SY-DATUM
      IV_SELECT_BUPA           = ' '
      IV_PPOMA_CALL            = ' '
      IV_AUTHORITY_CHECK       = 'X'
    IMPORTING
       ET_MANAGER_ID            = lt_manager
     EXCEPTIONS
       INTERNAL_ERROR           = 1
       NO_ROOTS                 = 2
       NOT_FOUND                = 3
       OTHERS                   = 4
  if lt_manager is initial.
    CALL FUNCTION 'RH_STRUC_GET'
      EXPORTING
        ACT_OTYPE              = 'O '
        ACT_OBJID              = lv_objid
        ACT_WEGID              = 'A002'
      ACT_INT_FLAG           =
      ACT_PLVAR              = ' '
        ACT_BEGDA              = SY-DATUM
        ACT_ENDDA              = SY-DATUM
        ACT_TDEPTH             = 2
        ACT_TFLAG              = 'X'
        ACT_VFLAG              = 'X'
      AUTHORITY_CHECK        = 'X'
      TEXT_BUFFER_FILL       =
      BUFFER_MODE            =
    IMPORTING
      ACT_PLVAR              =
     TABLES
        RESULT_TAB             = lt_agent
      RESULT_OBJEC           =
      RESULT_STRUC           =
     EXCEPTIONS
       NO_PLVAR_FOUND         = 1
       NO_ENTRY_FOUND         = 2
       OTHERS                 = 3
    IF SY-SUBRC eq 0.
      loop at lt_agent into lwa_agent.
        lv_objid = lwa_agent-objid.
      endloop.
    ENDIF.
  endif.
ENDWHILE.
Regards,
Masa