Time Approval in MSS

Hello Gurus,
We want to implement the Time Approval in MSS using the Webdynpro Application sap.com/msscatapproval/CatManagerApprove and don't want to implement workflow for this since users want to do a collective approval .....how can we implement this ?....we are also not using chiefs.....Please help.

Hi R Kumar ,
Can you let me know the exact requirements. You can obviusly do the collective approvals using the "sap.com/msscatapproval/CatManagerApprove " een when using the WF. Infact the out-of-the box solutions works this way.. So why do you need to not have the workflow? I do not see any down sides of having a work flow here.
regards
Raj

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Here you define the approval views
In the first case it can determined by period, in case
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I think we have got similar issue and raised an OSS message and the reply we got
This happens due to the missing customisation in Mss.
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So, What you need to do is write table TPT_FIELD_SEL_C on a transport
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Also,
The solution is to write down all the
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EL_C, then use the config area to select the fields properly. This overwrites the TPT_FIELD_SEL_C table entries with ones that have the "tabname" populated! The application will now work as expected.
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should choose to overwrite the destination table. Please let us know
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Transactrion SE01
Select create a the workbench request.
then doble click into the request
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Push enter
Then one icon with a Key appear
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Well this will require both the front end and backend changes
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after Migration of our ess applications from WebDynpro JAVA to Web Dynpro ABAP we have a problem that sounds similar to the one you descriped above.
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Regards,
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depends on your settings in workflow 'agent determination'.
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We have heard that a delegation feature for MSS will be available in an upcoming release, but I haven't found any information regarding whether that requires an upgrade, an enhancement pack, a later service pack level, or what or when that functionality will be available. Does anyone know anything about that?
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Hi Experts,
I have tried to search the thread for locking approval on MSS, but couldn't find anything.
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PT_GEN_REQ (Control Processing Processes for Web Applications)
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Hello Experts,
                            Getting the below error for MSS Time approval application. Please let me know , what is missing on IMG customization for Time Approval.
Also i didnt find Standard Approval Views SAP_LINE or SAP_PROJ, so created new entries of my own not sure if i am doing right.
Error:      ASSERT condition was violated., error key: RFC_ERROR_SYSTEM_FAILURE
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Hello Experts,
                            Getting the below error for MSS Time approval application. Please let me know , what is missing on IMG customization for Time Approval.
Also i didnt find Standard Approval Views SAP_LINE or SAP_PROJ, so created new entries of my own not sure if i am doing right.
Error:      ASSERT condition was violated., error key: RFC_ERROR_SYSTEM_FAILURE
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