Trigger WF for cats approval

Hi ,
I am trying to trigger a work flow for CATS times through CAT2 transaction. Once i save the cat times and when i go to transaction SWI1, i can see the workfloe item triggered and in status ready. How does it get into status started and if I want to get in to started status immediately for the purpose of demo wothout any time gap, how can i do this.
Appreciate any guidance on the same.
regards
raj

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I would like to implement some additional logics when the CATS is approved by managers in MSS.
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Lost workitem for Cats Approval

Is it possible to resumbit the worktime request which is already release for Approval with status 20.

Hi Tabish,
Yes it is possible to resubmit your timesheet when the processing status is 20.
But when there is no correction done to the timesheet and when you resubmit it, there will not be any changes made to database.
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Brinda L
Edited by: BrindaL on Aug 21, 2009 9:05 AM

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Edited by: Rob Burbank on Jun 4, 2009 5:16 PM

hello,
For cats approval, I used this solution:
* declaretion
data: catrecort       type CATS_APPROVAL_IN_TAB,
           wacatrecort   type CATS_APPROVAL_IN,
           MESSAGE_HANDLER TYPE REF TO CL_MESSAGE_HANDLER_CATSXT,
           esito                type XFELD.
data: MSG_CUMULATION Type CATSXT_MSG_CUMULATION.
data: GR_MSG          type ref to CL_MESSAGE_HANDLER_CATSXT.
* rows to approve
LOOP AT i_catsdb into wa_catsdb .
    MOVE-CORRESPONDING wa_catsdb to wacatrecort.
    wacatrecort-TARGET_STATUS = p_stauts.
    APPEND wacatrecort to catrecort.
ENDLOOP.
MSG_CUMULATION = 'X'.
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    create object gr_msg
      EXPORTING
        im_cumulate_messages = msg_cumulation.
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CALL FUNCTION 'CATS_APPROVAL'
EXPORTING
    MESSAGE_HANDLER           = gr_msg
    AUTH_CHECK                       = ' '
    RECORDS                              = catrecort
IMPORTING
*     PROCESSED_RECORDS                =
   RECORD_ERROR                     = esito
EXCEPTIONS
   UPDATE_ERROR                     = 1
   NUMBER_RANGE_ERROR       = 2
   LONGTEXT_ERROR                 = 3
   MESSAGE_HANDLER_NOT_ACTIVE       = 4
   OTHERS                           = 5.
if sy-subrc ne 0.
    MESSAGE s002(ZPECI) WITH TEXT-015.
else.
    commit work.
endif.
Bye Bye
M.

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User Exit/Badi for CATS

Hi Experts,
Our requirement is to trigger an email notification to the Employee after his time sheet is approved using the CATS approval WF.
We are using the portal to raise the time sheet and approve the same. We want to determine a User Exit/ Badi when the approver clicks on the approved button in the UWL.
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error: Exception condition "NOT_FOUND" raised., error key: RFC_ERROR_SYSTEM_FAILURE
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This happens due to the missing customisation in Mss.
ie Configuration for screen areas CTS and CTD is missing. View
V_PT_FIELD_SEL is meant to hold the relevant information.
Please have a look at the client 000 for the default customisation.
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and transport it to client . You will then have all the setting
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orginals" in the OPTIONS tab is selected?
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then doble click into the request
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The ASSERT condition was violated., error key: RFC_ERROR_SYSTEM_FAILURE:
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