User budget in process controlled workflow

Hi,
Is it possible to use the 'user budget' option with the new process controlled WF ? If it is possible what are the necessary customization that need to be maintained ?
Thanks

Hi Sarvanan,
The requirement is to have approval process based on the user budget .
For ex if a user has been assigned a budget of $5000 per month, then for shopping up to a cumulated value of $5000 no approval is required($5000 spread across multiple purchasing docs ; not restricted to a single document) . However when the cumulated value of purchasing documents in a single month by this user exceeds $5000, then the documents is routed for necessary approval.

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    I have compared the OSS notes relevant for Workflow, all of them have been transported, Also I compared and checked general Workflow settings, BRF Config and  Process level  settings in Dev and Quality, everything is same.
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    Hello Vinita;
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    In your  cases where not buyer is determined,  in the approval tab there is not even a process level for buyer approval. If the problem were indeed in the implementation  /SAPSRM/IF_EX_WF_RESP_RESOLVER~GET_APPROVERS_BY_AREA_GUID  then the process level would be there, but the system will display, instead of the name of the buyer(if the buyer determination fails) a red label with the message:  "With the strategy "Buyer determination" an approver could not be determined (or something like that..please check the image at the end of the text)".
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  • Process-controlled workflow hang due to dump

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  • Process controlled workflow - SC process schema evaluation

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  • Process controlled Workflow is not starting

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  • Process Controlled Workflow - 1-step approval for shopping cart approval

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  • Dump on screen when configuring Process controlled workflow

    Hi Experts,
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    http://dl3803.ltisap.com:8040/sap/bc/webdynpro/sapsrm/wda_l_fpm_oif
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    Method: /SAPSRM/IF_CLL_MAPPER~REFRESH of program /SAPSRM/CL_CH_WD_MAP_IDENT====CP
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    Runtime Errors         DATREF_NOT_ASSIGNED
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    Application Component  SRM-EBP-PD
    Date and Time          17.12.2011 15:46:56
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      6   DATA lr_process_info        TYPE ref to /SAPSRM/S_PDO_WF_PROCESS_INFO.
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      8   " the default:
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    Hi Exports,
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              40007997     SRM_CTR_Revi     Revise Document
              40107926     SRM_CTR_RW     review document
    SRM Shopping Cart     BUS2121     
                                               40007952     SRM_SC_COMP1     SRM Shopping Cart Completion
              40007953     SRM_SC_APPR1     SRM Shopping Cart Approval (1)
              40007954     SRM_SC_APPR2     SRM Shopping Cart Approval (2)
              40007994     SRM_SC_Acc     Accept Decision / Adjust Document
              40007936     SRM_SC_Revi     Revise Document
              40007945     SRM_SC_RW     Review Document
    SRM RFx     BUS2200     40107917     SRM_BI_COMP1     SRM RFx Completion
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              40107927     SRM_RFQ_RW     Review Document
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              40107928     SRM_QTE_RW     Review Document
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              40008004     SRM_CF_Revi     Revise Document
              40107929     SRM_CF_RW     review confirmation
    SRM Incoming Invoice     BUS2205               No Completion Task
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                        No Adjust task
              40008006     SRM_IV_Revi     Revise Document
              40107925     SRM_IV_RW     Review Document
    Auto          40007988     SRM_AUTOAPP     Automatic Approval
    Auto          40007989     SRM_AUTOREJ     Automatic Rejection
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    Masa

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