Workflow- Adding Terminating event into a Decision Step

Hi
I have a requirement like, in the decision step for example 'Approve' or 'Reject' has to be executed from the web application by triggering a terminating event for this decision step. I have copied the decision BO DECISION to ZDECISION and created two terminating events and make it ashynchrounous. But this step is not getting executed in the workflow showing error as 'no terminating event is attached to the task'.
Any input on this is welcome. If you could reply bit early as I need the information ASAP.
Thanks in advance.
Padman

Hi Padman,
Weclome to the SDN forums. We don't have a specific Workflow forum yet. Please post your questions in the General SDN Forum until we do.
I moved your questions there.
Thanks, Mark.

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