Workflow approval from mobile in ECC5

Hi All
We are already having workflow approval in R/3 where it happening from SAP inbox now my client want to migrate to mobile phone. Its it possible from ECC5 we dont have portal. How to implement it. Do we need to install any 3rd party like sybase or other. The main module is MM and PS and also they should be online always ie latest data should send and should update immediately ie should be syn with R/3. How it can be achieved. And also it should be device independet approval can be happend from iphone or blackbarry. Is any link or note are available to share with our client. Awaiting for your thoughts.
Regards
Vijay

Hi Vijay,
May be you should check the following WiKi link on SDN. This might answer some of your questions.
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/mobile/SybaseMobileWorkflow
Hope this helps.
Best Regards,
Kranti

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Why I am not able to approve/reject my workflow notification from email?

For R12 AP Invoice Approval Workflow, I have done Approver group set ups in AME. In HR People form, set my email id for that person. In FND USER from, used that person as the employee to have the email id populated for the user and saved the record.
When I am creating an invoice and initiating workflow, I am getting a notification in my mailbox but cannot approve or reject from the mailbox. I may hit the Approve link but it is not doing anything. In order to approve/reject the notification, I have to log in as that person in Oracle Apps and do it from there.
Is there anything I am missing? I have a requirement that the approver only approve / reject from their mailbox and they do not log in to Oracle Apps to see their notifications. What to do to make them enable approving from mailbox only?
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When you try to approve/reject or do any operation on the workflow using email the issue is the you do not have the responsibility/user values set.
You need to login to Oracle Apps and select the correct resp in order to take action on workflow.
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That will require logging in to EBS through Mobile and Making EBS available on Public IP !?! If this all fuss needs to be done then is there some Notification Alert type mechanism which sends email, but here a user could also reply that email with keywords to Approve or Reject that PO !?!
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http://oracle.ittoolbox.com/groups/technical-functional/oracle-apps-l/po-approval-through-mail-3077383
===============================================================
There are a couple of steps that need to be complete before this will work.
Pre- Req's
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2. sync apps users with workflow
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4. Configure and enable workflow mailer. You will need configuration information for the email service being used and a mailbox on the email service.
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http://secure.meetingexpectations.com/oaug/eLearning/elSchedule.aspx?DayOfWeek=3&mtd=8/1/2007
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I guess it is caused by the fact that some of variables in the binder refer to the first workflow item. My bet would be dDocName.
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Hi,
According to your post, my understanding is that Some Users cannot Open Workflow Approval Task.
I recommend that you can create a new list and workflow to check whether it works.
Then use the user who get the error to open task.
If he can open the task in the brower, the issue is related to the older list.
Then you can use the new created list and assgin the task.
Here is a similar thread for your reference:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/67dc8577-f248-4d6c-bb82-3aca0f084d24/this-form-cannot-be-opened-in-a-web-browser-error-not-an-infopath-form?forum=sharepointcustomizationprevious
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===============
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===============
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===========
=============================================
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==============================================
===============================================
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===============================================
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Regards,
Edited by: fahmedarain on Jan 26, 2013 4:25 AM

Hi,
Please see
Blackberry Displays the Emails with HTML Tags in the Email Body [ID 802225.1]
Thanks

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4. Created a workflow initiator for ERM called "ROLE_APPROVAL" in CUP -> Configuration -> Workflow -> Initiator (with the said details as per the post-installation guide)
5. Created a CAD called "ERM_ROLE_APPROVER" for ERM in CUP -> Configuration -> Workflow -> Custom Approver Determinator (with the said details as per the post installation guide, filling in the necessary URI, uname/pw for admin with UME roles)
6. Created TWO stages , one stage for the role owner called "ERM_ROLE_APPROV", and one stage for the internal control owner called "ERM_ROLE_APPRO2", both with workflow type "RE" and Approver Determinator "ERM_ROLE_APPROVER" which was created in step 5 earlier.
7. Created a path for ERM Role Approval Workflow in CUP -> Configuration -> Workflow -> Path, with workflow type "RE", Number of Stages "2", Initiator "ROLE_APPROVER", Active "checked" and I put Stage 1 as "ERM_ROLE_APPROV" and stage 2 as "ERM_ROLE_APPRO2".
8. Configured the Exit Web Service (followed the details as per the post-installation guide for ERM)
As my role approval is pretty straight forward (i.e. based on business process attribute defined, with each role owner being responsible for their business process), I did the following:
1. Create approval criteria "Role Approver for Business Process FI"
2. For that criteria, I based it on attribute "Business Process"
3. I clicked on "Assign Approvers" to define who is the approver (i.e. the respective role owner responsible for Process FI)
4. I defined the condition for this criteria, Condition = AND, Attribute = Business Process, Value = FI
My queries:
1. Is the approval criteria which I created in ERM, referring to 1st stage or 2nd stage of the path in CUP?
2. I'm assuming that for query 1, the approval criteria which I created is for 1st stage (i.e. ERM_ROLE_APPROV), where can I configure the 2nd level approval for the internal control owner (i.e. ERM_ROLE_APPRO2, in the path which I defined in CUP)?
Thanks!

Hi Baldwin,
All workflow paths in CUP are triggered by an Initiator. Once the request from ERM meets "Initiator" ("ROLE_APPROVAL") requirements in CUP, the request will go to the first stage defined in the respective path. Approvers defined in each stage of the path can approve request. Once the request is approved in CUP, approval information will be sent to ERM and then the role in ERM will be moved to the next stage.
Best Regards,
Sirish Gullapalli.

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