Workflow Problem between SRM & ECC

Hi,
We are facing a typical scenario in the workflow for Purchase Requisition.
System:
1.     SAP ECC 6.0
2.     SAP SRM 5.0
Problem Description:
1.     In our landscape, ECC is connected to SRM portal for creation of PRs through SRM.
2.     For this the user logs into SRM system and creates a shopping cart. After creation of shopping cart, it goes for approval in SRM system.
3.     Once approved, BAPI 'BAPI_REQUISITION_CREATE' used at the SRM backend to create PRs in ECC.
4.     After this, the workflow gets triggered and a work item is being sent for approvals in ECC.
5.     There is an enhancement (ES_SAPLMEWQ) been done in the BAPI u2018BAPI_REQUISITION_CREATE' to trigger the workflow.
6.     We have used the standard function module u2018SAP_WAPI_CREATE_EVENTu2019.
7.     Now the problem is that, this is working fine in QAS and Dev systems. But it fails in PRD for some of the SRM triggered PRs.
8.     After our initial analysis, we observed that, for the PRs, it has failed to trigger workflow, the initiator had logged into SRM using FR language where as, those PRs whose initiator had logged into SRM portal using u2018ENu2019 language it had worked fine.

Recently I was facing a similar issue with SAP_WAPI_START_WORKFLOW function module where I did not maintain the container element name in the program with different language. I will request you to maintain the event container element name in France inside the program whefre you are calling the FM SAP_WAPI_CREATE_EVENT. Most probably you will be using Text Symbol that you need to maintain in French language.
Thanks
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