Workflow Step type for Container Operation

Hi,
A STEP in a given Workflow has to have an Agent? Can't I create a Step to get data from the DB into the container and that's it?
I have created a container variable called "Grade" and I need to fetch the Grade of a User (WF Inititator) from a DB table and populate the "Grade" variable from the container that will be used in further steps.
The Workflow gets kicked off but when it reaches the STEP, it stays there waiting for something (Action from a user?).
Thanks & Regards,
Ernesto

Ok, now this is getting weird. Will try to explain what I am doing for one single step:
1) I have my workflow. On PFTC I Have a workflow Template. Under the Container Tab I created a Parameter called "Grade" with the Import/Export check-boxes set and a "CreatedBy" parameter with the import/export check-boxes set as well.
2) Then on the Workflow Builder I created a Step called Get Grade. This step calls a Custom Task and processes in the background so there is no agent determination.
    2.1) Here I have two bindings: a) Binding Between Workflow Container and Task and between Task and BO Method
           Get_grade. The Method Get_grade has 2 parameters (CreatedBy, that is an attribute of the Object and is an import
           parameteter and Grade that it is an import/export parameter).
    2.2) The Binding between the WF Container and the Task is like this:
              &PROCCONFIRMATION.CREATEDBY& --> &CREATEDBY&
              &GRADE& <-- &GRADE&
    2.3) Binding Between Task and Method is:
             &_WI_OBJECT_ID.CREATEDBY& --> &CREATEDBY&
             &GRADE& <-- &GRADE&
    2.4) The Code for my method is:
begin_method get_grade changing container.
DATA:
      lv_grade TYPE zmm_app_req_info-grade,
      lv_userid TYPE zmm_app_req_info-requestor
swc_get_property self 'CreatedBy' lv_userid.
SELECT SINGLE grade FROM zmm_app_req_info
INTO lv_grade
WHERE requestor = lv_userid.
IF sy-subrc IS INITIAL.
swc_set_element container 'Grade' lv_grade.
ENDIF.
end_method.
The only thing I need is to get the Grade parameter of the WF Container populated. This parameter will be used later on.
Thanks & Regards,
Ernesto.

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