Change Shopping cart to restart the approval process

[karthikeyan_p3]

Hi all,

We have cases were SC is approved in SRM but the XML messages fail in backend ECC system when trying to create PO. We have a requirement to notify this to the buyers and they need to be allowed to edit such SCs after maintaining necessary data(master data) in ECC system.

I am not able to edit the SC which is fully approved. I have searched in SCN and found this is the standard functionality and it cannot be achieved unless the user has the role BBP_WFL_SECURITY. But we cannot provide this access to the users.

Have you come across this situation. Do we have any Function Modules which can change the status of the SC?

The requirement is to change the SC which is fully approved, it should restart the approval workflow process again.

Please share you valuable inputs.

Thanks,

Karthikeyan

[Former Member]

Hi Karthikeyan,

I am not really sure if the following will help you in identifying XML failure can be identified to restart the workflow:

1. Create an enhancement in the ECC system to identify when the XML fails to create a PO after SC is approved

2. Do an RFC to SRM to trigger the BADI "/SAPSRM/BD_WF_PROCESS_RESTART" and implement under "VALIDATE_RESTART" to bring back the SC status to "Awaiting Approval".

By this I believe, you don't have to provide the special role to the users that you mentioned.

I would suggest you to check with an ABAPer about to accomplish this requirement.

Br,

Raghu