SAP ABAP IMG Activity OANF_GEN_STUF (Define Approval Levels for Appropriation Requests)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN
   ⤷ IM-FA-IA (Application Component) Appropriation Requests
     ⤷ AIR (Package) IM appropr.reqs.(master data, planning, preinvestment anal.)
IMG Activity
ID OANF_GEN_STUF Define Approval Levels for Appropriation Requests  
Transaction Code S_ALR_87006284   IMG Activity: OANF_GEN_STUF 
Created on 19981222    
Customizing Attributes OANF_GEN_STUF   Define Approval Levels for Appropriation Requests 
Customizing Activity OANF_GEN_STUF   Define Approval Levels for Appropriation Requests 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name OANF_GEN_STUF    

In this step, you define the approval levels per appropriation request type. These approval levels are used in the approval process for appropriation requests. You can define any number of approval levels. The numerical key of the approval level determines its place in the sequence of the approval levels. The system goes through the approval levels sequentially based on their key, starting from the lowest numbers and increasing upward. The system initiates the first approval level (that has the lowest number key) after the appropriation request receives the "to be approved" status. After the last approval level is completed, the system sets the status to "approved."

In addition, you have to assign a partner function to each approval level. The partner function is responsible for approval at that level. You define the partner functions in the partner determination procedure of the appropriation request type. You can specify the actual users who fulfill these partner functions in the appropriation requests. The users defined as fulfilling the partner function receive the appropriation requests assigned to their approval level. They recieve the appropriation requests as workflow work items in their office inbox. They can approve or reject the appropriation requests there.

Requirements

Standard settings

SAP supplies sample approval levels.

Activities

  1. Select the appropriation request type you want to process.
  2. Define the approval levels that the appropriation request type has to go through.

    Assign the keys of the approval levels in increasing numerical order.

  3. Assign a responsible partner function to each approval level.

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 204   Establish Functions and Processes 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG OANF_GEN_STUF 0 HLA0100189 Approval Process 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
VC_TAIF1W C - View cluster SM34 OANF Define Approval Levels 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  19981222 
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