Symptom
After modifying Purchase Order item, approval task is not getting triggered for approver who is maintained in Approval Process for Purchase Order
Environment
SAP BusinessByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Purchase Requests and Orders work center
- Select view Purchase Orders
- Open any Purchase order and select Edit
- Navigate to Items tab
- Modify any line item and select Send
- Purchase Order is in In Approval status
Approval task is triggered for wrong approver
Cause
You have maintained Approval Process Overview: Purchase Order Item Approval , hence when you do any modification in the line item of a Purchase Order, the approval will go for Line Item Approver instead of Header Level Approver
Resolution
You have to uncheck the Scoping Question in Business Configuration-
Do you want to use an approval process for purchase orders at item level?
Keywords
Purchase Order Item Approval , KBA , purchase order item approval , AP-POP-PO , Purchase Order , How To
Product
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