Symptom
- Some times only one workflow group and cannot see the previous workflows.
- Some times all workflows appearing where there is atleast one cancelled workflow.
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
Reproducing the Issue
- Use the ME23N application to view purchase orders.
- Enter the Flexible Workflow detail in the header.
- Observe that the Flexible Workflow history does not appear even though it is generated by the changes made to the purchase orders.
Cause
Resolution
1. When the document is in status 'In approval' ,edit or withdraw and make changes ,then workflow will trigger based on workflows then new approvals along with previous approvals with status cancelled shall appear.
2. After the document was fully approved, later edit and make changes then workflows will be trigger based on restart conditions either standard or Restart badi and also workflows then new approvals only shall appear and the previous workflows will appear as mentioned below
a. Fiori apps like 'Manage purchase order' , A drop down in the same screen is visible where all the previous workflows will appear.
b. GUI apps like 'Create purchase order' , A button called 'Instance' is there , upon clicking on the same all the previous workflows will appear.
Keywords
me23n, flexible workflow, history, purchase order, sap s/4hana cloud public edition, workflow detail, prd system, visibility, changes, buyer, no workaround, missing authorizations, old approvals, old workflows,previous workflow, previous approval,old approvals, old workflows , KBA , MM-FIO-PUR-PO-WFL-CL , Purchase Order Workflow (Public Cloud) , Problem