Symptom
There's the requirement to add custom fields in an approval-related email template, e.g. SD_SLS_SO_APPROVAL_EMAIL_TMPL.
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
Cause
Currently, in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, it's not possible to extend approval-related email templates with custom fields or additional standard fields.
The reason for it is that the data sources used for approval email templates can't be extended, thus it's not possible to add new fields to them. Additionally, it's not possible to change the data source of an email template.
Resolution
It's completely understandable how the possibility of adding additional fields or custom fields would be of great use for specific business, so please consider creating a feature request for this business requirement. This will inform the responsible developers as to what additional functionality should be considered for future releases.
See Also
KBA 2963059 - How to Submit Feature Requests for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Product
Set Up Email Notifications for Approval Workflows | SAP Help Portal
Keywords
SD_SLS_QTN_APPROVAL_EMAIL_TMPL, SD_SLS_CTR_APPROVAL_EMAIL_TMPL, SD_SLS_SO_APPROVAL_EMAIL_TMPL, SD_SLS_WOC_APPROVAL_EMAIL_TMPL, SD_SLS_CR_APPROVAL_EMAIL_TMPL, SD_SLS_CMR_APPROVAL_EMAIL_TMPL, SD_DMR_APPROVAL_EMAIL_TMPL, email template, sales document, approval workflow, approver, email notification, additional fields, data source , KBA , SD-SLS-EXT-2CL , Extensibility (Public Cloud) , SD-SLS-WFL-2CL , Approval Workflows (Public Cloud) , Problem
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