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3775262 - Manage Workflows - Supplier Down Payment Requests - App ID F7100 giving error " You must create a step Type "Post Submitted Documents".

Symptom

This error is triggered in the Manage Workflows - Supplier Down Payment Requests app (F7100) when attempting to save or activate a workflow without including the mandatory "Post Submitted Documents" step as the final step in the workflow definition.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.

Cause

  • The system enforces this validation because the Post Submitted Documents step is the only mechanism that triggers the actual FI document posting after all approval steps are completed. Without it, the workflow has no way to post the down payment request document, making the workflow incomplete from SAP's perspective.
  • This can also occur if the step was accidentally deleted, skipped during initial setup, or if the workflow was copied or imported from another system where the step configuration was not carried over correctly.

Resolution

  1. Open the Manage Workflows - Supplier Down Payment Requests app (F7100).
  2. Locate the affected workflow and click Edit to open it in edit mode.
  3. Scroll to the bottom of the Workflow Steps section and verify whether a step of type "Post Submitted Documents" exists as the last step.
  4. If the step is missing, click Add Step at the bottom of the workflow steps list: Step Name: <Any name>
  5. In the step type selection, choose "Post Submitted Documents" from the available step types.

Leave all settings at their default values:

  1. Do not assign any recipients.
  2. Do not define any step conditions.
  3. Do not configure any deadline.
  4. Leave exception handling as default.
  5. Ensure this step is positioned as the very last step in the workflow — after all Manually Verify and Approve steps.
  6. Click Save, then Activate the workflow.
  7. Confirm the workflow status shows Active and that it is ranked first in the workflow list if multiple workflows exist.

Note: If the workflow was copied or imported from another system and steps cannot be modified (error: "Steps cannot be modified because the content was imported from the development system"), do not copy the workflow scenario. Instead, use the standard workflow scenario WS00800208 and follow the standard scenario documentation to add your template from scratch.

See Also

F7100;Manage Workflows - Supplier Down Payment Requests;

Keywords

Manage Workflows - Supplier Down Payment Requests;  , KBA , FI-FIO-AP-TRA-2CL , Transaction Apps: Public Cloud , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions