Approving Data Using SAP Business Workflow 

Use

If your profile settings require the data you enter in the time sheet to undergo an approval procedure using workflow, you can use SAP Business Workflow for this purpose.

Prerequisites

SAP Business Workflow must be set up in your system settings. For more information, see the SAP Library. Choose Basis Components -> Business Management -> SAP Business Workflow.

The units that follow contain the information you require to set up the approval workflow for the Time Sheet.

Procedure

  1. Choose Office ® Workplace ® Inbox.
  2. Your SAP Inbox appears.

  3. Choose Workflow.
  4. For each personnel number, there is one entry for data due for approval.

  5. Select the personnel number(s) you want to process.
  6. Choose Execute.
  7. The Time Sheet: Approve Times screen appears. All data assigned the processing status Released for approval is listed.

    If you have selected several personnel numbers, you can process them consecutively.

  8. Approve or reject the data.
  9. To do this, select one or more data records and choose Approve or Reject.

    If you reject any records, a dialog box appears in which you can enter a rejection reason. You must define the rejection reasons in your system settings.

  10. Save your entries.
  11. Choose Back.

If you have selected several personnel numbers, you can process them consecutively. Repeat steps 5 - 7 until you have processed all the data.

Your Inbox reappears.

Result

You have approved or rejected data records for the employees assigned to you. The approved records are now ready for transfer to the target component(s).