A purchase order can be rejected in a release procedure.

This workflow enables you to notify the creator of a purchase order of such rejection. The latter then receives a work item, with which he or she can process the rejected purchase order using the transaction Change Purchase Order (ME22N).

If you wish to use this workflow, you must make the following settings:

Activate type linkage for the following object:

Select the Type linkage activated indicator under Tools ® Business Workflow ® Development ® Definition Tools ® Events ® Event Linkages ® Type Linkages.

Define the workflow for rejected purchase orders (WS65400030) as a general task.

To do so, choose Business Management ® SAP Business Workflow ® Perform Task-Specific Customizing ® Materials Management ® Purchasing ® Assign Agents to Tasks in Customizing for the Basis.

Workflow: 65400030

Identifier: wf_po_rej

Description: Reject purchase order

Object type: BUS2012

Identifier: PurchaseOrder

Description: Purchase order

Task: TS65400035

Identifier: po_rel_rej

Description: Purchase order release refused

Release of the purchase order is refused.

Event: Rejection_Start

Object type: BUS2012

The refusal to release is cancelled.

Event: Rejection_Stop

Object type: BUS2012