In this unit, you add an approval loop into workflow template ZTWS so that the employee sends the form to his or her direct superior, and then on to the next higher-level superior for approval. The next higher-level superior can send a query to the employee. The form is returned to the employee for editing. The approval step must then be run again.
Note
You need two additional workflow steps for the approval loop: one for the next higher-level superior, and one for the employee. You need the additional workflow step for the employee because the employee cannot use the start step for editing the form again, since this step is outside of the workflow template.
Therefore, after inserting the approval loop, your workflow template has a total of four workflow steps.
The objective of this unit is a process with the following steps:
Business Step of Process |
Process Step Processor |
Workflow Step |
Form Scenario Step |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Relocation notification |
Employee |
None |
FSS_1
|
Start of workflow; this step is outside of the actual workflow |
Enter relocation benefit |
Direct superior |
|
FSS_2
|
|
Approve or reject relocation benefit |
Next higher-level superior |
|
FSS_3
|
|
Add data to the relocation form |
Employee |
|
FSS_1
|
Optional step – only if the next higher-level superior has queries |
Check data and save to back-end system |
HR Administrator |
|
FSS_4
|
This unit is divided into the following lessons:
You enter the workflow step with which the next higher-level superior receives the form for approval. Proceed as follows:
Lesson 3.1:
Including the
Approve Form
Workflow Step in the Workflow Template
Lesson 3.2:
Defining the
Approve Form
Workflow Step in Detail
Lesson 3.3: Branching to Reaction to Result of Including the Approval Step in the Workflow Template
You enter the workflow step with which the form is returned to the employee for editing, if the next higher-level superior chooses
Back to Author
. Proceed as follows:
Lesson 3.4:
Including the
Form Is Edited Again by Author
Workflow Step in the Workflow
Lesson 3.5:
Defining the
Form Is Edited Again by Author
Workflow Step in Detail
You enter the loop with which the next higher-level superior receives the form again for approval, if the form is returned to the employee for editing because of a query. Proceed as follows:
Lesson 3.6: Inserting a Loop for Running the Approval Process Again
Lesson 3.7: Adjusting the Workflow Process Flow After Inserting the Approval Loop