![]() In order to use workdays, custom logic needs to be defined (otherwise each day is considered a workdays). ![]() Last year we introduced deadlines for pending approvals (check out my blog entry) by minutes, hours or days. 3: Approval details and status for an item of a Purchase Requisition in the ‘My Purchase Requisitions’-app showing the quick view on item level.Īnd last but not least, we add workdays as a measurement option for deadlines in the approval process for Purchase Requisition and Purchase Order. If there are multiple approvers and each one needs to approve, the status will show a processing bar displaying the execution in percentage.įig. ‘Purchase Requisition Released’/’Purchase Requisition Rejected’. step not yet created), or the outcome of the step, e.g. The status of a step can be ‘Ready’ (i.e. The details include type of workflow, name of workflow, status, processor and recipient of the Purchase Requisition. Secondly, we enhance transparency and process efficiency in the approval process of self-service requisitioning with the display of approval steps and details at header and/or item level based on the workflow configuration. 2: Exclusion of the requestor also being approver of the same Purchase Requisition. Configuration Experts can define the exclusion of certain personas in the respective step properties in the workflow configuration as shown in the screenshot.įig. Naturally, this does not hold for an automatic release of a Purchase Requisition. In addition to the above, we have three additional enhancements:įirstly, we want you to be able to ensure the four-eye review principle, thus we allow to exclude the requestor and creator of the Purchase Requisition from the approver list. 1: New workflow step type ‘Overall release of reworkable purchase requisition’ and rework exception handling options.Įnhancements to the Workflow for Purchase Requisitions a rework step could be repeated several times until the work item is approved by the manager.įig. This type offers also the possibility to define different scenarios via Exception Handling e.g. A new workflow step type ‘Overall release of reworkable purchase requisition’ needs to be configured. How do you benefit from it? Its simple: the chances of purchase requisition rejections are reduced and the collaboration between requestor and approver is simplified – this is not only in times of home office a valuable thing.ĭemo 1: This demo shows an example workflow for Purchase Requisitions that require rework (no voice available).īy the way, if you want to benefit from this, make sure to adjust your workflows accordingly. The employee will be notified about this request and can edit the Purchase Requisition accordingly. So, in case an employee requested an item and forgot to mention a detail that is required for a successfull order, the approver can ask for rework. This holds for the self-service as well as the professional requisitioning process and enables requestors to read the comments from the approver and take action accordingly. That way approvers can receive the needed information in the ‘MyInbox’-app without having to approve or reject the purchase requisition in the first place. We improve our workflow processes for Purchase Requisitions, by providing approvers the possibility to communicate with requestors for any queries or rework. Inquiry in the approval process of Purchase Requisition documents through workflows Extensibility for the request of a Legal Contract*.PDF format support for Virtual Document*.Enhancements of the log of Legal Transactions to show deleted Legal Documents*. ![]() Support of limit items in Guided Buying requests with SAP Ariba Buying*.Support of lean service items in Request for Quotations with SAP Ariba Sourcing*.Enhancements in ‘Manage Purchase Requisitions Centrally’-app*.Support of ‘Material Unknown’ in Central Purchase Contract*.Block and unblock of items and distribution lines in Central Purchase Contract*.Enhanced Manage Workflows for Supplier Invoices.Tax Fulfillment Date and Financial Transaction Type availability.Parts per Million in Supplier Evaluation.Short digression on other iRPA scenarios for Sourcing & Procurement.New iRPA use case: Manage Catalog Items from Excel*.Specify certain shipping and packaging instructions.Purchase Order item attachments in Purchase Order Output.Account Assignment & Schedule Line Information in Purchase Order approval via My Inbox.Enhancements to the Workflow for Purchase Requisitions. ![]() Inquiry in the approval process of Purchase Requisition documents through workflows.As always, check out the below video for a quick update on our 3 highlights for 2102. Let’s make the best out of it and continue learning about some long awaited features and innovative functions in Sourcing & Procurement. Welcome to 2021 and the first release of SAP S/4HANA Cloud in this special year.
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