sap open text workflow assign substitute

Substitution works out of the box without any configuration as long as the technical configuration is complete (Tcode SWU3 – Automatic customizing). The manager/approver nominates a substitute for the duration of his or her absence. To address such issues, SAP workflow provides a substitution mechanism.

A workflow sitting unapproved in the inbox of a manager who is on a month-long vacation could be a problem for the organization (an ISP vendor’s unpaid bills, or timesheets that were not billed because they were not approved) or an employee (unapproved expense report that has started attracting late fees from the credit card company). SAP also lets you flow the tasks into Lotus Notes and Outlook. Many approval tasks require to be acted upon before a deadline. On the SAP portal the inbox is the UWL – the Universal Work List. The approval tasks are “flown” into the inboxes of the approvers. In SAP, the inbox is generally the “SAP inbox” accessed via transaction code SBWP. Classic examples of tasks are approvals of purchase orders, expense reports or leave-of-absence requests. Usually an employee submits anexpense report that may go thru one or more approval steps. SAP’s Workflow engine is very robust and powerful tool that brings executable tasks and notifications to users (“agents”) inboxes. Configuring and setting up substitutions in SAP Workflow: Purpose:

Sap open text workflow assign substitute