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    <title>topic BAPI or process to Release an Appropriation Request? in Application Development and Automation Discussions</title>
    <link>https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-or-process-to-release-an-appropriation-request/m-p/8792577#M1679327</link>
    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi everyone,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I'm new to the ABAP world and I'm really stuck on this.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;What I need is to recreate the process of Appropriation Release programmatically.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Basically is to emulate the process that happens when you click the release button on the Control Data tab on transaction IMA2N (attached is a screenshot of the button whose functionality I need to emulate).&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I've found a&amp;nbsp; BAPI that should be the one that executes that process:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;BAPI_APPREQUEST_SETSTATUSVARNT&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The only documentation I've found says:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;"Setting of User and System Status on Variants&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp; EXPORTING&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; appropriationrequest =&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; " imak-posid&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Appropriation Request Number (Formatted for Coding Mask)&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; apprequestvarnt =&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; " imav-varnt&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Variant of Appropriation Request&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; activity &lt;/STRONG&gt;=&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; " j_vorgang&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Object Status&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; test_run = ' '&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; " bapi_appreq_aux-testrun&amp;nbsp; Execute Test Run&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;* TABLES&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; return =&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; " bapiret2&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Return Parameter&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;But when trying to run it, I have no idea what is the appropriate ACTIVITY parameter value I need to pass in order to make it change the Status.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I've already searched on the other topics and the only one that I've found redirects me to a dead link:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A _jive_internal="true" class="active_link" href="https://answers.sap.com/thread/1010483" title="http://scn.sap.com/thread/1010483"&gt;http://scn.sap.com/thread/1010483&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Can anyone help me to understand what parameters I need to send to that BAPI in order to Release the AR?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Or if that is not the correct BAPI can you let me know what the correct would be?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks beforehand to you all.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Lenin&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2012-05-24T14:44:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>BAPI or process to Release an Appropriation Request?</title>
      <link>https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-or-process-to-release-an-appropriation-request/m-p/8792577#M1679327</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi everyone,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I'm new to the ABAP world and I'm really stuck on this.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;What I need is to recreate the process of Appropriation Release programmatically.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Basically is to emulate the process that happens when you click the release button on the Control Data tab on transaction IMA2N (attached is a screenshot of the button whose functionality I need to emulate).&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I've found a&amp;nbsp; BAPI that should be the one that executes that process:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;BAPI_APPREQUEST_SETSTATUSVARNT&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The only documentation I've found says:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;"Setting of User and System Status on Variants&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp; EXPORTING&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; appropriationrequest =&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; " imak-posid&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Appropriation Request Number (Formatted for Coding Mask)&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; apprequestvarnt =&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; " imav-varnt&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Variant of Appropriation Request&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; activity &lt;/STRONG&gt;=&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; " j_vorgang&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Object Status&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; test_run = ' '&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; " bapi_appreq_aux-testrun&amp;nbsp; Execute Test Run&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;* TABLES&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; return =&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; " bapiret2&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Return Parameter&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;But when trying to run it, I have no idea what is the appropriate ACTIVITY parameter value I need to pass in order to make it change the Status.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I've already searched on the other topics and the only one that I've found redirects me to a dead link:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A _jive_internal="true" class="active_link" href="https://answers.sap.com/thread/1010483" title="http://scn.sap.com/thread/1010483"&gt;http://scn.sap.com/thread/1010483&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Can anyone help me to understand what parameters I need to send to that BAPI in order to Release the AR?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Or if that is not the correct BAPI can you let me know what the correct would be?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks beforehand to you all.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Lenin&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-or-process-to-release-an-appropriation-request/m-p/8792577#M1679327</guid>
      <dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-05-24T14:44:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: BAPI or process to Release an Appropriation Request?</title>
      <link>https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-or-process-to-release-an-appropriation-request/m-p/8792578#M1679328</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hello, &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;as I found no solution for this maybe the people involved on this thread could please help:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A _jive_internal="true" class="active_link" href="https://answers.sap.com/thread/1010483" title="http://scn.sap.com/thread/1010483"&gt;http://scn.sap.com/thread/1010483&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Sorry if I'm kind of intrusive &lt;A __default_attr="160350" __jive_macro_name="user" class="jive_macro jive_macro_user" href="https://community.sap.com/"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A __default_attr="177752" __jive_macro_name="user" class="jive_macro jive_macro_user" href="https://community.sap.com/"&gt;&lt;/A&gt; but have no idea how to get this working.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Some of you could please help me with this?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks and sorry fro bother you.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 17:15:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-or-process-to-release-an-appropriation-request/m-p/8792578#M1679328</guid>
      <dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-05-29T17:15:56Z</dc:date>
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