user status in sap pm

[vivek_varun2]

Hi all,

I have a requirement, in capital investment order when I plan activities, system should not allow release of order without budget approval. user will do planning of activities in order & based on the cost in order system should trigger for approval and once approved then user will maintain approved cost in KO22. Now based on cost means, like release strategy, approving person will be different for different cost ( hierarchy wise). once approved by authorized person then only user can release order and start working.

Can we do this through user status, if yes then how. If no then is there any other way.

Thanks

Vivek Varun

[vivek_varun2]

Hi all,

Thanks for your inputs. I am going to use permit with characteristics functionality.

Thanks & Regards

Vivek Varun

[MTerence]

Hi Vivek,

Thanks for the update. I hope you have identified an alternate solution. If you dont have any other queries related to this topic, kindly close the thread.

Regards

Terence

[MTerence]

Hi Vivek,

Review below document

https://blogs.sap.com/2012/12/10/user-status-in-sap/

Regards

Terence

[Former Member]

Vivek,

Yes, with user and system status, with some exceptions.

You can restrict the authorization to Release this Order Type to the authorized people. Or you could establish a User Status (such as APVD) that must precede the Release, and have the authorized people be the only ones who can set this code.

It could be a two-step or multi-step process. Perhaps a User Code called ready (RDY) set by the planner when it is ready for approval. The Approvers can select on Orders with this status, then either Release the Order or set APVD.

You could have different codes by authority level (APV1, APV2, APV3, ...) for the hierarchy, but it would take code to enforce when each level is required.

To my knowledge, you will need code to check the cost and route the order to the different people in hierarchy.

TRE