I saw this great post on LinkedIn for an Item Master Approval Workflow. Abdelrahman Zaghoul’s post shows how to create an approval flow for Procurement Manager → Warehouse Manager → General Manager. Similar processes could be made for any specific workflow required following his 3 step zero code process.

1. The Default Lockdown:
I configured the system so that every newly created item automatically defaults to “Inactive.” No one can add it to a Sales Order or GRPO or any marketing document by mistake.

2. UI Hardening via UI Configuration Template:
I added 4 custom UDFs (Procurement, Warehouse, GM, Stop Alert). To prevent users from cheating the system, we locked the fields based on roles:
– Normal User: All 3 approval dropdowns are completely disabled.
– Procurement Manager: Can only edit their own dropdown; others are grayed out.
– Warehouse Manager: Can only edit theirs; others are grayed out.

3. The Automation (The Magic Link):
Once a user saves the item, an alert fires to the Procurement Manager. Once they flip to ‘Yes’, the alert moves to the Warehouse, then to the GM. The moment the GM flips the final ‘Yes’—a HANA/SQL Transaction Notification script instantly runs in the background, flipping the item status radio button from “Inactive” to “Active.”

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