How To Fix WFEA005 - Requested end: Recipient for missed deadline cannot be determined

WFEA005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WFEA - Workflow error analysis

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Requested end: Recipient for missed deadline cannot be determined

What causes this issue?

The requested end of step &V1& has passed. Since no
<DS:GLOS.notification agent for requested end>notification agent for
requested end</> could be determined via &V3&, workflow &V2& for
multistep task &V4& has been aborted.

How to fix this error?

You have two alternatives:

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Restart aborted workflow
Change the organizational plan, so that &V3& provides a number of users
other than zero. Then choose "Restart After Error".
Change workflow definition
Change the notification agent for missed requested end of step &V1& of
workflow definition &V4&. Then restart the workflow. The old instance
with errors can be dealt with using the function "Delete Logically".

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WFEA005 - Requested end: Recipient for missed deadline cannot be determined ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WFEA005 - Requested end: Recipient for missed deadline cannot be determined
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in SAP Workflow when a deadline monitoring step is configured, but the system cannot determine the recipient (user or agent) responsible for handling the missed deadline event. In other words, when a deadline is missed, the workflow tries to trigger a follow-up action or notification, but it fails because the recipient for this action is not defined or cannot be resolved.
  Common reasons include:
  
  The deadline monitoring step does not have a valid agent assignment.
  The agent determination method for the deadline event is missing or incorrectly configured.
  The workflow container does not have the necessary data to determine the recipient.
  The organizational assignment or user determination rules are incomplete or incorrect.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to ensure that the system can correctly determine the recipient for the missed deadline