How To Fix WL625 - Work item &: Immediate start after creation not possible

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WL - Workflow: run-time messages

• Message number: 625

• Message text: Work item &: Immediate start after creation not possible

What causes this issue?

The work item &v1& cannot be executed immediately after its creation.
This can have the following reasons:
The work item does not have the status 'ready' because it has, for
example, a requested start in the future.
The agent of the preceding work item is not an authorized agent for
this work item.
The global settings of the workflow manager do not currently allow
synchronous execution.

System Response

The work item was created but it has not yet been executed.

How to fix this error?

The work item can be processed by one of the selected agents via
his/her work list once its requested start has been reached.

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