DEVELOPERS FORUM - Query on Workflow

I am trying to promote the state of the business object through workflow.

I have a business object. I have defined a workflow and lifecycle specifically for this business object.

 I configured the workflow activities (under Promotion Tab”) to assign certain Lifecycle state as the business object moves through each activity in workflow. I also did the configuration to automatically submit business object into this workflow.

 Now when I try to create the business object and press OK I get “ItemIsLockedException”.

If I remove the lifecycle Map from the BO  ItemType the BO gets created and submitted correctly to workflow. What is the issue?

 If I use OOTB PR lifecycle map (just of testing) on this BO and with same workflow it works. I compared my Lifecycle map with PR cycle Map and don’t see much difference.

Appreciate help here.