UWL Content Configuration Files 

Purpose

UWL Content Configuration includes definition of:

·        Item Types - The type of an item determines how it is executed, and if other actions can be applied. It also describes additional information like custom attributes.

·        List Views - A view describes how the items of a specific type should be displayed in the worklist: visible attributes, sorting order, filter conditions, and many more visualization properties.

·        Navigation - The navigation defines the list views offered to the end user. The first level of the navigation hierarchy represents the basic item categories.

From this iView you can:

·        Display or remove current configurations and their customization

·        Upload a configuration and assign it to one or more systems

·        Reset view personalization to original view

·        Check for item types that map to same external type

Prerequisites

·        You have access to portal Universal Worklist iView.

·        You have access to the Universal Worklist Administration iView.

·        You have a predefined configuration (for example one shipped by Manager Self Services Business Package).

This predefined configuration (for example uwl.webflow.mss ) XML contains ItemTypes that are defined independent of any particular system.

Working With Existing Configurations

You can display or remove current configurations and their customizations. Select and choose Start.

In the dropdown box, all configurations and their override priorities for item types and list views are shown. If a configuration contains resource bundles   together with the XML file, then for modifications to the configurations, download the configuration ZIP.

Following are the functions displayed on this page:

Function	Description
Display Content as XML	Content of selected configuration is displayed in XML format.
Download Configuration	Select the configuration name for which you want to download configuration. Click on the link on the subsequent page to view / download file.
Delete Configuration	Delete the selected configuration. It is recommended to keep a back up before deleting a configuration.
Download DTD	Choose to download DTD for the selected configuration.

Procedure For Uploading the Configuration Files

This section describes the procedure for uploading the predefined configuration.

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       1.      Identify if the configuration should be loaded independent of the systems or only few specific systems. 

       2.      Upload the customized item type XML using the Universal Worklist Administration iView. Navigate to the Universal Worklist Content Configuration.

       3.      Select Upload a Configuration and Assign it to One or More Systems, click Start.

Parameter	Description
Configuration Name	Specify the configuration name. Do not upload any configuration as "uwl.webflow.<systemalias>". That will overwrite (write, not ride) the generated system configuration with the same name. Give a new configuration name, for example uwl.webflow.mss ". The back end items are mapped using the tag <ItemTypeCriteria> and its systemId and externalType attributes. The configuration name and item type name are not relevant. The override (customization) effect will be automatically archived through the override priority.
Override Priority	Mark this checkbox if you are customizing UWL itemTypes and Views. However if any other application inside SAP is uploading its configuration file, it will not affect your customizations. It is recommended that these SAP groups should use medium priority or not check the override priority checkbox.
Adapt to System	Specify the system which you want to apply the configuration XML to in the upload iView dropdown option Adapt to System. If uploaded as "None - use as is", the configuration XML will be applied to the system referenced in the XML itself. If no system is referenced, it will be applied to all systems. The configuration XML becomes completely independent from systems and need not to be modified for specific installations.
XML file	Enter the path or browse for the XML file.

 

       4.      Choose Upload.

If the upload is specific to a system, system name will be added automatically to the configuration name at the end.

       5.      If there are already personalized (by user) List Views present in UWL and these List View definitions are reloaded, then you are shown the list of the other personalized views and optionally these could be deleted.

       6.      Uploaded configuration can be verified by choosing Display Option in the Universal Worklist Content Configuration iView.

Resetting Personalization

You can remove the user View personalization here. Leaving the fields empty applies for all users or views.

If there are already personalized (by end user) List Views present in UWL and these List View definitions are reloaded, then you are shown the list of the other personalized views and optionally these could be deleted

Parameter	Description
Personalized View Name	Name of the view for which the personalization are to be removed To remove all, enter asterisk “*”.
User Logon Name	User logon ID. Leaving this blank or entering the character asterisk ‘*’ removes personalizations for all users.

• Choose Remove Personalizations.
• Uploaded configuration can be verified in the Current Configurations area in the Universal Worklist Content Configuration iView.