Preparation and Customizing 

Purpose

Before you can use the functions described in an application that uses the Framework for the Principle of Dual Control, you must carry out these steps.

Prerequisites

Before you make the specific settings for an application for the Framework for the Principle of Dual Control, you must have make the standard Customizing settings for the workflow in the Customizing settings for the SAP Business Workflow (BC-BMT-WFM). This involves in particular the settings you make by choosing

·       Basic Settings (Organization Management) ® Maintain Prefix Numbers.

·       Maintain Standard Settings for SAP Business Workflow.

·       Basic Settings (System, SAP Business Workflow)

Process Flow

Maintain Event Type Linkage

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      1.      From the SAP Easy Access screen choose Tools ® Business Workflow ® Development ® Definition Tools ® Events ® Event Linkages ® Type Linkages. 

This brings you to the Change View “Event Type Linkages”: Overview screen.

      2.      Choose object type BUSISB001 and then Goto ® Details.

This brings you to the Change View “Event Type Linkages”: Details screen.

All the information on event type linkage and the Initiated event for the general release object (BUSISB001) is displayed.

      3.      Check the accuracy of the settings displayed, particularly the assigned function modules (SWW_WI_CREATE_VIA_EVENT as receiver function module and BCA_OBJ_RTW_RECEIVER_TYPE as receiver type function module).

      4.      Set the Linkage Activated indicator and save the settings.

      5.      Go back.

You can also activate the event type linkage in the workflow template. In this case, however, no other settings are displayed.

Assign Possible Processors to the Standard Task

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You must either assign possible processors to the standard tasks 50100025, 50100026, 50100066, 50100075 or you must classify these tasks as general tasks. Other standard tasks can also be subject to this condition for an application.

Proceed as follows:

      1.      From the SAP Easy Access screen choose Tools ® Business Workflow ® Development ® Definition Tools ® Tasks/Task Groups ® Display. 

      2.      Choose Standard Task as task type.

      3.      Choose the standard task you wish to assign to processors.

      4.      Choose Display.

The Standard Task: Display screen appears.

      5.      Choose Additional Data ® Agent Assignment ® Maintain.

The Standard Task: Maintain Agent Assignment screen appears.

You can classify this standard task as general task, making it accessible for all processors, or you can assign this task to special users.

                        a.     If you wish to assign this task to special users, select the task and choose Agent Assignment ® Create.

Choose the agent type in the selection box. ...

Assign the users or organizational units you want to process this task to the standard task.

You can repeat this step several times.

                        b.     If you wish to classify this task as general task, select the task and choose Edit ® Attributes.

In the selection box choose General Task, transfer these values and go back.

By making this setting, all users in the system are possible processors of this task. A task cannot be performed unless it has possible processors. These settings are also the basis for agent determination during execution of the workflow.

Customizing for the General Release Object

For the general release object, by choosing Edit Release Status Description in the Customizing settings for the Framework for the Principle of Dual Control (Cross-Application Components ® General Application Functions) you can adapt the descriptions of the release statuses to suit your requirements.

Customizing for a Release Object

You make the settings for the release objects in the Customizing settings of the application in the following IMG activities:

·       Assign Release Object to Release Procedure

Define whether and when the release object is to be forwarded to the release process and which release procedure is to be chosen on the grounds of which criteria.

In the standard system delivered, release is not (never) set for the release object. You can choose the following variants:

¡      always

All operations relating to this release object are subjected to the release procedure set, regardless of other selection criteria and the possible release attributes.

¡      conditional

Only operations relating to this release object that fulfill a release reason are subjected to the release procedure set. You define release reasons by assigning conditions to the possible release attributes.

¡      statistical

Only the millionth part of the operations defined by you is subjected to the release procedure, regardless of other selection criteria and the possible release attributes.

·       Assign Standard Role to Release Steps

Assign a standard role for the release object to every release step of the release procedure used. By doing this you define which processors are to receive a work item via the release workflow for which release step.

·       Assign Release WF and Release Procedure WF to Release Procedures.

Assign a release workflow and a release procedure workflow (sub-workflow) to every release procedure of a release object. You can use the workflow templates of the general release objects supplied for the application, or your own ones by copying those supplied and adapting them to suit your requirements.

You may need to make other application-specific settings for a release object. For more information, refer to the application documentation.

Result

You have now set up the SAP Business Workflow and the Framework for the Principle of Dual Control is functional.