Use

You use flow definitions for multiple programs that are to be processed automatically without interruption. You combine such programs with variants to form a logical flow chain with unique predecessor and successor relationships.

When a flow definition is executed (or scheduled to be executed), all of the related programs are processed by the system in the specified sequence, and then the results are made available for analysis under Detailed Information

To display the status of each flow definition step during execution, you can go from the Detailed Information to the Workflow Monitor.

Procedure

You start from the dialog box Closing Cockpit: Display/Create/Change Tasks (see Creating Tasks ).

To store a program in the task list template within a task folder for periodic processing, choose Flow Definition under task type

You can define flows with or without a worklist. For more information, see the documentation on the functions of the Schedule Manager (CA) at Multilevel Worklist .

To create a new flow definition, choose Create. Enter a 12-character technical key for the flow definition as well as a description. Assign the flow definition to a specific application, or use the application Entire R/3

Confirm your entries. By confirming, you call up the Workflow Builder

You can create a flow definition using the following elements as steps:

with the quick info text Workflow : Start/End Workflow

with the quick info text Program : Assign Program with Variant

with the quick info text Flow Definition : Assign Flow Definition

with the quick info text User Decision : Assign User Decision

with the quick info text Fork: Assign Parallel Processing

You can delete any steps that you no longer require in the flow definition. To do so, select the relevant symbol in the graphical display.

Choose Edit Block Cut .

To create a new step, select the preceding step (or the initial step) in the structure in the graphical display.

Choose Edit Create.

The Select Task dialog box appears. In this dialog box, you can select the task for the flow definition.

Examples for flow definitions:

Program with Variant

User Decision

Fork

Flow Definition

For more information about using flow definition in the Schedule Manager (CA) , see Using the Flow Definition