Status of a Dialog Work Item

Use

The permitted statuses of a dialog work item are listed in the table.

Work item status	Description
in preparation	The work item has been created, but the condition defined for starting the work item has not yet been fulfilled. Work items in this status are not displayed in the workflow inbox.
Waiting	The work item has been created, but its requested start has not yet been reached, or the work item is being resubmitted. Work items in status waiting are not displayed in the workflow inbox, but are in Workflow Resubmissions.
Ready	The work item is released for execution and appears in the workflow inbox of all recipients.
Reserved	The work item has been reserved by a recipient, and is therefore transferred from the status ready to status reserved. A work item with status reserved is only displayed in the workflow inbox of the actual agent. It is no longer displayed in the workflow inboxes of any other recipients.
In process	A work item assumes this status if: It is being executed by the actual agent. The work item is waiting for its terminating event. Execution is terminated by the actual agent. Execution has been terminated with a temporary exception for which no subsequent steps have been modeled. In this status, the workflow system has not yet recognized the point at which processing is completed. As long as the work item has status in process, database changes have not been made.
executed	The work item is awaiting specific confirmation of its completion. The work item only has this status if a confirmation of completion is required. A work item with executed status can be executed or forwarded several times until it is set to status done in the Business Workplace. In this way, GroupWare components are realized in SAP Business Workflow.
Completed	The execution of the work item is completed. The task represented by the work item produces a correct result, i.e. the result modeled in the workflow definition. Work items in the completed status are not displayed in the workflow inbox of the Business Workplace.
logically deleted	Execution of the work item is no longer useful or required for the workflow logic. A work item changes to logically deleted status in the following ways: Termination in parallel processing branches When the required number of processing paths has been executed in a fork, the work items in the other paths that have not yet reached completed status are automatically set to the logically deleted status. Execution of a process control Intervention of a workflow system administrator An administrator can only set a work item to logically deleted status if it is not yet in status completed and is not part of a superordinate workflow. Work items in the logically deleted status are not displayed in the workflow inbox of the Business Workplace. Note A work item in the status logically deleted may have already caused database changes or other actions (generate event, send notification). These changes are not canceled automatically.
Errors	Execution of the work item was terminated with an error.