Business Workplace: Workflow Functions

Workflow Settings

You can configure the workflow functions in the Business Workplace using the personal workflow settings.

Business Workplace Screen Areas

The Business Workplace has three screen areas, which are used in the following manner by SAP Business Workflow:

Overview Tree

The following workflow functions are available under the Inbox node, which is under the initial node Workplace:

• Workflow

  • Grouped according to task

  • Grouped according to content

  • Grouped according to content type

  • Grouped according to sort key

• Overdue entries

• Deadline messages

• Entries with errors

For information on these functions, see Workflow Inbox.

The following workflow functions are available under the Outbox node, which is under the initial node Workplace:

• Started workflows

• Work items executed by me

• Forwarded work items

For more information on these functions, see Workflow Outbox.

The following workflow function is available under the Resubmission node, which is under the initial node Workplace:

Workflow Resubmissions

Worklist

The worklist is displayed in the upper right corner of the Business Workplace screen. Depending on whether you are in the workflow inbox, the workflow outbox or the workflow resubmissions, you have various functions available to you, which are described at the respective locations.

Work Item Preview

In the lower right corner of the Business Workplace screen, the work items selected in the worklist are displayed in a preview. Not all the functions of the work item display or the workflow log are available.

You can customize the work item preview by using a user exit.

Support for Context Menus

All workflow functions can be called using the relevant context menu.

Workflow Toolbox

SAP Business Workflow's Workflow Toolbox enables the user to access workflow functions even during a workflow-driven application transaction.

E-mail Notification for New Work Items

The new report RSWUWFML can be used to inform an employee by mail that there is a new work item in their workflow inbox.

This function is therefore beneficial to all employees who do not work with their SAP system on a daily basis.