SAP Business Workflow: Reference Documentation

Business Workflow Explorer

Workflow Builder

Calling the Workflow Builder

Import and Export of a Workflow

Operation of the Workflow Builder

Inserting Workflows into Existing Workflows

Positioning Rules for New Steps

Printing Workflows

Condition Editor

Workflow Builder Options

Teamworking in the Workflow Builder

Edit Workflow Definition

Block Orientation in the Workflow Definition

Using Workflow Wizards

Positioning Rules for New Steps

Workflow Wizards for Approval Procedures

Dynamic Hierarchical Approval Workflow

Hierarchical Approval Workflow

Dynamic Parallel Approval Workflow

Parallel Approval Workflow

Evaluation Part in All Approval Workflows

Workflow Wizards for Circulars

Circular

Dynamic Circular

Dynamic Parallel Circular

Parallel Circular

Other Workflow Wizards

Creation of Customizing Workflows

Definition of a Workflow

Versions of a Workflow

Version-Independent Basic Data of a Workflow

Version-Dependent Basic Data of a Workflow

Control Tab Page

WebFlow Tab Page

Tab Page Programming Exits

Definition of the Workflow Container

Creating Container Elements

Creating Steps

Positioning Rules for New Steps

Step Types and Their Symbols

Definition of Options for Starting a Workflow

Defining Responsibilities

Definition of Task

Maintenance of Basic Data of Task

Maintenance of Reference to Object Method

Maintenance of Execution Properties

Editing Names

Maintenance of Agent Assignment

Maintaining Task Texts

Definition of the Task Container

Creating Container Elements

Creating Triggering Events

Definition of Terminating Events for Tasks

Rules for Agent Determination for Tasks

Maintenance of Classification and Lock Indicators

Maintenance of the SAPphone Property

Details Tab Page

Outcomes Tab Page

Exceptions in the Workflow Definition

Notification Tab Page

Deadline Tab Pages

Modeled Deadline Monitoring or Standard Escalation

Methods Tab Page

Conditions Tab Page

Tab Page Programming Exits

Properties Tab Page

Work Item Display Tab Page

Programming a Step-Specific Tab Page

Getting the Initial Screen Run

Setting a Tab Page Title

Getting the ID of the Current Work Item

Getting the Selected Function Code

Setting a Function Code

Deleting a Function Code

Setting a "Dirty Flag"

Getting a "Dirty Flag"

User Exit for Work Item Preview

Workflow Toolbox

"Other" Tab Page

Table-Driven Dynamic Parallel Processing

Implementation Options for Parallel Processing

Change Data Tab Page

Web Activity

Call Tab Page

Direct Format Entry Tab Page

Format Entry Using Group Tab Page

Outbound XML Document Tab Page

Inbound XML Document Tab Page

Extended Communication Tab Page

Control Tab Page

Outcomes Tab Page

Notification Tab Page

Deadline Tab Pages

Conditions Tab Page

Tab Page Programming Exits

Tab Page Programming Exits

Defining Responsibilities

Control Tab Page

Outcomes Tab Page

Exceptions in the Workflow Definition

Notification Tab Page

Deadline Tab Pages

Modeled Deadline Monitoring or Standard Escalation

Conditions Tab Page

Tab Page Programming Exits

Defining Responsibilities

Details Tab Page

Control Tab Page

Creating Decision Tasks

Binding Definition for Decision Tasks

Outcomes Tab Page

Notification Tab Page

Deadline Tab Pages

Modeled Deadline Monitoring or Standard Escalation

Conditions Tab Page

Methods Tab Page

Work Item Display Tab Page

Programming a Step-Specific Tab Page

User Exit for Work Item Preview

Tab Page Programming Exits

Properties Tab Page

Tab Page Other

Change Data Tab Page

Document from a Template

Document Templates Tab Page

Defining Responsibilities

Creating Document Templates

Control Tab Page

Binding Definition for Document from Template

Creating Container Elements

Outcomes Tab Page

Notification Tab Page

Deadline Tab Pages

Modeled Deadline Monitoring or Standard Escalation

Conditions Tab Page

Methods Tab Page

Work Item Display Tab Page

Programming a Step-Specific Tab Page

User Exit for Work Item Preview

Tab Page Programming Exits

Notification Tab Page

Deadline Tab Pages

Modeled Deadline Monitoring or Standard Escalation

Conditions Tab Page

Tab Page Programming Exits

Implementation Options for Parallel Processing

Modeled Deadline Monitoring or Standard Escalation

Parallel Processing/Dynamic Processing Tab Page

Exceptions Tab Page

Local Container Tab Page

Local Container Tab Page

Properties Tab Page

Change Data Tab Page

Definition of a Container

Creating Container Elements

Definition of the Workflow Container

Workflow System Elements in the Workflow Container

Definition of the Task Container

Workflow System Elements in the Task Container

Defining Method Containers

Definition of Event Container

Workflow System Elements in the Event Container

Definition of Binding

Rule-Based Proposal for Binding Definitions

Binding Definitions to Workflow Container

Binding Definition from Task Container

Binding Definitions from Event Container

Binding Definition from Method Container

Binding Definition from the Rule Container

Binding Definition for Document from Template

Creating Container Elements

Binding Definition for Decision Tasks

Operation of the Binding Editor

Expressions: Functional Methods

Accessing Multiline Container Elements

Programmed Binding

Assignment Rules for Binding Definitions

Correlating Objects

WebFlow Function

Creating Wf-XML Documents

Examples of Generated Wf-XML Documents

Ad Hoc Workflow

Defining Ad Hoc Agent Assignment

Executing Workflows with Ad Hoc Agent Assignment

Enhancing Workflows with Ad Hoc Anchors

Review Workflow

Forms in Business Workflow

Integrating Web Forms

Starting Workflows with Web Forms

Designing a Web Form to Start a Workflow or Task

Defining a Workflow/Task to Be Started with Webforms

Generating a Web Transaction

Developing an Internet Service from a Transaction

Starting a Task with a Web Form

Processing Work Items as a Web Form

Designing a Web Form to Process a Work Item

Creating Web Form Tasks

Generating a Web Transaction

Developing an Internet Service from a Transaction

Adding Tasks to a Workflow Definition

Extending HTML Templates

Executing Work Items with Web Forms

Using Web Services

Configuring Workflow Systems for Using Web Services

Registering Web Service Definitions

Using Web Services in Workflows

Business Object Builder

Maintenance of Object Types (BOR)

Creating Object Types (BOR)

General Naming Conventions for Object Types (BOR)

Rules for Naming Object Type Components (BOR)

Editing the Basic Data of an Object Type (BOR)

Processing Object Types (BOR)

Release Statuses (BOR)

Definition of Object Type Components (BOR)

Rules for Naming Object Type Components (BOR)

Maintenance of an Object Type Component (BOR)

Displaying Details of an Object Type Component (BOR)

Implementation of Interfaces (BOR)

Standard Interface (BOR)

Interface Aggregate (BOR)

Interface Create (BOR)

Interface Display (BOR)

Start Task Group for Workflow Interface (BOR)

Interface Edit (BOR)

Interface Extended Approval (BOR)

Interface Check Existence (BOR)

Implementing the Method ExistenceCheck (BOR)

Interface Approval (BOR)

Interface Status Management (BOR)

Interface Structure Object (BOR)

Interface Find (BOR)

Defining Key Fields (BOR)

Definition of Attributes for an Object Type (BOR)

Release Statuses (BOR)

Implementation Program for a Virtual Attribute (BOR)

Programming Database Field Attributes

Definition of Methods for an Object Type (BOR)

Release Statuses (BOR)

Definition as Synchronous or Asynchronous Method (BOR)

Definition of Method Parameters (BOR)

Result, Export Parameters, and Workflow Definition (BOR)

Definition of Exceptions (BOR)

Implementing the Method ExistenceCheck (BOR)

Creating Method to Execute Work Items Together (BOR)

Method Implementation with CALL TRANSACTION (BOR)

Programming Instance-Independent Methods (BOR)

Definition of Events for Object Types (BOR)

Definition of Event Parameters (BOR)

Programming in the Implementation Program (BOR)

Macro Instructions for Processing a Container

Declaration and Initialization of a Container

Writing a Field Value into a Container

Writing a Table into a Container

Writing an Object Reference into a Container

Reading an Object Reference from a Container

Writing a Multiline Object Reference into a Container (BOR)

Reading a Multiline Object Reference from a Container (BOR)

Implementing the Method ExistenceCheck (BOR)

Implementation Program for a Virtual Attribute (BOR)

Programming Instance-Independent Methods (BOR)

Macro Instructions for Accessing Objects, Attributes, Methods (BOR)

Programmed Method Call

Programmed Access to an Attribute

Data Declaration for Variables Used (BOR)

Programming Asynchronous Methods (BOR)

Programming Synchronous Methods (BOR)

Programming Methods with Parameters (BOR)

Programming Exceptions (BOR)

Implementing the Method ExistenceCheck (BOR)

Extending and Adapting Object Types (BOR)

Creating a Subtype (BOR)

General Naming Conventions for Object Types (BOR)

Defining Delegation Types (BOR)

Object Type SELFITEM

Method SendTaskDescription

Object Type WF_TASK

Object Type FORM

Object Type FORMABSENC

Business Object Repository

Business Object Repository Browser

ABAP Classes in Workflow

Key Attributes, Attributes

Interface IF_WORKFLOW

Method BI_PERSISTENT~FIND_BY_LPOR

Method BI_PERSISTENT~LPOR

Method BI_PERSISTENT~REFRESH

Method BI_OBJECT~DEFAULT_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE

Method BI_OBJECT~EXECUTE_DEFAULT_METHOD

Method BI_OBJECT~RELEASE

ABAP Classes in Process Steps

Workflow Configuration

Tasks and Task Groups

Creating and Maintaining Tasks

Definition of Task

Maintenance of Basic Data of Task

Maintenance of Reference to Object Method

Maintenance of Execution Properties

Editing Names

Maintenance of Agent Assignment

Maintaining Task Texts

Definition of the Task Container

Creating Container Elements

Creating Triggering Events

Definition of Terminating Events for Tasks

Rules for Agent Determination for Tasks

Maintenance of Classification and Lock Indicators

Maintenance of the SAPphone Property

Definition of a Multistep Task

Maintenance of Basic Data of Multistep Task

Editing Names

Maintenance of the SAPphone Property

Maintenance of Agent Assignment

Maintaining Task Texts

Definition of the Workflow Container

Creating Container Elements

Creating Triggering Events

Maintenance of the SAPphone Property

Definition of a Task Group

Document Processing

Processing SAPscript Texts as a Step in the Workflow

Defining the Standard Task "Create SAPscript Text"

Defining the Standard Task "Display SAPscript Text"

Defining the Workflow (Section) "Process Standard Text"

Specifying Agents of Subsequent Steps Dynamically

Copying Selection Tasks

Copying Tasks into Another Plan Version

Organizational Plan

Working with Screen Areas

Validity

Validity of Objects and Assignments

Selecting a Date and Preview Period

Activating/Deactivating Query Time Period

Validity of Object Characteristics

Object Manager

Finding/Selecting Objects

Using Search Tools

Using Search Variants

Displaying/Changing Objects

Creating Objects

Copying Objects

Assigning/Moving/Repositioning Objects

Terminating/Deleting Objects or Assignments

Undoing/Recreating Changes

Confirmation Prompt

Configuring Columns

Switching Maintenance Interfaces

Role Resolution

Rule

Rule Container

Definition of an Agent Determination Rule

Defining Rules Using Responsibilities

Creating Rule Containers

Creating a Responsibility

Assigning Users to the Responsibility

Defining Rules Using Organizational Data

Creating SAP Organizational Object Types

Creating and Editing SAP Organizational Object Assignments

Rule to Determine Design Office

Defining Rules Using Function to Be Executed

Function Module for Rule Resolution

Interface of Function Module for Agent Determination

Rule to Determine Manager

Defining Rules Using Function to Be Executed Asynchronously

Defining Rules Using Evaluation Paths

Creating Rule Containers

Rule to Determine the Organizational Unit of a User

Cancellation for Rule Resolution Without Result

Selecting Objects from the Organizational Plan

Definition of a WebFlow Rule

Creating Rule Containers

Using Events

Event Creation

Wizards for Event Creation

Creation of Events When Change Documents are Written

Maintaining Assignment Between Event Without Field Restrictions and Change Document

Maintaining the Assignment Between Event with Field Restrictions and Change Document

Maintenance of Workflow-Relevant Settings for Change Documents

Creation of Event Parameters with Event Creation

Creation of Events upon Status Changes

Maintaining the Assignment Between Status Change and Event

Creation of Events via Message Control

Creation of Events upon LIS Exceptions

Creation of Events via Business Transaction Events

Creation of Events by Calling a Function Module

Creation of Events by Using ABAP Classes

Definition of Event Container

Using Linkages

Function Modules for Processing Events

Evaluation and Maintenance of Instance Linkages

Evaluation and Maintenance of Type Linkages

Event Simulation

Creation of Events for Test Purposes

Event Trace

Triggering Alerts Based on Events

Business Workplace: Workflow Functions

Using Work Items

Using Dialog Work Items

Status of a Dialog Work Item

Status Transitions of a Dialog Work Item

Using Missed Deadline Work Items

Status of a Missed Deadline Work Item

Status Transitions of a Missed Deadline Work Item

Using Workflow Work Items

Status of a Workflow Work Item

Status Transitions of a Workflow Work Item

Using Background Work Items

Status of a Background Work Item

Error Handling of Background Work Items

Using Work Queue Work Items

Status of a Worklist Work Item

Using Wait Step Work Items

Using Web Work Items

Work Item with Express Notification

Workflow Settings

Personal Settings

Organizational Assignment of a User

Defining a Substitute During a User's Absence

Views

Maintaining Views

Adopting and Exiting Views

Dynamic Columns for the Business Workplace

Selectable Columns for the Business Workplace: Workflow

Workflow Inbox

Work Item Display: Standard View

Tab Page Basic Data

Tab Page Available Objects

Work Item Display: Technical View

Current Dates/Times of a Work Item

Workflow Log: Standard View

Workflow Log: Technical View

Graphical Workflow Log

Sending Mails

Displaying Agents

Changing Deadlines

Current Dates/Times of a Work Item

Managing Attachments

Rejecting Execution

Executing Together

Grouping According to Sort Key

Changing Priority

Creating Links

Forwarding Work Items

Workflow Relationships

Changing Work Items

Setting Work Items to Done

Workflow Outbox

Workflow Resubmissions

Work Item Preview

Starting Tasks and Workflows

Starting Workflows Manually

Starting Workflows with Object References: Details

Testing Workflows

Advancing with Immediate Dialog

Transactions for Workflow Start

Starting Workflows or Tasks from Messages

Start Conditions for Workflows

Workflow System Administration

Automatic Workflow Customizing

Customizing for Tasks and Workflows

Workflow Runtime Administration

Deleting Work Items

Processing Work Items as an Administrator

Diagnosing Workflows with Errors

Restarting Workflows After Errors

Workflow RFC Monitor

Workflow Trace

Event Manager Administration

Using Linkages

Event Trace

Managing Event Queues

Maintaining Tab Page Basic Data

Maintaining Tab Page Activations

Maintaining Tab Page Background Jobs

Maintaining Tab Page Event Deliveries

Maintaining Tab Page Linkages with Errors

Event Queue Browser

Extended Notifications for SAP Business Workflow

Fundamentals and Overview

Notification Administration (Browser)

Defining the Category

Defining the Selection

Defining Subscriptions

Defining the General Settings

Granularity and Message Structure

Configuring Notifications (View Cluster)

Granularity of Messages

Typical Use Cases and Examples

Selecting All Work Items

Selecting Work Items of Particular Single-Step Tasks

Selecting More Work Items and Using Existing Subscriptions

Defining a Schedule for Selection

Sending Notifications to All or Individual Users

Delivering Notifications, E-Mails, or SMS

Defining the Message Structure

Executing or Displaying Work Items from Within a Message

Defining the Schedule for the Delivery of Notifications

Reminding Users About Unprocessed Work Items

Changing the Message Text

Changing the Message Layout

Example: Notifications for Leave Requests

Testing the Standard Functions

Report for Selecting and Delivering

Log Display

Report for Deleting Completed Notifications

Using Extended Notifications and the UWL

Work Item Visualization in the Universal Worklist (UWL)

Displaying the Work Item Container

Displaying XML Documents

Defining the Web Server

Workflow Information System

Operation of the WIS

Key Figures Used

Standard Analysis Organization View

Standard Analysis Process View

Standard Analysis Object View

Standard Analysis Group View

Standard Analysis Example Scenario

Periodic Data Transfer

Creating Variants for Report RMCADATA

Scheduling Jobs

Making Customer-Specific Enhancements to the WIS

Extending the Communication Structure

Retrieving Data for Customer Fields

Making LIS Customizing

Work Item Analysis

Technical Details on Calculation

Workload Analysis

Threshold Value and Average Value

Authorization Management

Demo and Test Workflows

Transport and Client Copy

Important Transaction Codes

Organizational Management Administration

Workflow-Relevant Data for Organizational Management

Using Evaluation Paths

Maintaining Evaluation Paths

Business Workplace Using the Internet

Creating a Customer Master Record in the Internet

Process Flow (BC-BMT-WFM Creating a Customer Master Record)

Business Workplace Using the Internet

The Business Workplace

Displaying and Processing Work Items

Creating, Processing, and Sending Documents

Workflow Status Reports via the Internet

Executing Selection Reports (BC-BMT-WFM Status Reports)

Integrating Web Forms

Starting Workflows with Web Forms

Designing a Web Form to Start a Workflow or Task

Defining a Workflow/Task to Be Started with Webforms

Generating a Web Transaction

Generated Web Transactions

Developing an Internet Service from a Transaction

Generated HTML Templates

Starting a Task with a Web Form

Processing Work Items as a Web Form

Designing a Web Form to Process a Work Item

Creating Web Form Tasks

Generating a Web Transaction

Generated Web Transactions

Developing an Internet Service from a Transaction

Generated HTML Templates

Extending HTML Templates

Adding Tasks to a Workflow Definition

Executing Work Items with Web Forms

Business Workflow - Tutorials

Tutorial: Workflow Modeling

Unit 1: Structural Organization

Unit 2: Starting Workflow Builder

Lesson 3: Creating Workflows

Unit 4: Defining and Adding Task "Create Notification of Absence"

Unit 5: First Test

Reporting and Analysis

Unit 6: Creating Task "Check Notification of Absence"

Unit 7: Including "Check Notification of Absence" in the Workflow Definition

Unit 8: Second Test

Unit 9: Adding User Decisions

Unit 10: Third Test

Unit 11: Defining and Including "Revise Notification of Absence" in the Workflow Definition

Unit 12: Integrating the UNTIL Loop for Reapproval

Unit 13: Adding Container Operations

Unit 14: Changing Staff Assignments

Unit 15: Using a Rule

Unit 16: Fourth Test

Unit 17: Including "Send Notification" into the Workflow Definition

Unit 18: Attachments to Work Item

Unit 19: Fifth Test

Unit 20: Monitoring Missed Deadlines

Tutorial: Maintaining the Organizational Plan

Unit 1: Creating an Organizational Plan

Unit 2: Creating Staff Assignments

Unit 3: Assigning Tasks

Tutorial: Flexible Event Creation During Status Changes

Unit 1: Testing Existing Application Functions

Unit 2: Identifying and Enhancing Object Types

Lesson 3: Adding Further Attributes

Unit 4: Creating Events Flexibly

Unit 5: Determining Agents - Structural Organization

Lesson 6: Defining Workflows

Unit 7: Editing Workflow Definitions

Unit 8: Executing Scenarios

Tutorial: Workflow Programming

Enhancing Object Types: Inheritance and Delegation

Unit 1: Creating an Object Type in the Business Object Repository

Unit 2: Creating Database Field Attributes

Unit 3: Creating Object Database Field Attributes

Unit 4: Creating Virtual Attributes

Unit 5: Creating Object Virtual Attributes

Unit 6: Creating Multi-Lined Virtual Attributes

Unit 7: Creating the Method Edit Without Parameters

Unit 8: Creating Method ExistenceCheck without Parameters

Unit 9: Creating the Display Method Without Parameters

Unit 10: Creating Method with Parameters

Unit 11: Events and their Creation

Unit 12: Basic Data

Unit 13: Final Steps

Appendix: Implementation Program for Object Type Z_BUS2032