FND, Multiple Back-End Capabilities for Inbox

 

Technical Data

Technical Name of the Business Function

FND_IBO_MULTIBE_1

Type of Business Function

Enterprise Business Function

Available As Of

SAP Business Foundation 7.02 (SAP_BS_FND 702)

Technical Usage

Any Stack including BS_FND

Application Component

Suite Inbox (CA-EPT-IBO)

Required Business Function

Not relevant

You can use this business function to process work items from multiple back-end systems, for example, SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SAP SRM) and SAP ERP, in a single POWL-based inbox. With a single inbox, you have a better overview of all the work items you need to process.

Note Note

If you deactivate this business function, the data stored in Customizing is not deleted and you can reuse it if you decide to activate the business function again.

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Note Note

When you activate/deactivate the business function, you must do the following:

  1. Log off from the system and log on again.

  2. Restart the inbox.

Only then the activation/deactivation of the business function will be taken into account.

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Prerequisites

  • You have installed the following components as of the version specified:

    Type of Component

    Component

    Only Required for Following Functions:

    Software Component

    SAP_BS_FND 702

  • You have performed the following activities in Customizing under Start of the navigation path Cross-Application Components Next navigation step Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications Next navigation step Inbox End of the navigation path:

    • Define Exceptions

    • Assign Connected Back-End Systems to Inbox

  • You have assigned the following roles to your users:

    • Workflow Inbox APIs: End User for Workflow Functionality (SAP_BC_BMT_WFM_INB_API_END_USR)

      This enables users to receive work items from a remote system via the workflow Application Programming Interface (API).

    • Workflow Inbox APIs: Service User for Remote Accesses (SAP_BC_BMT_WFM_INB_API_SRV_USR)

      This enables the workflow Application Programming Interface (API) to handle work items of users to which this role has been assigned via remote function calls.

    You must assign the above roles to the users if you want them to receive work items from the back-end systems. If you omit this step, the users will not receive any work items from the back-end systems.

Features

  • You use a single inbox for multiple back-end systems.

  • You can deploy the inbox with or without SAP NetWeaver Portal.

For more information, see Inbox (CA-EPT-IBO).