Status of a Dialog Work Item (SAP Library

Status of a Dialog Work Item

The valid statuses for dialog work items (type W) are listed in the following table.

Work item status	Description
waiting	The work item has been scheduled for its requested start. A work item has this status if it already exists but the requested start specified in the workflow definition has not been reached yet. if it has been set to resubmission Work items in the waiting status are not displayed in the workflow inbox.
ready	The work item has been released for execution and appears in the workflow inbox of all recipients.
reserved	The work item has been received by one of its recipients with the result that its status has changed from ready to reserved. A work item in the reserved status is then displayed to this recipient only. It is no longer displayed in the workflow inboxes of the other recipients.
In process	The work item is currently being processed by a recipient or in a different mode. A work item also has this status if the work item is waiting for its terminating event. if the user cancelled the method. if the method was ended with a temporary exception for which no subsequent steps have been modeled. The point at which processing is completed cannot be detected by the workflow system in this status. As long as the status of the work item is set to in process, database changes have not been made.
*Executed*	The work item is awaiting explicit confirmation of its completion. The work item only has this status if it is necessary to confirm that it has been completed. A work item with executed status can be executed or forwarded several times until it is set to the 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 result of the task represented by the work item is correct, 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 meaningful or required by the workflow logic. A work item changes to the logically deleted status in the following way: 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 the completed status are automatically set to the logically deleted status. Intervention by an administrator An administrator can only set a work item to the logically deleted status if it has not yet reached the completed status and is not part of a higher-level workflow. Work items in the logically deleted status are not displayed in the workflow inbox of the Business Workplace. A work item with the logically deleted status may have caused database changes or other actions (generate event, send notification). These changes are not canceled automatically (compensated).
error	Execution of the work item was terminated with an error.

In addition to the statuses given above, a work item can be locked against execution. This is possible in any status and involves an administrative function which is selected for a work item via the Change option.