Workflow Work Item (Type F) (SAP Library

Workflow Work Item (Type F)

Definition

Work item that represents a multistep task at runtime.

Use

For every multistep task started there is one type F work item. The workflow log and the workflow container can be accessed:

For error diagnosis and error correction if no work items are displayed
for information on steps of a workflow (including their current agents, notes, and ad hoc objects) already processed
for modifying an ongoing workflow by changing the workflow container
for reporting on completed processes

Type F work items are not displayed in the Business Workplace but can be found using the work item selection.

Structure

A workflow consists of a sequence of work items that are executed by agents or the system. The work items represent the steps in the workflow definition that refer to a particular task. These are steps of the types activity or user decision.

Integration

The Work Item Manager manages the processing of work items and monitors deadlines. To automate workflow processes, activities in the workflow can also refer to object methods which run in the background. If this is the case, the work item manager initiates the calling of the background processes.

The work items whose execution requires dialog can be accessed by the selected agents (determined from the organizational model and role resolution) from their worklists in order to select them for processing.

This worklist is displayed and managed in the workflow inbox of the Business Workplace.