Status of a Background Work Item (SAP Library

Status of a Background Work Item

The valid statuses for background work items (type B) 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 after it has been created until the requested start specified in the workflow definition is reached.
*Ready*	Temporary intermediate status of a background work item. The system calls the associated object method as soon as a background work item can be processed. The status of the background work item then changes to in process immediately.
*In process*	The work item is currently being processed. A work item also has this status if the method was left with a temporary exception. In this case, special Error Handling for Background Work Items with Temporary Errors is carried out. if the work item is waiting for its terminating event. The point at which processing is completed cannot be detected by the workflow system in this status.
*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.
*Logically deleted*	Execution of the work item with regard to the process logic is no longer meaningful or necessary for the process to continue. 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 The 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. 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.