Defining Start Transactions (SAP Library

Defining Start Transactions

Use

The workflow system can create an individual transaction to start a particular workflow. A start transaction provides input fields that are used to assign values to the import parameters of the workflow container.

You can edit this transaction at a later date using the ABAP Workbench, for example to change the names of input fields or adapt the layout.

If you select a workflow by choosing Office ® Start workflow, for which a start transaction is defined, this start transaction is executed.

For further information, refer to Starting Workflows in Dialog.

Prerequisites

You have defined a workflow and marked the container elements required as import parameters.

Features

The workflow system generates a transaction to start a given workflow. The input fields are derived from the import parameters of the workflow container.

Container elements that reference a structure cannot be assigned values using input fields.

The workflow system generates the name of the transaction automatically from the ID of the workflow. A successfully-generated transaction can be recognized by the symbol adjacent to the transaction name.
The workflow system also generates the name of the module pool automatically if you do not specify anything yourself. You determine the screen number. In this manner, you can create various screens for various workflows in the same module pool.

Activities

Choose Tools ® Business Workflow ® Development ® Definition tools ® Workflow start transactions to access the workflow start transactions function.

You specify a workflow ID, a screen number and, optionally, a module pool in the field Program. Select .

Alternatively, you can generate a start transaction for a workflow from the Workflow Builder. To do this, select on the tab page Start in the basic data of the workflow in the Workflow Builder. You can also process existing start transactions from here.

You can use the Screen Painter functions to revise the transaction generated. For further information, refer to the Screen Painter documentation.

If you want to change the user interface status of the transaction generated, you must define a separate user interface status. You can use the user interface status DYNPRO as a model.