Workflow Builder 

Use

This is the main SAP Business Workflow tool for creating, displaying and processing workflow definitions. You can test workflow definitions and generate operable versions.

Integration

The Workflow Builder provides a graphical view of the workflow definition. The alphanumeric workflow editor provides a textual view of the workflow definition in a tree display, as an alternative to the Workflow Builder.

Prerequisites

Each workflow definition has one multistep task. While the definition of the multistep task regulates the external relationship (call interface, triggering events), the workflow definition describes the actual implementation of a business scenario as a sequence of connected steps.

Features

The steps, outcomes and triggering events of the workflow definition are displayed graphically with their interconnections. You can choose the type of display in the Workflow Builder options.

The Workflow Builder screen is divided into the following areas.

Workflow

Here you can insert new steps into the workflow definition and process existing ones. Double-clicking on a step calls the associated step definition.

Overview

The overview graphic is displayed here. The part of the workflow graphic displayed in the screen area Workflow is marked with a green rectangle. Changing the size or position of the rectangle changes the display in the screen area Workflow.

Step types

All step types that you can use in the workflow are displayed here if you are in change mode. To insert a new step into the workflow, you click on the step type and insert it into the workflow definition.

Tasks

This screen area (which you can deactivate) can be used to display tasks in order to use them in the workflow definition. A displayed task can be inserted into your workflow definition as an activity by double-clicking. The binding between the task container and the workflow container as well as the other container elements required is generated automatically by the workflow system as far as possible.

Objects

The objects of the workflow are displayed here depending on the display of the workflow definition. The container elements of the workflow container and the document templates of the workflow are also displayed. You can change an object or create new ones directly from the list. A where-used list is available for document templates and container elements.

Messages

All messages generated in where-used lists and workflow tests are displayed here. Double-clicking on a message takes you to the relevant step definition.

For further information, refer to Workflow Builder Functions.