Maintenance of Multiple Conditions (SAP Library

Maintenance of Multiple Conditions

Use

You use a multiple condition in a workflow definition if:

At execution time, only one of several possible alternatives can be processed during the workflow, from a business point of view.

The workflow system can make a decision based on the contents of the workflow container.

The decision can be formulated based on a comparison between an expression from workflow container and a finite amount of comparison values (constants, expressions).

You also have the option of going to an Others branch if none of the conditions agree with the value of the basis of comparison.

In the workflow definition a multiple condition is represented with the symbol .

Features

For the decision, the workflow system checks the value of a basis of comparison against the defined comparison values.

The basis of comparison can be a container element of the workflow container or a system field, and the comparison value can be a constant, a container element of the workflow container or a system field.

You cannot use multiline container elements.

Activities

You define the basis of comparison as an expression with reference to the workflow container. You enter the comparison values into the table as expressions and assign a name with which the outcome is displayed in the workflow definition. For comparison values that are not taken into account, you can include a branch into the workflow definition for Other values. To do this, you assign a name in the relevant input field.

If the basis of comparison has a value that does not agree with any comparison value and if there is no branch Other values, the workflow assumes the status error.

For each outcome, the system adds a branch in the workflow definition and puts an undefined step into this branch. To ensure the consistency of the block structure, all branches created are brought together before the next step of the workflow definition.