Workflow Log: Technical View
Use
The
workflow log enables you to format all the information that is generated or collected during the execution of one active business process in one central location.The view described here, in particular the technical view described below, is intended for workflow system administrators.
Integration
Other options for displaying the workflow log are:
Prerequisites
To use the view described here, you must have set the view without ActiveX in your
personal workflow settings.If you have chosen technical view in your settings, the standard view with technical details is displayed (see below). Otherwise, the two workflow log views are identical.
Features
The system uses a two-level, hierarchical list from the
SAP List Viewer to display the various workflow log views. You can adapt the appearance of the list to suit your requirements using layouts.By single-clicking on an entry or a symbol, you can then branch to the workflow container or the
work item display, for example.The following views are available:
Workflow chronicle
The first level of the Workflow chronicle view shows all the workflow steps that have already been processed or are currently pending. If the workflow has a subworkflow structure, the subworkflows are also displayed.
The second level (detail view) shows the following for each step:
This view is used to determine what activities were carried out in a workflow and in what order.
Workflow agents
The first level of the Workflow agents view shows the employees involved in this workflow up to now.
The second level (detail view) shows the following for each employee:
This view shows how an employee was involved in the execution of a workflow.
Workflow objects
The first level of the Workflow objects view lists the objects that are related to the workflow or that have been addressed up to now during execution of the workflow. These objects include:
The second level shows the following for each object:
This view shows what information was generated and processed, and how.
... With technical details (technical view)
The technical view shows technical control information for execution of a workflow, as required by workflow system administrators, for instance.
Based on the workflow chronicle, the technical view shows technical nodes and control structures, and makes additional data available, such as container elements (
), employee data (), and workflow data (
).
The status of the work item is also displayed.
If the workflow is in status error, the workflow log can contain a hierarchical list of function modules. This list can facilitate localization of an error, and should be included when writing a SAPNet message to SAP.
... With subworkflow structure
Here you can choose whether or not to display any subworkflows and their structure.
... With error indicators
If you activate the function View with error indicators, errors are marked in the log with the 
symbol. The standard indicator is 
.
Activities
You can access the workflow log from the workflow inbox of the
Business Workplace via the
symbol, or using the context menu (click the right-hand mouse button).You can maintain the individual views (such as the technical view) within the workflow log by choosing Views or Views ® Other views.