Status of a Background Work Item

The permitted statuses of a background work item are listed in the table.

Work item status	Description
in preparation	The work item has been created, but the condition defined for starting the work item has not yet been fulfilled. Work items in this status are not displayed in the workflow inbox.
waiting	The work item is scheduled for a requested start. A work item has this status if has already been created, but the requested start specified in the workflow definition has not yet been reached.
Ready	Interim status, in which a background work item only remains temporarily. As soon as a background work item can be processed, the system automatically calls the corresponding object method. The background work item immediately changes to status in process. Note The object method is called using a tRFC call. If a background work item remains in status ready for a long time, you should check whether the tRFC calls are processed without errors. End of the note.
In process	The work item is being processed. A background work item may also have this status if The method is terminated with a temporary exception. This leads to specific Error Handling for Background Work Items. The work item is waiting for its terminating event. In this status, the workflow system has not yet recognized the point at which processing is completed.
Completed	The execution of the work item is completed. The task represented by the work item produces a correct result, i.e. the result modeled in the workflow definition.
logically deleted	Execution of the work item is no longer useful or required for the workflow logic for continuation of the process. A work item changes to logically deleted status in the following ways: 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 completed status are automatically set to the logically deleted status. Intervention of a workflow system administrator An administrator can only set a work item to logically deleted status if it is not yet in status completed and is not part of a superordinate workflow. Note A work item in the status logically deleted may have already caused database changes or other actions (generate event, send notification). These changes are not canceled automatically. End of the note.
Errors	Execution of the work item was terminated with an error.

Note Note

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 the work item via the Change option.

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