HCM Workflow Items

HCM Workflow items are items that are handled by Human Resources (HR) administrators through Adobe Interactive Forms.

These items are executable through the Workflow OData Channel and Unified Inbox services using the GUI Link attribute.

To execute the HCM Workflow items:

1. Copy the relative URL from the GUI Link attribute.

2. Execute the URL with the current host and port. The Adobe form is launched for execution.

To display HCM Workflow items as part of the Workflow services, their Workflow ID and step ID must be registered in the Workflow Step Configuration.

To register the HCM items in the Workflow Step Configuration:

1. In the SAP system, open transaction SPRO.

2. Choose SAP Reference IMG.

3. Navigate to  SAP NetWeaver  SAP Gateway Service Enablement  Content  Workflow Settings .

4. Open the Maintain Task Names and Decision Options activity. The Change View “Step Name”: Overview page is displayed.

5. Choose New Entries.

6. In the Step Name table, fill in the following fields:

   • Workflow ID

   • Step ID

   • Step Description

7. Choose Save.

In the OData Channel service, you can find the link in the gui_link attribute of the Workflow Task Collection.

To obtain the URL:

1. In the SAP system, open transaction SPRO.

2. Choose SAP Reference IMG.

3. Navigate to  SAP NetWeaver  SAP Gateway  Administration  OData Channel  Maintain Services .

4. Select the Workflow service.

5. Choose Call Browser.

6. Navigate to WorkflowTaskCollection(<workitem_id>).

In the Unified Inbox service, you can find the link in the GUI_Link attribute of the UI Execution Link Collection.

To obtain the URL:

1. In the SAP system, open transaction SPRO.

2. Choose SAP Reference IMG.

3. Navigate to  SAP NetWeaver  SAP Gateway  Administration  OData Channel  Maintain Services .

4. Select the unified inbox service.

5. Choose Call Browser.

6. Navigate to TaskCollection(<workitem_id>)/UIExecutionLink.