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Use

The Webflow filtering by item type allows more flexible control over the types of work items being fetched by Webflow Connector. It enables you to specify supported and excluded item types for each UWL Webflow Connector. The filtering is performed at ABAP back-end side and we recommend you to use it in certain scenarios for optimizing the system performance and reducing the transport load between ABAP back-end and Application Server Java (AS Java).

You can access this new functionality using the Universal Worklist Systems administration screen. To do this, proceed as follows:

In the portal, navigate to Start of the navigation path System Administration Next navigation step System Configuration Next navigation step Universal Worklist and Workflow Next navigation step Universal Worklist - Administration Next navigation step Universal Worklist Configuration End of the navigation path. To apply the filtering option, you can use the fields for supported item types and excluded item types.

Example You have many different Task Types at the ABAP back-end. Your scenario requires only few of them to be displayed in the UWL Inbox. You can use Filtering by Item Type to configure UWL so that only the required work items are transported from ABAP back-end to AS Java. You can do this by specifying the supported item types. You can also configure the filtering so that all available work items, except certain item types chosen by you, are transported from ABAP back-end to AS Java. You do this by specifying which item types to exclude.
Note

These fields are available only when a new WebFlowConnector is being created or an existing WebflowConnector is being edited. They are not shown with any other connector.

Filtering by Supported and Excluded Item Types

For more information about applying the filtering by supported and excluded item types, see: Filtering by Supported and Excluded Item Types.

Supported and Excluded Item Types Fields

For more information about the supported and excluded item types fields, see: Supported and Excluded Item Types Fields.

Validation of Supported and Excluded Item Types Fields

For more information about the validation of supported item types and excluded item types fields, see: Validation of Supported and Excluded Item Types Fields.