Business Workplace Using the Internet 

Use

Workflow functions can be called via a Web browser using an Internet Transaction Server (ITS).

This enables employees who seldom or never work with SAP GUI for Windows to access workflow functions.

If you work with SAP GUI for HTML, you can execute all work items via the Internet. If the function behind the work item does not yet support execution in SAP GUI for HTML, a message to this effect is displayed. A MiniApp is available for the selection of work items in the Internet.

Integration

SAP provides not only the option of generating your own Web transactions, but also predefined Web scenarios known as Easy Web Transactions (EWTs).

Prerequisites

You need an ITS to work with Web integration. You also need the SAP@WebStudio.

Features

Web Form Integration

Business Workflow Web integration supports starting workflows and executing work items.

An employee creates a notification of absence in a Web browser using a Web form. Either this process starts a workflow, or the workflow has already been started by the form being called.

The employee's superior then receives a work item in their Web workplace (a replication of their Business Workplace in the SAP System), in which they can approve or reject the request.

The employee is informed of the result in their Web workplace, for example with a mail.

In both situations a Web transaction is generated from a task. These transactions must then be processed with the SAP@WebStudio. Finally, the service and HTML templates generated must be published on the relevant ITS. The SAP@WebStudio is used for this as well.

The object type Form with method HtmlProcess is available for executing work items.

Easy Web Transactions

The following Easy Web Transactions are supplied for Business Workflow:

·        Business Workplace Using the Internet (Web Workplace)

·        Workflow Status Reports via the Internet

·        Creating a Customer Master Record via the Internet