RSWUWFML2 & BSP: How to execute workitems from outlook when SAP Gui is not insatlled on deskop

Wed Jun 8 05:20:44 EDT 2005

I managed to create the URL dynamically in the work item task
description recently:  

First I worked out the URL of the Workflow Handler and its required
parameters (look at the method processdialog on object Webservice) and
then to dynamically calculate the values and make them displayable in my
task description, I created some new attributes on a delegated subtype
of the webservice object that read the tables updated by transaction
WF_HANDCUST.  This will give you the root of your URL, the other
elements you can get from the Workitem object in your Task.  The only
thing I couldn't totally get right was the userid passed in the URL as
the task in this case could go to more than one user, a dummy value
seemed to solve things but if anyone thinks of a better solution then
let me know.

Hope that gives you enough information to get this working.

Regards,

Mark

SAP UK

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From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
Of pramod reddy
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 5:28 AM
To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
Subject: RE: RSWUWFML2 & BSP: How to execute workitems from outlook when
SAP Gui is not insatlled on deskop

Could you please gimme more details about the 2nd point which you are
suggesting.

Let me give you some more details about my requirements.

A workitem is sent to approver whenever a request is created. Both
submitting & approving is through BSP pages. 

Ok. I can place the approval URL as a workitem text. But how the
data(context of the request) will move from workitem to approval page. 

In the current approach, when workitem is executed, Approval page is
opened-up in browser  with URL which contains the context of the request
which is in process, through webservice parameter ids. And when
webservice(ie approving the request here) is executed workitem status
becomes completed; And user action details[approval/rejection] goes into
workflow because of the callback mechanism.

URL looks like below. 

http://sun081.igate.com:8061/sap(bD1lbiZjPTQwMSZ3PTQwMjExODAr)/bc/bsp/sa
p/zunix/manager.do?ACCESS_LIST=tt&COMMENTS=tt&EMAIL_MGR=PRAMOD%2eKATKURI
%40igate%2eCOM&EMAIL_REQ=tt&FNAME=tt&LNAME=tt&NAME_MGR=m1&Network_ID=tt&
REASON=tt&REQUESTOR=tt&REQ_PHONE=tt&REQ_TYPE=A&SAPWFCBURL=http%3a%2f%2f1
98%2e7%2e1%2e81%3a8061%2fsap%2fbc%2fwebflow%2fwshandler%3f_sapwiid%3d000
000069773%26_saptask%3dTS95107916%26_saplogsys%3digt-401%26_sapuname%3dK
ATKURIP%26_saplangu%3dE%26_sapxid%3d42A5F392D32755E7E100000064070151%26s
ap-client%3d401
<http://sun081.igate.com:8061/sap(bD1lbiZjPTQwMSZ3PTQwMjExODAr)/bc/bsp/s
ap/zunix/manager.do?ACCESS_LIST=tt&COMMENTS=tt&EMAIL_MGR=PRAMOD%2eKATKUR
I%40igate%2eCOM&EMAIL_REQ=tt&FNAME=tt&LNAME=tt&NAME_MGR=m1&Network_ID=tt
&REASON=tt&REQUESTOR=tt&REQ_PHONE=tt&REQ_TYPE=A&SAPWFCBURL=http%3a%2f%2f
198%2e7%2e1%2e81%3a8061%2fsap%2fbc%2fwebflow%2fwshandler%3f_sapwiid%3d00
0000069773%26_saptask%3dTS95107916%26_saplogsys%3digt-401%26_sapuname%3d
KATKURIP%26_saplangu%3dE%26_sapxid%3d42A5F392D32755E7E100000064070151%26
sap-client%3d401> 

Am not sure how all these can be accomplished in the approach which you
are suggesting. Could you please help me in understanding the same.

Note: Not sure how relevant this note is but i wanted to let you know,
there is no custom business obj/events associated with this process. 

Thank You,

Pramod.

"Dart, Jocelyn" <jocelyn.dart at sap.com> wrote:

	Hi Pramod, 
	Firstly, the sending of an SAP shortcut is an option of
RSWUWFML2 - change your selection criteria to turn it off. There's no
point even going to SAPGUI in your scenario.

	Secondly, use your work item text to generate the URL you need
as a text "http://.... etc." - your mail client should automatically
turn the text into a hyperlink.

	Regards, 
	Jocelyn Dart 
	Senior Consultant 
	SAP Australia Pty Ltd. 
	Level 1/168 Walker St. 
	North Sydney 
	NSW, 2060 
	Australia 
	T   +61 412 390 267 
	M   + 61 412 390 267 
	E   jocelyn.dart at sap.com 
	http://www.sap.com <http://www.sap.com/>  

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	From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu]
On Behalf Of pramod reddy
	Sent: Wednesday, 08 June 2005 7:59 AM
	To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
	Subject: RSWUWFML2 & BSP: How to execute workitems from outlook
when SAP Gui is not insatlled on deskop

	Hi,

	I understand using RSWUWFML2, we can enable users to
execute/access the work items from outlook. And as for as my
understanding, user should have SAPGui on his machine in order to
execute the work items from outlook. Obvious, as work items might open
SAP Screens. 

	In our case, whenever a work item is executed a BSP page is
opened (not SAP screen). Going by this SAPGui is not required. But
RSWUWFML2 sends a mail with attachment which is nothing but a sap
shortcut[not URL] to work items in SAP Inbox. If you observe properties
of these shortcuts, SAPGUI for Win32 is the opening application. Hence
SAPGui is must in order to execute the work items from Outlook.

	1. Is there any way of  handling this i.e. executing the work
items from Outlook, without having the SAPGui on desktop? I mean is
there any web service which enables this kind of requirement.

	2. In our case, whenever a work item is being accessed from
Outlook, before opening the BSP page, one SAPGui session is also
opened(with sap command prompt enabled) along with it. 

	Is there anyway to close this automatically once the BSP page is
opened up. 

	Can I restrict user not to enter any tcode in the sap command
prompt. I don't want give the option to user to enter tcode at all in
first place, though we can handle the security issue with the help of
Authorizations.

	Can anyone please advise me on this

	BTW, SAP Version: 6.4

	Thanking in advance.

	Regards,

	Pramod.

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