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<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi
Arpad, </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>It's
possible you don't really need two delegates - but can just use your other
subtype directly. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Especially if it is used in a separate workflow, you could simply use the
subtype as the object </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>of the
new workflow. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If you
want to use a parent event to trigger your workflow, or you only want to use
your subtype</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>in
certain steps of your workflow, you can add a workflow container element
referring to your subtype,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>and
use a step linked to a task based on SYSTEM.GENERICINSTANTIATE method to convert
from one object type to the other. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Then
you would have both object types available in your workflow and could use
whichever one suits the situation best. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>It's
quite legitimate to have true subtypes that aren't delegates - e.g..
representing special cases in the child object type and</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>the
more generic situation at the parent level. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>You
only really need to use delegation where you want to extend the provided SAP
business object for the generic situation to your</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>own
business object for the generic situation. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>E.g.
You might delegate BUS1001 representing materials to your own ZMATERIAL object
type representing materials, </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>but if
you want a ZRAWMAT object type representing "raw" materials that would be a
subtype of BUS1001 but not delegated, </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>and
ZRAWMAT would simply be used directly in your tasks or workflows.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hope
that helps. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=784283113-13032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff>Jocelyn Dart</FONT> <BR><FONT
color=#0000ff>Consultant (EBP, BBP, Ecommerce, Internet Transaction
Server, Workflow)</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#0000ff>SAP
Australia</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>Email </FONT><A
href="mailto:jocelyn.dart@sap.com"><FONT
size=2>jocelyn.dart@sap.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT size=2>Tel: +61<SPAN
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> de Valensart Schoenmaeckers,
Patrick [mailto:deValensartSchoenmaeckers.Patrick@pmintl.ch]<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Tuesday, 12 March 2002 8:28 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
SAP-WUG@MITVMA.MIT.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Business object
delegation<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=427551109-12032002>It
looks quite natural that you cannot do this : if you had for example the same
virtual attribute (=same names) in your two subtypes, but with a different
code. How would the system react when you would call that attribute from the
main object type?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=427551109-12032002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=427551109-12032002>A
workaround for this could be :</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=427551109-12032002>1.
Create all attributes and methods in the same subtype, but use them only for
one project, and use a naming convention that shows clearly which project they
are related to (e.g. if you want to have the same kind of attribute for both
projects, you would have to create it twice with a different
name).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial CE" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=427551109-12032002>or</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial CE" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=427551109-12032002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial CE" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=427551109-12032002>2. Make a subtype of a subtype (e.g. bus2081
delegates to zbus2081, and zbus2081 delegates to ybus2081). I have not tried
this, but I do not see any reason why it would not work.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial CE" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=427551109-12032002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial CE" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=427551109-12032002>Kind regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial CE" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=427551109-12032002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=427551109-12032002>Patrick</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial CE" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=427551109-12032002>
<P><FONT face=Arial
size=2>---------------------------------------------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Patrick de Valensart</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Information Services</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Philip Morris
S.p.A.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Via Salandra, 18, 00187 Roma,
Italy</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>---------------------------------------------------------</FONT>
</P></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Vincze Arpad
[mailto:Arpad.Vincze@itelligence.hu]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 12, 2002
10:09 AM<BR><B>To:</B> SAP-WUG@MITVMA.MIT.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Business
object delegation<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
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<P><FONT face="Arial CE">Hello,</FONT> </P><BR><BR>
<P><FONT face="Arial CE">Let us say I would like create a business object
subtype, like</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Arial CE">
image -> zimage or</FONT>
<BR><FONT face="Arial CE"> bus2081
-> zbus2081. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial CE">I can create as many subobject as I would, but<I>
I can delegate only one</I>.</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Arial CE">I don't
understand why?</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Arial CE">Sometimes it would be appreciated if I can use
separate sub object (different project can work separately). I can create
it but at the end I can delegate only one.</FONT></P><BR>
<P><FONT face="Arial CE">Any idea?</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Arial CE">Regards:</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Arial CE"> Arpad</FONT> </P><BR></UL>
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