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<DIV><SPAN class=3D113475417-15032002><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Hi=20
Jim,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D113475417-15032002><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>We=20
also have one custom approval workflow that is used for both invoices =
an GL=20
postings for multiple company codes. The only "cross company" =
issue we've=20
run into is with a custom method I wrote to block the payment in =
certain=20
circumstances. That was because I was using the FM =
"FI_DOCUMENT_CHANGE" in=20
the method, which expects to have only one object reference. In =
the case=20
of true cross company documents, all related documents had =
the same=20
object key, so it was going into error status with a "Too Many =
Documents"=20
error. I resolved it by changing the coding in the method from =
the=20
function module to a BDC session code.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D113475417-15032002> </SPAN>-----Original =
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
ASSY, SOSTHENE [mailto:S.ASSY@AFDB.ORG]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March =
15, 2002=20
3:42 AM<BR><B>To:</B> SAP-WUG@MITVMA.MIT.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:=20
Cross-Company Workflows<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
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size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">Hi=20
Jim<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle17><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dnavy=20
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]><![endif]> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>=
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle17><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dnavy=20
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">In our=20
company <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>we use one =
workflow <SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>for different company code =
and=20
different document types<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle17><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dnavy=20
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]><![endif]> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DTahoma =
color=3Dblack=20
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">-----Original=20
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> =
Jim=20
Sauceman [mailto:sauceman@utk.edu]<BR><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, March 14, 2002 =
3:55=20
PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>=20
SAP-WUG@MITVMA.MIT.EDU<BR><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Cross-Company=20
Workflows</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><![if =
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Comic =
Sans MS"=20
color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'">Does anyone=20
have experience with Cross-Company Workflows? In particular, I have =
some=20
questions about how you configured Parked Document Workflows =
(FIPP) for=20
your various companies. Did you create a separate Workflow Variant =
for each=20
company or do they share the same one? We have transactions that =
span=20
multiple company codes and I would appreciate any comments, =
suggestions,=20
recommendations, caveats, etc. you might have.</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
color=3Dblack size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Comic =
Sans MS"=20
color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'">Thanks in=20
advance,</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
color=3Dblack size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Comic =
Sans MS"=20
color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'">Jim=20
Sauceman ...................... <A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:sauceman@tennessee.edu">sauceman@tennessee.edu</A><BR>Uni=
versity=20
of Tennessee ................ Voice: (865) 974-2448<BR>OIT Computer =
System=20
Services ....... Fax: (865) 974-4810<BR>Manager of Campus Database=20
Administration <BR>Project IRIS Workflow Team =
Leader</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTM=
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