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<DIV><SPAN class=3D619273118-21032002><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>What=20
about passing the actual agent for the workitem</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Ea, Ty=20
[mailto:TEa@citgo.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 21, 2002 9:18=20
AM<BR><B>To:</B> SAP-WUG@MITVMA.MIT.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Replace =
WFBATCH in=20
document change history<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Hi Workflowers,</FONT> =
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<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>I posted a similar =
question a week=20
ago but it did not appear on the distribution list. Thought I'd =
give it=20
another try. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>We currently have a =
workflow that=20
will automatically approve a Purchase Order or Outline Agreement if =
it=20
determines that the creator of =
the =20
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>purchase document has =
enough systems=20
of authority. This functionality is made possible by calling =
function=20
module BAPI_PO_RELEASE=20
=
found =
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>in method RELEASE of =
object type=20
BUS2012. It was hoped that this ability would create a more =
efficient=20
work process. The user would only need to go to his=20
or </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>her workflow inbox if =
he/she does not=20
have enough systems of=20
=
authority. =20
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size=3D2> &nb=
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</FONT><BR><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Here is the =
problem. We=20
have recently noticed that all purchasing documents release by =
BAPI_PO_RELEASE=20
have WFBATCH as the responsible user on its document change =
history. I=20
assume that this is due to the workflow manager executing the object =
method=20
RELEASE in the background. This has created some confusion for =
our=20
business users when they are trying to determine who approved the =
document at=20
a later time.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Does anybody know of a =
way to update=20
the change history to show the user id of the person for which =
BAPI_PO_RELEASE=20
was executed, instead of the id of the workflow manager =
(WFBATCH)? I=20
don't even know if we can alter SAP's change history log since it =
serves as an=20
audit trail, but I thought I'd ask.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Thanks.</FONT> </P>
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