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<DIV><SPAN class=696563320-12082005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Greg,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=696563320-12082005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If I
understand your question, the only problem with your solution is that the user
sees the update tasks in their UWL until the program runs.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=696563320-12082005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=696563320-12082005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Is it
possible to change your UWL configuration so that work items for that task
number just aren't displayed in the UWL? I played with the UWL awhile back (we
ended up not using it for that project), but I seem to remember having trouble
with certain tasks not showing up until I 'fixed" something in the config file
for the task. Seems you ought to be able to use what was my problem, for your
solution. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=696563320-12082005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Sorry
I can't give a more detailed suggestion but thought I'd throw this out there,
and maybe someone more experienced with UWL can confirm whether this is true and
if so, what you need to do.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=696563320-12082005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Margaret Hilsbos</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=696563320-12082005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Day
& Zimmermann</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu
[mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Gregory
Utley<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 11, 2005 4:50 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
sap-wug@mit.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> Synchronous Dialog Chains and the
UWL<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">All,</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A question to all: We are
soon implementing the SAP Portal. For the most part, we’ve had no
problems with workflow applications in the portal environment, and the
consolidation of agent approval notifications in the UWL is an improvement
over using system dependent SBWP inboxes.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The one major downside for
workflow in the portal (specifically the UWL) is the loss of “synchronous
dialog chain” processing (OSS Notes 794439 and 487649). The standard SAP
travel expense workflow depends upon a two-step approval process (approve,
then update the employee master) via workflow. With the loss of
synchronous dialog processing, the “update” step goes into READY status in the
UWL instead of just executing automatically as it did before. The bottom
line: the approver must approve twice.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I wrote a program that will run
periodically in background to identify these READY update tasks and trigger
them. This solves the problem (the approver only approves once), but
it’s not an optimum solution since it leaves the update task in the approver’s
UWL inbox until the background program runs.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If anyone else has run into this
problem and solved it in a more efficient way, I’d love to hear from
you.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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