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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>We also coded the substitution function for use inthe
portal, basically a copy of the standard SBWP code.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>But when comparing the UWL and the SBWP my question is why
would anyone use something that is a half baked copy of the real thing
?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>The UWL is flaky and hard to configure - maybe it is just
me but I still cannot get the same task to come up under more than one filter on
the open tasks tab etc</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Other points to consider</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>*The UWL is slower than the SBWP.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>*Depending on the nature of the task, business HTML in
separate window or some java ones, the task just executed is still in the open
tasks list after it has been just processed - users hate this as they are unsure
if item has been executed or not.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>*Under some circumstances if the user double clicks on the
item a lock error is received, a note describes this but offers no
solution.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>*The documentation to use and configure the UWL is totally
inadaquate and unless one of the examples in it exactly matches your needs you
will struggle</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>*The loss of chained execution(advance with dialogue) is
hard to take and makes simple things complex.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Be careful if you use the UWL, but in my opinion you are
better off on just one platform as you will be hard pressed to satisfy users of
both with the one WF. In particular screens that use business HTML, are
generated from the container of the WF or are written in Java present major
problems when used in the SBWP.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Peter Carroll</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=133414723-01092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu
[mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Athur
Krishna<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, 2 September 2005 0:19<BR><B>To:</B> SAP Workflow
Users' Group<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Portal - UWL vs. SAP Business
Workplace<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV>Hi Greg,<BR> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>One small question, EBP Approvals have the "Substitution" option, How did
you achive that in UWL since UWL by default does not come with "Substitute"
option.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV>-Krishna<BR><BR> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 9/1/05, <B class=gmail_sendername>Gregory
Utley</B> <<A
href="mailto:Gregory.Utley@citrix.com">Gregory.Utley@citrix.com</A>>
wrote:</SPAN>
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<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">All,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">We just converted from the SAP Office
inbox to the UWL with the implementation of the SAP Portal. The big plus
for users here is one stop shopping, i.e., all SAP Office inboxes (R/3, EBP,
ESS) are now available in one place. Before, users had to enter via SBWP
to approve separately in each system. The biggest negative with the UWL
is the loss of the "advance with dialog" feature. We've had to write
custom code to compensate for this. I think this is a major loss,
although I haven't seen any other complaints on WUG on the topic.
</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Greg
Utley</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu"
target=_blank>sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</A> [mailto:<A
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sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</A>] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of
</SPAN></B>Sherman Wright<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, August 31, 2005 2:52
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> UserGroup,
Workflow<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Portal -
UWL vs. SAP Business Workplace</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><SPAN class=q>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hi – </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We are using Portal 6.0, and because of unfamiliarity,
etc., etc., we had replaced the Universal Work List (UWL) with the SAP
Business Workplace (transaction SBWP) using Windows HTML GUI. We have a
handful of workflow approval tasks (PR approvals, Fixed Asset retirement
approvals, Absence Request approvals, etc.) that we route to people in their
Workflow Inboxes, which should be available with either "tool".
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We are in the process of moving from SAP R/3 4.6B to
MySAP ERP (ECC 5.0). In light of this, I have been asked to provide pros
and cons regarding replacing the Business Workplace with the UWL, since the
UWL is the default tool in Portal. Do any of you have any strong
arguments either for or against the use of UWL as opposed to the Business
Workplace? Some of our users really like the ability to do their
automatic forwarding, substitution maintenance, outbox maintenance, etc., from
Portal. Most of these things especially don't seem to be available in
the UWL. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Any information would be
appreciated…</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Regards,<BR>Sherman</SPAN></FONT></P>
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