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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I have
implemented a rule based agent assignment using a function module. For some
reason the statement <br>
<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>swc_get_element ac_container <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>etc</span></i></span></b> is not working. I initially
tested the workflow as a whole and then did the 'simulate rule resolution' in
PFAC and have narrowed it down to this statement. <br>
<br>
I have put the include <CNTN01> in my global data for the function group.
<br>
<br>
Here is the code in the function module: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=1 color="#006600"
face=Courier><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Courier;color:#006600'>FUNCTION
z_get_po_creator. <br>
*"---------------------------------------------------------------------- <br>
*"*"Local interface: <br>
*" TABLES <br>
*" ACTOR_TAB STRUCTURE SWHACTOR <br>
*" AC_CONTAINER STRUCTURE SWCONT <br>
*" EXCEPTIONS <br>
*" NOBODY_FOUND <br>
*"---------------------------------------------------------------------- <br>
<br>
DATA: l_user LIKE wfsyst-initiator, <br>
l_ebeln TYPE ebeln. <br>
<br>
CLEAR: actor_tab. <br>
REFRESH: actor_tab. <br>
<br>
break-point. "For Testing Purposes
Only <br>
<br>
* Get the PO Number from ac_container <br>
swc_get_element ac_container 'PONUMBER' l_ebeln. <br>
<br>
IF sy-subrc EQ 0. <br>
<br>
SELECT SINGLE ernam FROM ekko INTO l_user WHERE ebeln EQ l_ebeln. <br>
<br>
actor_tab-otype = 'US'. <br>
actor_tab-objid = l_user. <br>
APPEND actor_tab. <br>
<br>
ELSE. <br>
RAISE nobody_found. <br>
ENDIF. <br>
<br>
ENDFUNCTION.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=1 color="#006600"
face=Courier><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Courier;color:#006600'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>And
finally, below are the contents of the ac_container itab from debug mode. <br>
<br>
ELEMENT TAB_INDEX ELEMLENGTH TYPE VALUE <br>
PONUMBER |000000 |000 | |4800000013 <br>
<br>
A single step through the statement <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>swc_get_element ac_container 'PONUMBER'
l_ebeln.</span></b> <br>
returns an sy-subrc of 4 and l_ebeln is not filled. ' <br>
<br>
PONUMBER' is the name of the container element on the rule and it has the same
type as l_ebeln. <br>
<br>
I am stuck now, can anybody help?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Henry.</span></font><font
size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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