Also it's good to clarify the differences between mails and work items here. If I understood correctly, Cristiana is suggesting using notifications whereby an email would be sent to users alerting them that they have a work item.
I.e. the workflow implements a dialog work item step - which is syncronous so the workflow will wait until the work item has been opened / processed in most cases. The work item will also be visible in the various work reports, etc.
<br><br>If the requirement is to send an email and then have the workflow continue without waiting for any user input or response then the send mail step might be more suitable. <br><br>Regards,<br>Gavin<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">
2007/3/15, John White <<a href="mailto:JWhite@sauder.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
JWhite@sauder.com</a>>:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Thank you, but I went ahead and added a method to use the
SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1 function call.</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">And, thanks again to everyone who
replied!</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">John</font></span></div><br>
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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cristiana
D'Agosto<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 14, 2007 6:50 PM<span><br><b>To:</b> SAP
Workflow Users' Group<br></span></font><div><span><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>Subject:</b> RE: Send E-mail step using SAP
distribution list? (John White)<br></font></span></div><br></div><div><span>
<div></div><br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">Hi John,</font> <br><br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">what I have suggested meant that you do not need to have
a Send Mail step in your workflow; the report will send an email to let the
user(s) know about any work item that might be in his/hers inbox for processing.
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<br></td><td><br></td></tr></tbody></table><br></td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><br><font color="blue" face="Arial" size="2">Yes, this is what I'm looking for!</font> <br><font size="3"> </font> <br><font color="blue" face="Arial" size="2">
However, on the
control tab of the send mail, I do not have the 'recipient type' of C available,
only U (on the dropdown).</font> <br><font color="blue" face="Arial" size="2">If I
make modifications you suggest to the 'Send Mail' bindings - which it
allows me to do -, it places a 'C' in the 'recipient type' on the control tab,
but then get an 'enter a valid value' error on the control tab. </font><br><font size="3"> </font> <br><font color="blue" face="Arial" size="2">The values of the
global domain of SWD_MRECTY, does not have type 'C' as an option. Do I have any
options, or should I be setting the container values somewhere else, and not in
the bindings of the send mail step?</font> <br><font size="3"> </font>
<br><font color="blue" face="Arial" size="2">Thank you all very much for your
responses!</font> <br><font size="3"> </font> <br><font color="blue" face="Arial" size="2">John</font> <br><br>
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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shai Eyal<b><br>Sent:</b>
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:22 AM<b><br>To:</b>
<a href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">sap-wug@mit.edu</a><b><br>Subject:</b> Re: Send E-mail step using SAP distribution
list? (John White)</font><font size="3"><br></font><br><font face="Tahoma" size="2">John,</font> <br><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> </font> <br><font face="Tahoma" size="2">In addition to the details Cristiana proposed, and
specifically referring to the "Send Mail" step: if you wish to use the "Send
Mail" with distribution list, within the task container enter the
followings:</font>
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<li><font color="blue" face="Tahoma" size="2">TYPEID = C</font><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> for shared distribution list. You can use its search help to view
possible entries. </font>
</li><li><font color="blue" face="Tahoma" size="2">ADDRESSSTRINGS =</font><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> name of your distribution list. </font>
</li><li><font color="blue" face="Tahoma" size="2">EXPRESS = X</font><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> if you wish an express pop-up.</font></li></ul><font face="Tahoma" size="2">That's all !</font>
<p><font face="Tahoma" size="2">Good luck,</font>
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</p><p><font color="#000080" face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Regards,<br>Shai Eyal</b></font>
</p><p><font color="#000080" face="Verdana" size="2"><b>SAP Logistics consultant<br>SAP
Workflow specialist</b></font> <br><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><br><br></font><br><font size="3"><br></font>
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