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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Hi
Stanley, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Not
ideal use of the wait statement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>A
running program is swapped out, for X seconds then swapped back in.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>If
anything happens to the running program, or Work process, or system, then this
step will be left orphaned.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Eg
if system is brought down, then this wait never finished, therefore the current
wf step needs restart.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>I
suggest you consider temporary error and retries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Or
Consider a loop in the workflow to check to see if the payroll area is locked with
a delayed start time. WI creation + x hrs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>With
of course some exit condition to avoid permanent loops.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>I
can not recommend the ABAP wait statement for all but the briefest periods
inside Workflow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Even
then error handling after the wait period is still required. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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[mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stanley Nemavhola - BCX -
CDE<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 14 August 2007 6:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> sap-wug@mit.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> wait up to 48 hrs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
have got a wait step which wait for 48 hrs when the payroll area is locked,
some of the workflows do not continue after 48hrs, they remain on wait.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Is
there an explanation for this kind of error?<span style='color:navy'>
Please check below.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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