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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>You caught me. I haven’t
used before and after methods enough to say whether this will work for you or
not. Anyone else ??<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Sorry. Maybe the other way,
of embedding the Enqueue and dequeue around your original method code <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sue
Doughty<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 19, 2007 7:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> SAP Workflow Users' Group<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Invalid execution GUID. Work item could not be executed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Hi Sue,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Thanks for your response.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>That is what I was thinking I would have to do. I’ve never
used before and after methods before. I was wondering if I put the ENQUEUE in a
Before method to lock the work item, would the task be able to be executed or
would it get a locked work item message?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Regards,</span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";
color:blue'>Sue T. Doughty</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:Kendaia;color:blue'> <br>
</span></i></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:navy'>SAP Workflow Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:green'>OLD DOMINION
FREIGHT LINE, INC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'>500 Old Dominion
Way, Thomasville, NC 27360<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:navy'>Toll Free
:(800)432-6335, ext.5189</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'>Phone :(336)822-5189 Fax
:(336)822-5149</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'> <br>
</span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><a
href="mailto:sue.doughty@odfl.com">sue.doughty@odfl.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Keohan,
Susan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 18, 2007 4:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> SAP Workflow Users' Group<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Invalid execution GUID. Work item could not be executed</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hi Sue,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I tried to follow the mail
trail, but may not have quite gotten all the details..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Maybe you could write a
before and an after custom method and use them on the Methods tab of your
workflow task ? <br>
Otherwise, copy your existing method into a custom one, and add the calls to
ENQUEUE and DEQUEUE around that code ?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Just thinking aloud here…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sue
Doughty<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 18, 2007 3:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> SAP Workflow Users' Group<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Invalid execution GUID. Work item could not be executed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Hi Ravi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>I was playing around with these again and was able to get the
DEQUEUE_E_WORKITEM to work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>How would I incorporate these into the workflow? I’m assuming
I would create methods for them, but where would you execute them? I hope
this isn’t a stupid question….but for the life of me, I can’t think of how you
would do it. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Regards,</span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";
color:blue'>Sue T. Doughty</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:Kendaia;color:blue'> <br>
</span></i></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:navy'>SAP Workflow Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:green'>OLD DOMINION
FREIGHT LINE, INC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'>500 Old Dominion
Way, Thomasville, NC 27360<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:navy'>Toll Free
:(800)432-6335, ext.5189</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'>Phone :(336)822-5189 Fax
:(336)822-5149</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'> <br>
</span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><a
href="mailto:sue.doughty@odfl.com">sue.doughty@odfl.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sue
Doughty<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 05, 2007 8:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> SAP Workflow Users' Group<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Invalid execution GUID. Work item could not be executed</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Hi Ravi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Thank you for your response.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>I was playing around with these and could lock the work item with
ENQUEUE_E_WORKITEM, but could not get it unlocked with DEQUEUE_E_WORKITEM.
I ran them with the default parameters and just entered the work item
number. Am I using the wrong parameters? (By the way, I’m not an
ABAPer. I can only do very simple things in ABAP.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Another question I have is if someone executes the work item and
then ‘X’s out of the Web page instead of processing it, the workflow cannot
detect that, can it? Then the workflow will remain locked and no one can
execute it again because it is locked.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Thanks so much for your help.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Sue Doughty<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ravi
Dixit<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 04, 2007 7:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> sap-wug@mit.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Invalid execution GUID. Work item could not be executed</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi Sue<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>You need to use the ENQUEUE FM to lock and DEQUEUE
FM to unlock for the E_WORKITEM lock object.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Let use know how you go.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Ravi<o:p></o:p></p>
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