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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN
class=950592014-12112007>You can also use do the following:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN
class=950592014-12112007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN
class=950592014-12112007>Create the number of forks needed. For instance, the
kill WF step after 5 days.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN
class=950592014-12112007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN
class=950592014-12112007>Create a task and call a VOID method if you really
don't need to do anything.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=950592014-12112007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN
class=950592014-12112007>On that task in the "Latest End" tab, set the
Ref, data/ time, </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN
class=950592014-12112007>use Work Item Creation as start time, enter 5 days, and
set as Modeled. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN
class=950592014-12112007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN
class=950592014-12112007>This will create an "outcome" that you can put a Term
WF task or whatever you need.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=950592014-12112007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN
class=950592014-12112007>Search this list or "Modeled Deadline" between Marc and
myself. (</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN
class=950592014-12112007>Mr.. Pyc helped me)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN
class=950592014-12112007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN
class=950592014-12112007>This works great for but like anything else has
limitations with other design requirements. L</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN class=950592014-12112007>ike,
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN
class=950592014-12112007>sticking this Modeled Deadline in a loop.
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN
class=950592014-12112007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080><SPAN
class=950592014-12112007>Happy WF'ing</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Rick Sample<BR>SAP Business Workflow
Developer<BR>Graybar, Inc.<BR>11885 Lackland Dr.<BR>St. Louis, MO.
63146<BR></SPAN></P>
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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>Baunach, Natasha
R<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 09, 2007 3:07 PM<BR><B>To:</B> SAP Workflow
Users' Group<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Question on Deadline
monitoring<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Albina,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">I can’t take credit
for this because I learned it at TechEd a couple of years ago. I think
Marc Pyc was presenting this. Here is an easy and clean solution for
this:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">1. Create a fork step
and set condition that only 1 of 2 branches need to be
complete.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">2. Include all your
steps that you need in one fork<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">3. In second fork, put
task with reference to a method that does not have any code (create an empty
method and then a task for it).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">4. Set Requested Start
deadline on step in 4 to however many days you need it.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">If regular workflow
hasn’t finished processing in time, this empty branch will kick in and it will
logically delete any steps in the other branch.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Natasha<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT 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">
sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Albina Fernando<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, November 09, 2007 12:42
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
SAP-WUG@mit.edu<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B>
Question on Deadline monitoring</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hi,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> I need one help regarding the Deadline
monitoring.. There's a scenario wherein.. we have say 5 approvers. And for
each approver there is a deadline date of 3 days. If within 3 days, the approver
is not approving, then a remainder mail should be sent. So for this case, we
have used a Loop Step and inside the loop the Loop step we have used an Event
Creator step that will trigger a workflow to send the workitem to the particluar
agent and in that workitem we have set the deadline date of 3 days. So it will
send a remainder mail if each approver does not approve within 3 days. Now
again... after 5 days, if none of the approvers approve then we have to
terminate the workflow. How can we set this deadline date of 5 days.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> Can anyone provide inputs on the above scenario.
Thanks for <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">ur</st1:place></st1:City>
help..<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Albina<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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