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<DIV>Your requirement is possible and quite simple. In SAP standard workflow template the PO\PR creator is notified for each step released.</DIV>
<DIV>If you wish you may add step which will send email to predefined recipients (e.g. PO\PR item requisitioner) upon PO\PR final release.<BR> </DIV>
<P><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#00007f size=2><STRONG>Regards,<BR>Shai Eyal</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><STRONG>SAP Logistics senior consultant<BR>SAP Workflow specialist<BR></STRONG></FONT><BR><BR></P>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: "sap-wug-request@mit.edu" <sap-wug-request@mit.edu><BR>To: sap-wug@mit.edu<BR>Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 7:17:50 PM<BR>Subject: SAP-WUG Digest, Vol 36, Issue 34<BR><BR>Send SAP-WUG mailing list submissions to<BR> <A href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu">sap-wug@mit.edu</A><BR><BR>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<BR> <A href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/sap-wug" target=_blank>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/sap-wug</A><BR>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<BR> <A href="mailto:sap-wug-request@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug-request@mit.edu">sap-wug-request@mit.edu</A><BR><BR>You can reach the person managing the list at<BR> <A
href="mailto:sap-wug-owner@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug-owner@mit.edu">sap-wug-owner@mit.edu</A><BR><BR>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<BR>than "Re: Contents of SAP-WUG digest..."<BR><BR><BR>Today's Topics:<BR><BR> 1. Re: Execute processes in SAP without access to SAP system<BR> (Mark Peterson)<BR> 2. FW: Question from SAP: Top 5 Reports on Business Workflow<BR> (Keohan, Susan)<BR> 3. Purchase Order or Purchase Req Release approved - notify<BR> requestor? (<A href="mailto:deidre_logan@goodyear.com" ymailto="mailto:deidre_logan@goodyear.com">deidre_logan@goodyear.com</A>)<BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 1<BR>Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:01:30 -0600<BR>From: "Mark Peterson" <<A href="mailto:markpeterson.sap@gmail.com"
ymailto="mailto:markpeterson.sap@gmail.com">markpeterson.sap@gmail.com</A>><BR>Subject: Re: Execute processes in SAP without access to SAP system<BR>To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <<A href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu">sap-wug@mit.edu</A>><BR>Message-ID:<BR> <<A href="mailto:b9c16e780711150701i7fe2cb84wabc8fba033584416@mail.gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:b9c16e780711150701i7fe2cb84wabc8fba033584416@mail.gmail.com">b9c16e780711150701i7fe2cb84wabc8fba033584416@mail.gmail.com</A>><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1<BR><BR>Hi All,<BR><BR>Thank you very much for your prompt answers. Can you please elaborate<BR>on how do we do that? In my case the users who might receive mails for<BR>approval in their Outlook have no access to SAP meaning they don't<BR>have a SAP user id. Is it possible for someone without access to SAP<BR>execute a process within SAP?<BR><BR>I have never worked on the
Outlook and Web Service stuff. Can you guys<BR>please help me out? I appreciate your time and help.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Mark<BR><BR><BR>----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Mike Pokraka <<A href="mailto:asap@workflowconnections.com" ymailto="mailto:asap@workflowconnections.com">asap@workflowconnections.com</A>><BR>To: SAP Workflow Users' Group <<A href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu">sap-wug@mit.edu</A>><BR>Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 3:22:57 AM<BR>Subject: Re: Execute processes in SAP without access to SAP system<BR><BR>G'Day,<BR>Extended notifications can do approval/decisions by email.<BR>Cheers,<BR>Mike<BR><BR>----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Florin Wach <<A href="mailto:florin.wach@gmx.net" ymailto="mailto:florin.wach@gmx.net">florin.wach@gmx.net</A>><BR>To: SAP Workflow Users' Group <<A href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu">sap-wug@mit.edu</A>><BR>Sent:
Thursday, November 15, 2007 1:38:23 AM<BR>Subject: Re: Execute processes in SAP without access to SAP system<BR><BR>Hi Mark<BR><BR>I also think the idea with the web service is kinda cool. I do know of<BR>a running solution that sends two Hyperlinks within that mail,<BR>pointing to a web-service. One is for "approved" and the other one is<BR>for "rejected". There's a user authorization step in-between to avoid<BR>unintentional decisions.<BR>The invoice could come as an attachment or opened via HTTP<BR>content-Server on the web.<BR>That solutions works pretty fine.<BR><BR>Best regards,<BR> Florin<BR><BR>-------- Original-Nachricht --------<BR>> Datum: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:02:47 -0800 (PST)<BR>> Von: Shai Eyal <<A href="mailto:shai.eyal@yahoo.com" ymailto="mailto:shai.eyal@yahoo.com">shai.eyal@yahoo.com</A>><BR>> An: <A href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu">sap-wug@mit.edu</A><BR>> Betreff: Re: Execute
processes in SAP without access to SAP system<BR><BR>> Hi Mark<BR>><BR>> Your requirement is possible. Two options I can currently think of:<BR>> Use web-service based FM SAP_WAPI_EXECUTE_WORKITEM of<BR>> SAP_WAPI_DECISION_COMPLETE. In this case you'll need to create form in outlook providing<BR>> buttuns which will run the web-services. Forms can be created on the exchange<BR>> server (client independent) Alternatively you could try to do that via URL's.<BR>> Email the result back to SAP. In this case you have to setup SAP to<BR>> receive email, setup WF for incoming emails (based object IFRECIEVE) and process<BR>> the email accordingly.<BR>> Good luck.<BR>><BR>><BR>> Regards,<BR>> Shai Eyal<BR>> SAP Logistics senior consultant<BR>> SAP Workflow specialist<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> ------------------------------<BR>><BR>> Message: 6<BR>> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:31:30 -0600<BR>>
From: "Mark Peterson" <<A href="mailto:markpeterson.sap@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:markpeterson.sap@gmail.com">markpeterson.sap@gmail.com</A>><BR>> Subject: Execute processes in SAP without access to SAP system<BR>> To: <A href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu">sap-wug@mit.edu</A><BR>> Message-ID:<BR>> <<A href="mailto:b9c16e780711141831t7393cb31yd254d1c535958538@mail.gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:b9c16e780711141831t7393cb31yd254d1c535958538@mail.gmail.com">b9c16e780711141831t7393cb31yd254d1c535958538@mail.gmail.com</A>><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1<BR>><BR>> Hi All,<BR>><BR>> We have a A/P invoice approval workflow in production. We are in the<BR>> process of enhancing it with some "cool" features. We want somebody<BR>> who does not have access to SAP system to approve invoices from their<BR>> Outlook and receive the results of approval back into SAP.
Is it<BR>> possible for someone without access to SAP to execute processes in<BR>> SAP? Can it be achieved with the use of Web Services?<BR>><BR>> I know about the report RSWUWFML2 and Extended Notifications to notify<BR>> users about work items that need to be processed. But I am not sure<BR>> about the other way around - getting response back from Outlook into<BR>> SAP.<BR>><BR>> We are on ECC 6.0.<BR>><BR>> Thanks for your time and appreciate your patience.<BR>><BR>> Mark Peter<BR>><BR>><BR>> ------------------------------<BR>><BR>> Send instant messages to your online friends <A href="http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/" target=_blank>http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com</A><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>SAP-WUG mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:SAP-WUG@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:SAP-WUG@mit.edu">SAP-WUG@mit.edu</A><BR><A href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/sap-wug"
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Req Release approved - notify<BR> requestor?<BR>To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <<A href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu">sap-wug@mit.edu</A>><BR>Cc: <A href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</A><BR>Message-ID:<BR> <<A href="mailto:OFDCC3FD08.DDB45C89-ON85257394.005DB150-85257394.005E9153@goodyear.com" ymailto="mailto:OFDCC3FD08.DDB45C89-ON85257394.005DB150-85257394.005E9153@goodyear.com">OFDCC3FD08.DDB45C89-ON85257394.005DB150-85257394.005E9153@goodyear.com</A>><BR> <BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<BR><BR>Hello there,<BR><BR>We have a ECC 6.0 SAP system where we are looking at using Purchase Order <BR>(WS20000075) or Purchase Requistion (WS00000038) workflow<BR><BR>The customer is wondering if there is a way to have the Requestor notified <BR>when the Purchase Order or
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