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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=335042717-10042008><FONT
face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080>I don't think you want to del / create
the task every time. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=335042717-10042008><FONT
face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080>And, I don't 'think' you are going to
get the Modeled Deadline task </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=335042717-10042008><FONT
face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080>to trigger more than once without
looping that task. Don't know. Never tried it. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=335042717-10042008><FONT
face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080>But, you have a Modeled
Deadline. On that branch, after the deadline is reached, you
already have a task to <do something>.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=335042717-10042008><FONT
face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080>Stick that task inside a loop, put a
normal deadline on that <do something> task. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=335042717-10042008><FONT
face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080>Set deadline TIME/DATA via +24 (or
whatever you want). </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=335042717-10042008><FONT
face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080>Every time that DL is hit it will loop
and create a new task with a new DL. Done! </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=335042717-10042008></SPAN><SPAN
class=335042717-10042008><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080>Also,
SAP has a program that you can run periodically, check inbox,
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=335042717-10042008><FONT
face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080>send message to users. We do not use
that prg though so I don't know the details.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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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>Khatawate, Deepak N
(ACCENTURE)<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 10, 2008 11:56 AM<BR><B>To:</B> SAP
Workflow Users' Group<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Continues Deadline
Monitoring<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=713035316-10042008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>am not sure I followed, what I understand is multiple
workitems will be created if looped. so this idea is not feasible. or is there
any way to delete the previous workitem before looping back to the same dialog
task which created workitem, so that a new workitem is created with deadline
monitoring for a continues process? </FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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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>Sample,
Rick<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 10, 2008 11:44 AM<BR><B>To:</B> SAP
Workflow Users' Group<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Continues Deadline
Monitoring<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=431374316-10042008><FONT
face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080>Yep! That would require a design
change. Trade-offs...</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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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>Khatawate, Deepak N
(ACCENTURE)<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:47 AM<BR><B>To:</B> SAP
Workflow Users' Group<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Continues Deadline
Monitoring<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=896274315-10042008>I thought of looping, but I wonder this would
bring the execution back to the same dialog process. will this send another
workitem(already as one in pending) to the Agent?</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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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>Sample,
Rick<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:37 AM<BR><B>To:</B> SAP
Workflow Users' Group<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Continues Deadline
Monitoring<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=715362815-10042008><FONT
face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080>Yes. There is always a
way.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=715362815-10042008><FONT
face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080>See SWL_WI_DEADLINES_READ and
SWL_WI_DEADLINES_UPDATE for changing DL.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=715362815-10042008><FONT
face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080>I don't think this is necessary in
your case though.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=715362815-10042008><FONT
face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080>What you could do is stick
it in a loop.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=715362815-10042008><FONT
face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080>Loop Until 'done'.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=715362815-10042008><FONT
face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#000080>On task, just make the deadline +24
hours. When it loops, it will create a new DL task until that block in WF is
completed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Rick Sample<BR>SAP Business Workflow Developer<BR>Graybar,
Inc.</FONT></P>
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sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Khatawate, Deepak N (ACCENTURE)<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 10, 2008
9:54 AM<BR><B>To:</B> SAP Workflow Users' Group<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Continues
Deadline Monitoring<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=427385014-10042008>Unfortunately I haven't received any reply for the
question below on continues deadline monitoring unless action taken for
4.6C. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=427385014-10042008>Is that there is no option as such?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=427385014-10042008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=427385014-10042008>Regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=427385014-10042008>Deepak</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Khatawate, Deepak N (ACCENTURE)
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 08, 2008 11:17 AM<BR><B>To:</B> SAP Workflow
Users' Group<BR><B>Subject:</B> Continues Deadline
Monitoring<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=841270816-08042008><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Hi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=841270816-08042008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=841270816-08042008><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>I have created
a workflow & one of its decision task sends the workitem for action from the
approver. this task also has <SPAN class=427385014-10042008><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT color=#000000> REQUESTED</FONT> </FONT></SPAN> END
deadline monitoring of 24 hours with MODELED action which sends email to
the outlook of approver. I see that the email/deadline notification is sent when
the deadline is reached <STRONG><FONT size=3>only once</FONT></STRONG>. can we
make it recursive so that even if the approver does not take action for the
first deadline email the workflow keeps sending him deadline emails every
24hours until action is taken on the workitem?<SPAN
class=427385014-10042008><FONT color=#0000ff> <FONT
color=#000000>basically a continues deadline monitoring unless action is
taken</FONT> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=#0000ff
size=1>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=#0000ff size=1>Deepak
Khatawate</FONT></DIV>
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