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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=680150511-09052008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Hi Zsolt,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=680150511-09052008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks for this, </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=680150511-09052008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">RH_WI_AGENTS_GET </SPAN>and
<SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">RH_WI_EXCLUDED_AGENTS
<o:p></o:p></SPAN>return the agent and excluded agent for my task ID
correctly (and good to know), but I need to to determine the personal
substitutes for the agent i.e. everyone who could potentially process the task
to ensure they all get reminder emails.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=680150511-09052008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks<BR>Carol</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Márton Zsolt<BR><B>Sent:</B> 09 May 2008 11:44<BR><B>To:</B> SAP Workflow
Users' Group<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Determine Agents and substitutes for a
task<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Try
this:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">RH_WI_AGENTS_GET
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">or<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">RH_WI_EXCLUDED_AGENTS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Or
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">RH_AGENTS_OF_TASK_GET<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Zsolt<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
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>C L Gordon<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, May 09, 2008 12:29
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>
Determine Agents and substitutes for a task</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi
All,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I'm new to this group (and
workflow), but was wondering if anyone can tell me if there's any standard
functionality to determine all possible agents for a task, or if not advise on
the best way to provide this. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have a bespoke Expense Approval
workflow sending reminder emails via a send mail
step.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The agent for the task is
determined programmatically within the workflow, held in a
container defined as the agent against the task. There's also an excluded
agent (the employee whose expense claim is being
processed)!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The requirement is for the
reminder mail to be sent to the agent as currently, and the same mail to go to
all personal substitutes of the agent, but no mail for any excluded
agents of the task. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I've found substitutions are
maintained in table HRUS_D2, and this table is interrogated when a user logs
on to determine their worklist. I've also found
FM SAP_WAPI_SUBSTITUTES_GET which accepts an Agent and returns all
entries from HRUS-D2.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My thoughts so far are to write a
wrapper round SAP_WAPI_SUBSTITUTES_GET which will handle the appropriate
profiles, substitution validity periods, active flag etc. then
to incorporate this FM in a method for use in the WF.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Would this be a sensible approach,
any advice would be appreciated,</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Carol</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>