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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hi Mark,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I would check that Holding a
document is OK by the business rules – and then keep an eye on these to
see what happens when the user completes processing. Otherwise, it doesn’t
sound like anything to worry about. Once the wait step it over, the
workflow should proceed to either the next level of approval or to release the
document, correct?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>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:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>---<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Susan R.
Keohan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>SAP
Workflow Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>MIT
Lincoln Laboratory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>244 Wood
Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>LI-200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Lexington,
MA. 02420<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Phone:
781-981-3561<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Fax:
781-981-1607<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><a
href="mailto:keohan@ll.mit.edu"><span style='color:blue'>keohan@ll.mit.edu</span></a><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
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sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark
Williams<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 14, 2008 11:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> SAP Workflow Users' Group<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Workitems in waiting state for 2 days<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Yes, there are 4 header lines and the first lines has the
status I1009 with the description as "Held". What should be done in
this case.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Mark<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>2008/12/14 Keohan, Susan <<a
href="mailto:keohan@ll.mit.edu">keohan@ll.mit.edu</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hi Mark,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Try the backend transaction BBP_PD to see if
the object is on hold. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>With the sporadic nature of the instances you
are talking about, it sounds like a business document issue to me.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><br>
Good luck,<br>
Sue</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>---</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Susan R. Keohan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>SAP Workflow Specialist</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>MIT Lincoln Laboratory</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>244 Wood Street</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>LI-200</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Lexington, MA. 02420</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Phone: 781-981-3561</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Fax:
781-981-1607</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><a
href="mailto:keohan@ll.mit.edu" target="_blank">keohan@ll.mit.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> <a href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" target="_blank">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" target="_blank">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark Williams<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 14, 2008 5:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> SAP Workflow Users' Group<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Workitems in waiting state for 2 days</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>It is a workflow. Where do I go to check if the triggering object is in Hold
status. Do you think any of the SRM service jobs may have stopped causing this
problem.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Mark<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 5:59 AM, Ramki Maley <<a
href="mailto:rmaley@erpworkflow.com" target="_blank">rmaley@erpworkflow.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Is it a workitem of a step(dialog/background) type or the top level<br>
workitem (workflow) that is in Wait status? If it is workflow, check if<br>
the triggering object is in 'Hold' status.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Ramki.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><br>
Mark Williams wrote:<br>
> Could anyone tell me how to push the workitems from waiting state to<br>
> Ready. In the past two days there are some SRM workflows get triggerred<br>
> and go into waiting state though there is no requested start or wait<br>
> step. Again there are some other instances of the same workflow which<br>
> are working fine. These have been working fine all along and no changes<br>
> were made to these workflow atleast in the past 6 months. Its not<br>
> related to a single user or single workflow. I know of atleast 2<br>
> workflows which is behaving in this way. Could anyone let me know what<br>
> could be the problem and how to resolve this. If you need more<br>
> information, I would be happy to provide.<br>
><br>
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