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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=123564022-11022009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Hi Mike, </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=123564022-11022009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Yeah ... I hear you, but I think that's also called GET
THEE A WORKFLOW ADMINISTRATOR .... </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=123564022-11022009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>and also a little re-education of those careless IDOC
folk... </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=123564022-11022009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=123564022-11022009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Jocelyn </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>Mike
Pokraka<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, 7 February 2009 6:34 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'SAP
Workflow Users' Group'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [LIKELY JUNK]RE: UWL/Workflow
Performance Recommendations?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Hi
Jocelyn, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The
one I see most is workflows not completing – i.e. the design doesn’t ensure it
finishes, users generate lots of workflows that are abandoned in an ‘in
processing’ state; or it’s set up to send IDOC-tasks to WF-BATCH to sweep them
under the carpet (surprisingly common).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Not
sure about UWL impact, but it definitely slows down SBWP and many of the WF
admin transactions (SWI2_*), because the WI status is indexed and many of
the SELECT’s only look at items that are in READY or STARTED. So even if your
user only has 100 items in the SBWP it will still be slow due to the extra time
taken to ignore several million useless items that are still considered
‘active’. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">My
usual suggestion: If you’re not 100% sure a process is going to finish, put a
long deadline on it after which it’s definitely obsolete and cancel the WF.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Cheers,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Mike<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Dart, Jocelyn<BR><B>Sent:</B> 07 November 2008 06:08<BR><B>To:</B> SAP
Workflow Users' Group; SAP Workflow Users' Group<BR><B>Subject:</B> UWL/Workflow
Performance Recommendations?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Hi
Folks, </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Ok I know of some
performance issues to watch out for but to be thorough I'd really
appreciate it if the WUG-gers would please share any specific UWL or Workflow
performance recommendations you have come across. </SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I'm talking about
recommendations for relatively recent systems here - EP 7.0 portal against ECC
5.0 or higher, or other NW7.0 systems. </SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">If you would be
kind enough to send them through I'm happy to collate them together for the
group, and also share them with Ginger Gatling re future plans for UWL/workflow
development.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Really appreciate
your assistance with this. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Kind
regards,</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Jocelyn </SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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