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Hi WUGgers,<br><br>Awhile back I asked if anyone out there had successfully implemented a correlation wait step. I didn't get any response, so either no one has tried it or gave up when they did.<br><br>Let me encourage you to investigate the correlation mechanism - an event mechanism on steroids. In one of our workflows here we are using it to "listen" for an inbound IDOC that applies a credit for a material return. The IDOC object instance cannot possibly be known at the time the workflow is initiated - hence the need for a mechanism that uses anecdotal information; i.e. the FI-AR document number, which is known to the IDOC object as well as the workflow.<br><br>Well, it turns out there is a bug in the correlation mechanism. It will be fixed in OSS 1335009, which has not yet been released. There is however, a workaround I got from the SAP developer. Please see the attachment.<br><br>First, create the correlation wait step and activate the workflow template. The correlation step will fail without doing the following as outlined in the attachment:<br><br>1. Uncheck the "Use Correlation" box.<br>2. Using F4, select the object from the workflow container. <br>3. Check the "Use Correlation" box and it will take you back to your original correlation cofig.<br><br>That's it.<br><br>Let me know if you have any questions.<br><br>Ed Diehl<br><br><br /><hr />Windows Live™ SkyDrive™: Get 25 GB of free online storage. <a href='http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_042009' target='_new'>Check it out.</a></body>
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