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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi Rick<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I had this
issue many moons ago. Mine was hidden in the business object that had been
extended and I had not deleted it in the binding at workflow level either<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Marc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu
[mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sample, Rick<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 30 June 2010 7:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sample, Rick; SAP Workflow Users' Group<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Decision Task -&gt; Description text error<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>One clue, I put
EMPLOYEE back in the container, and no errors. Odd! It appears to be holding on
to something that is not there. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Sample, Rick <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 29, 2010 4:13 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> SAP Workflow Users' Group<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Decision Task -&gt; Description text error<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hey folks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>I have an odd error. In a task
description I once had a variable that no longer exists in the container or the
description text area. But I am getting an error stating:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Message
text&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Variable &amp;EMPLOYEE.NAME&amp; exists in
description text Task description, but not in the container<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>It is nowhere in my task, description
text, binding, nada.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>I ran across this a long time ago but
just killed the task and re-created it. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Anyone have this issue before? And, how
to clear the error?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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