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<DIV>Hi Sue,</DIV>
<DIV>Have a look at ST22 & SM13, maybe you'll find a clue.<BR> </DIV>
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<P><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana><STRONG>SAP Logistics senior consultant<BR>SAP Workflow & BPM specialist</STRONG></FONT></P>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> "sap-wug-request@mit.edu" <sap-wug-request@mit.edu><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> sap-wug@mit.edu<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, August 13, 2010 21:53:17<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> SAP-WUG Digest, Vol 69, Issue 24<BR></FONT><BR>Send SAP-WUG mailing list submissions to<BR> <A href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu">sap-wug@mit.edu</A><BR><BR>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<BR> <A href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/sap-wug" target=_blank>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/sap-wug</A><BR>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<BR> <A href="mailto:sap-wug-request@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug-request@mit.edu">sap-wug-request@mit.edu</A><BR><BR>You can reach the person managing
the list at<BR> <A href="mailto:sap-wug-owner@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug-owner@mit.edu">sap-wug-owner@mit.edu</A><BR><BR>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<BR>than "Re: Contents of SAP-WUG digest..."<BR><BR><BR>Today's Topics:<BR><BR> 1. Re: Background Workflow task hanging (Rick Bakker)<BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 1<BR>Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:52:54 -0500<BR>From: Rick Bakker <<A href="mailto:rbakker@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:rbakker@gmail.com">rbakker@gmail.com</A>><BR>Subject: Re: Background Workflow task hanging<BR>To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <<A href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu">sap-wug@mit.edu</A>><BR>Message-ID:<BR> <AANLkTik1mFC0+cvcvHRv9hRQHK658f49+<A href="mailto:sBNpBBovnt7@mail.gmail.com"
ymailto="mailto:sBNpBBovnt7@mail.gmail.com">sBNpBBovnt7@mail.gmail.com</A>><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"<BR><BR>Hi Sue,<BR><BR>If it's just selecting then it shouldn't be locking anything.<BR>Have a look at the Exceptions of the method, are there any marked as<BR>temporary?<BR><BR>It's also strange that no warnings or errors are showing in the workflow log<BR>- can you double check?<BR>Temporary errors show up as warnings (yellow triangles).<BR>regards<BR>Rick Bakker<BR>Hanabi Technology<BR>On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Sue Doughty <<A href="mailto:Sue.Doughty@odfl.com" ymailto="mailto:Sue.Doughty@odfl.com">Sue.Doughty@odfl.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR>> Thanks Rick for your response.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> The method is sending in the Drug EXAM_DATE (which is an attribute of our<BR>> BO ZAPPLICANT ? APPLICANT.EXAMINATIONDATE). It figures out the number of<BR>> days since the drug test (DAYS =
SY-DATUM - EXAM_DATE.). If the difference<BR>> is less than 30 days, it sets the DATE_FLAG = T, otherwise the DATE_FLAG =<BR>> F.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> If someone had the Applicant record open in update mode when this<BR>> background task is running, the method should be able to determine the BO<BR>> attributes anyway, shouldn?t it?<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Regards,<BR>><BR>> Sue<BR>><BR>><BR>> ------------------------------<BR>><BR>> *From:* <A href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</A> [mailto:<A href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</A>] *On<BR>> Behalf Of *Rick Bakker<BR>> *Sent:* Friday, August 13, 2010 12:59 PM<BR>><BR>> *To:* SAP Workflow Users' Group<BR>> *Subject:* Re: Background Workflow task hanging<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Hello
Sue,<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> That is exactly the expected behaviour if the method was throwing a<BR>> temporary error. What does the method do - does it try to lock anything?<BR>><BR>> If a temporary error occurs then it tries again upon the next run of<BR>> RSWWERRE, usually 20 mins later.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> regards<BR>><BR>> Rick Bakker<BR>><BR>> Hanabi Technology<BR>><BR>> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Sue Doughty <<A href="mailto:Sue.Doughty@odfl.com" ymailto="mailto:Sue.Doughty@odfl.com">Sue.Doughty@odfl.com</A>><BR>> wrote:<BR>><BR>> We have a workflow that gets executed probably 100 times a day.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> There is a background task in that workflow that gets executed that reads<BR>> the PA0041 table looking for the Drug Exam date for an Applicant. This task<BR>> also executes numerous times a day.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Sometimes the
task executes fine ? within a second:<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> But sometimes it takes 20 ? 30 minutes to execute and it looks like it only<BR>> finishes because RSWWERRE has run.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> This happens with this task about once a week. It only seems to happen<BR>> with this task?.not with any other background task. Does anyone know what<BR>> is happening or where I can go to see why this task is hanging?<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Regards,<BR>><BR>> Sue<BR>><BR>><BR>> ------------------------------<BR>><BR>> *From:* <A href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</A> [mailto:<A href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</A>] *On<BR>> Behalf Of *Mehar Lakshmi Tetala<BR>> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 04, 2010 2:57 AM<BR>>
*To:* <A href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu">sap-wug@mit.edu</A><BR>> *Subject:* Re: SAP-WUG Digest, Vol 69, Issue 2<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Hi Srini,<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> For dynamic multi line text in Task description, you will have to definie a<BR>> multiline container element both in workflow and task.<BR>><BR>> And feed the element with the required multi line texts in a back-ground<BR>> method.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> When you are inserting the container element in Task description use the<BR>> expression &ELEMENT##&<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> - Mehar<BR>><BR>> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 9:35 PM, <<A href="mailto:sap-wug-request@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug-request@mit.edu">sap-wug-request@mit.edu</A>> wrote:<BR>><BR>> Send SAP-WUG mailing list submissions to<BR>> <A href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu"
ymailto="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu">sap-wug@mit.edu</A><BR>><BR>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<BR>> <A href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/sap-wug" target=_blank>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/sap-wug</A><BR>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<BR>> <A href="mailto:sap-wug-request@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug-request@mit.edu">sap-wug-request@mit.edu</A><BR>><BR>> You can reach the person managing the list at<BR>> <A href="mailto:sap-wug-owner@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug-owner@mit.edu">sap-wug-owner@mit.edu</A><BR>><BR>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<BR>> than "Re: Contents of SAP-WUG digest..."<BR>><BR>><BR>> Today's Topics:<BR>><BR>> 1. Re: Display multiple lines in work item description<BR>>
(Kjetil Kilhavn)<BR>> 2. error while calling text element in workk item text (srinivas)<BR>><BR>><BR>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>><BR>> Message: 1<BR>> Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 07:09:50 +0200<BR>> From: Kjetil Kilhavn <<A href="mailto:kjetil.kilhavn@bluec.no" ymailto="mailto:kjetil.kilhavn@bluec.no">kjetil.kilhavn@bluec.no</A>><BR>> Subject: Re: Display multiple lines in work item description<BR>> To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <<A href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu">sap-wug@mit.edu</A>><BR>> Message-ID: <<A href="mailto:201008030709.50522.kjetil.kilhavn@bluec.no" ymailto="mailto:201008030709.50522.kjetil.kilhavn@bluec.no">201008030709.50522.kjetil.kilhavn@bluec.no</A>><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15"<BR>><BR>> Mandag 2. august 2010 15.14.36 skrev srinivas:<BR>> > I have
a requirement wherein I need to display multiple lines in the<BR>> > workitem description. The workitem description is dynamic and brought<BR>> from a<BR>> > custom method it varies from customer to customer. I have a created<BR>> multiner<BR>> > container element &long_text& and I am directly calling &long_text& in<BR>> the<BR>> > workitem description<BR>> The container element needs to be inserted in the work item description as<BR>> a<BR>> table instead of a single-line element. Use the assistant (toolbar button<BR>> "Expression") to insert it, and you'll be asked if you want to insert only<BR>> the<BR>> first line - as you have done, all lines as continous text or all lines<BR>> with<BR>> line breaks. You will then see that the expression to use when you want to<BR>> insert all lines from multiline container element TABLE is either &TABLE[]&<BR>> or<BR>>
&TABLE##&.<BR>> --<BR>> Kjetil Kilhavn (+47 40220607)<BR>> Blue Consulting AS (<A href="http://www.bluec.no/" target=_blank>http://www.bluec.no</A>)<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> ------------------------------<BR>><BR>> Message: 2<BR>> Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 15:04:02 +0530<BR>> From: srinivas <<A href="mailto:ootasrinivasreddy@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:ootasrinivasreddy@gmail.com">ootasrinivasreddy@gmail.com</A>><BR>> Subject: error while calling text element in workk item text<BR>> To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <<A href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu" ymailto="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu">sap-wug@mit.edu</A>><BR>> Message-ID:<BR>> <AANLkTikFcnS8XM+<A href="mailto:Sj3g-e0b9c9NqaCSwZY8BcHaKEfQn@mail.gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:Sj3g-e0b9c9NqaCSwZY8BcHaKEfQn@mail.gmail.com">Sj3g-e0b9c9NqaCSwZY8BcHaKEfQn@mail.gmail.com</A><AANLkTikFcnS8XM%<A
href="mailto:2BSj3g-e0b9c9NqaCSwZY8BcHaKEfQn@mail.gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:2BSj3g-e0b9c9NqaCSwZY8BcHaKEfQn@mail.gmail.com">2BSj3g-e0b9c9NqaCSwZY8BcHaKEfQn@mail.gmail.com</A>><BR>> ><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="gb2312"<BR>><BR>> Hi Experts,<BR>><BR>> I am calling a text element in workitem text using the following syntax.<BR>><BR>> *INCLUDE &TEXT_NAME& OBJECT &OBJECT& ID &TEXT_ID& LANGUAGE<BR>> &LANGUAGE&.*Selecting command line option.i.e.<BR>> * /:*<BR>><BR>> All the elements in between & & are binded from a class method. When I do<BR>> the syntax check I am getting the following error.<BR>><BR>><BR>> *Variable &_????????.??????????.????& exists in description text Completion<BR>> text, but<BR>> not in the container*<BR>><BR>> I am unable to understand where I am doing wrong.Kindly help me in fixing<BR>> this
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