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<div><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">We are upgrading to ECC 6 from 4.6C. We have encountered a very strange problem with user WF- BATCH. </font></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">There is Background method that uses a Call Transaction BDC for Transaction EL37 (ISU Meter Read Reversal process) in one of workflows.<font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Now if this method is marked as Dailog, this BDC works (reverses the meter read : with no message in BDC return table). This method works fine for any dailog user but NOT FOR WF-BATCH USER when executed from WF. We have tested it separately in SWO1 and also in SE37 by keying in the desired container values and it works but when the WF is executed and this method is executed in background by WF-batch, BDC fails to do the desired operation and we have only one message in BDC return table : "No batch input data for screen SAPMSSY0 0120" and this a SUCCESS message (Message ID: 00 and Message no 344). Since WF-batch is non dailogue user, we cant do a MODE A selection with BDC to see exactly which screen are poped up at runtime. </font></font></font></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> In 4.6C, EL37 transaction involved a ABAP list display but in ECC 6, this transaction has a ALV grid display with custom containers. We have built the BDC's for EL37 in ECC 6 in SHDB and successfully tested it for both Dailog users and WF- Batch by creating a session and then executing it in background in Transaction SM35. Does this means that BDC using session only works for WF-batch and not Call transaction in SOME cases? BDC invovling ALV has some problems with WF-batch since it is a NON dailouge user ?</font></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Now why this BDC method is not working with WF- Batch when called online? is there any authorisation issue? We have even checked that, its look fine. Can we make WF-Batch dailoge user from system user since this method works well for dailouge users: Making a WF-Batch dailogue users would have some implications or NOT?</font></font></div>
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<div>Could you please help me resolving this issue? </div>
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<div>Much appreciated.</div></div>
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<div>I have found a SDN thread similiar to my issue but information is not enough:</div>
<div><a href="https://forums.sdn.sap.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1246633&tstart=0">https://forums.sdn.sap.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1246633&tstart=0</a></div>
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