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Question: If you changed the text would you keep the same outcome path? I'm having a hard time coming up with an application where that would be true. And if you would want a different path why would you not have multiple decision tasks?<br><br><div>> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:43:46 +0100<br>> Subject: Re: Contextual decision text in user decision step<br>> From: wug@workflowconnections.com<br>> To: sap-wug@mit.edu<br>> <br>> One of the new functionality ideas currently under discussion at SAP<br>> towers is dynamic decision options, which would help here.<br>> <br>> It's semi-public knowledge within the customer connection programme, which<br>> is a glorified term for SAP using ASUG and other customers as guineapigs<br>> for small updates without the heavy NDA stuff. So far no decision has been<br>> taken whether this will be implemented, but if it happens then it could<br>> possibly be made available as an OSS note or else included in the next EhP<br>> update.<br>> <br>> I have no official capacity nor do I work for SAP, so take everything as a<br>> rumour with large pinch of salt.<br>> <br>> Regards,<br>> Mike<br>> <br>> On Thu, August 18, 2011 10:33 am, Rick Bakker wrote:<br>> > Hello,<br>> ><br>> > Welcome to SAP-WUG!<br>> ><br>> > When you say "Decision texts" do you mean the text that is displayed<br>> > in a workitem of a User Decision step?<br>> > Or do you mean the header text - i.e. what the user will see as one<br>> > line in the UWL?<br>> ><br>> > If the former then yes, you can do what you want. You can build in<br>> > conditions in the SapScript of the task description.<br>> ><br>> > If the latter then you'll just have to make use of a container element<br>> > that you fill beforehand in a previous step.<br>> ><br>> > Let me know if I've misunderstood.<br>> ><br>> > regards<br>> > Rick Bakker<br>> > hanabi technology<br>> ><br>> > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Chabbra, Inderpreet<br>> > <inderpreet.chabbra@effem.com> wrote:<br>> >> Hello SAP-WUG<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> I am new to this great forum and this is my first question to the group.<br>> >> Please excuse me if I unwittingly break any protocol.<br>> >><br>> >> I am a rookie when it comes to SAP workflow technology and I have been<br>> >> busy<br>> >> reading Practical workflow for SAP (2nd Edition). An awesome resource,<br>> >> by<br>> >> the way.<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> Anyway, my question for today is related to decision texts in user<br>> >> decision<br>> >> step.<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> Is it possible to display a string stored within a container element as<br>> >> decision text?<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> Driver behind my question<br>> >><br>> >> --------------------------------<br>> >><br>> >> I have a user decision step with 5 outcomes and is embedded within an<br>> >> until<br>> >> loop. Decision text on a couple of these outcomes can be better named<br>> >> based<br>> >> on the context, if this at all possible. For instance: “Add company code<br>> >> data” when no company code data exists and “Edit company code data” when<br>> >> company code data exists as opposed to a catch all name like “Maintain<br>> >> company code data” etc<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> I tried using &1 (parameters) which I quickly found does not work with<br>> >> decision texts L<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> The only option I can think of is to create a condition step within the<br>> >> loop<br>> >> execution branch and have a copy of user decision step within each<br>> >> branch of<br>> >> the condition step. This is obviously very messy especially given the<br>> >> number of steps I have in each of the 5 outcomes of my user<br>> >> decision…horrible<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> Any clue and/or advice would be greatly appreciated<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> regards<br>> >><br>> >> IP<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> ________________________________<br>> >> CONFIDENTIALITY. This email and any attachments are confidential and may<br>> >> also be privileged. If received in error, please do not disclose the<br>> >> contents to anyone, but notify the sender by return email and delete<br>> >> this<br>> >> email and any attachments from your system.<br>> >><br>> >> _______________________________________________<br>> >> SAP-WUG mailing list<br>> >> SAP-WUG@mit.edu<br>> >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/sap-wug<br>> >><br>> >><br>> ><br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > SAP-WUG mailing list<br>> > SAP-WUG@mit.edu<br>> > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/sap-wug<br>> ><br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> SAP-WUG mailing list<br>> SAP-WUG@mit.edu<br>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/sap-wug<br></div> </div></body>
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