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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi John,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>A couple more thoughts on possible causes... <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>There’s a configuration table T77S0 that should have a setting under WFLOW ROLE to prevent work items that have security General but no selected recipients from going to the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It’s about checking the rule result and if that’s failed, throwing the work item to SWI2_ADM1 (work items without agents) rather than releasing it to the whole world. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>That was the protection we have been using for quite some time against the sort of situation you are experiencing. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If you have to raise a SAP message (because really if it’s not a SOST issue this should not be happening at this level) you’ll need to know whether that setting was on or off.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Also you might want to check SWNCONFIG and see what settings were in there and whether the SWN_SELSEN job was scheduled. That runs on the recording of timestamps in table SWN_TIMESTAMPS and the notifications in the table SWN_NOTIF so if either of those tables were cleared/compromised during the upgrade that could result in a lot of emails for old work items being sent out. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>But IDOCS could well be the cause... the IDOC guys often turn on these workflows without even realising it I’ve found.... that’s why we usually deactivate all workflows before upgrade, and reactivate the ones we want after upgrade.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jocelyn <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><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>John Haworth<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 31 August 2011 2:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> SAP Workflow Users' Group<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: ECC6 to ECC7 Upgrade workflow query.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks for your response.</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I will check</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind Regards<br><br>John Haworth<br>SAP PDM<br>CSC<br><br>Euxton House, Euxton Lane, Chorley, PR7 6FE.<br>|Office: +44(0)1257 23 6474|Mobile: +44(0)7921069650| email: jhaworth@csc.com|www.csc.com<br><br>CSC • This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such purpose • CSC Computer Sciences Limited • Registered Office: Royal Pavilion, Wellesley Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 1PZ, UK • Registered in England No: 0963578<br></span><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>From:</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"Morris, Eddie" <eddie.morris@sap.com></span> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>To:</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug@mit.edu></span> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>Date:</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>30/08/2011 17:18</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>Subject:</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RE: ECC6 to ECC7 Upgrade workflow query.</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" noshade style='color:#A0A0A0' align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'>Hi John,</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'> </span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'>Check to see if you have made all the IDOC tasks General. See KBA 1504215 for details.</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'> </span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'>Regards,</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'>Eddie</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'> </span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'> </span> <br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu [</span><a href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Haworth<b><br>Sent:</b> 30 August 2011 16:51<b><br>To:</b> SAP Workflow Users' Group<b><br>Subject:</b> ECC6 to ECC7 Upgrade workflow query.</span> <br> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Hi </span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Hope someone could help with the following.</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>On upgrading from ECC6 to ECC7, still in UAT, some users (not all) have received 1000's of workflow related emails. One user received 13000!, the customer is asking why and will it happen when upgrading the production system.</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Could anyone shed any light as to why this could happen?</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Kind Regards<br><br>John Haworth<br>SAP PDM<br>CSC<br><br>Euxton House, Euxton Lane, Chorley, PR7 6FE.<br>|Office: +44(0)1257 23 6474|Mobile: +44(0)7921069650| email: jhaworth@csc.com|www.csc.com<br><br>CSC • This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in delivery. 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