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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hi Jocelyn,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Many thanks for confirming that method-task binding is not necessarily required. This was a new task, and yes, changes to the method underneath it were made. I did go into the task, and got the message about importing the container elements from the method, which I accepted. I did execute SWU_OBUF several times as well (my tradition is to execute it three times with my eyes closed and fingers crossed).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>It took some backing out and container debugging before light dawned and I tried the binding from the method to the task. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>This morning, I came back and deleted the binding from the method to the task, and it all works fine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>I did have many sessions open, so I am going to chalk this up to EBKAC. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Thanks again!<br>Sue<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>----</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Susan R. Keohan</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>SAP Workflow Specialist</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Enterprise Applications</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Information Services Department</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>MIT Lincoln Laboratory</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>244 Wood Street, LI-200</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Lexington, MA. 02420</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>781-981-3561</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:keohan@LL.MIT.EDU">keohan@LL.MIT.EDU</a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><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 [mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dart, Jocelyn<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 31, 2013 12:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> SAP Workflow Users' Group<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Binding from method to task<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Sue, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'>It’s rare to have to do the binding in the method but not entirely unheard of. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'>But it shouldn’t be happening just because you have upgraded. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'>Was it an existing task or a new task? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'>Usually if you change something at the method level and then go to the task it should reimport the changes from the method. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'>Perhaps that didn’t happen? Sometimes when you are working with multiple sessions open I’ve seen this. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'>Usually I just get out of the object editor and go to the task, and then you should get the update message. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'>Either that or there’s a buglet in the new BOR editor if you are using that? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'>Jocelyn <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><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"'> <a href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu">mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Keohan, Susan - 1140 - MITLL<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 31 January 2013 1:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> SAP Workflow Users' Group<br><b>Subject:</b> Binding from method to task<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>We are on ECC 6, and have recently applied </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>EHP4 FOR SAP ERP 6.0 / NW7.01.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>In the past, my practice has been to NOT bind elements from methods to tasks. I have a number of workflows running along for years now, simply based on using SWC_SET_ELEMENT container ‘elementname’ l_value<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>This week, I was perplexed by the inability of SWC_SET_ELEMENT to work as I had expected, and was actually required to perform the method-to-task binding I have avoided for so long. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Does anyone know if this is EHP4 related, or if there is a set of rules for when you should perform this additional binding?<br>Or perhaps my ‘best practice’ (of not doing the binding) should be revised?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Cheers,<br>Sue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>----</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Susan R. Keohan</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>SAP Workflow Specialist</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Enterprise Applications</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Information Services Department</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>MIT Lincoln Laboratory</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>244 Wood Street, LI-200</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Lexington, MA. 02420</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>781-981-3561</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:keohan@LL.MIT.EDU">keohan@LL.MIT.EDU</a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>