<div dir="ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>I'm afraid I have to disagree. As Loren has already discovered, SAP is smart enough to not re-use existing task/workflow numbers.</div><div><br></div><div>regards</div><div>Rick Bakker</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Keohan, Susan - 1140 - MITLL <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:keohan@ll.mit.edu" target="_blank">keohan@ll.mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">That might be a buffer thing. Try running SWU_OBUF (or waiting until Monday) and see if it resolves itself.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Cheers,<br>Sue<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></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" target="_blank">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" target="_blank">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bratzler, Loren<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 17, 2014 3:40 PM</span></p><div><div class="h5"><br><b>To:</b> 'SAP Workflow Users' Group'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Question About Prefix Numbers<u></u><u></u></div></div><p></p></div>
</div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Another update:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I found that if I create the new task directly in PFTC, I do get the “901” prefix:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img width="539" height="437" src="cid:image001.png@01CF13AD.82A4C4A0"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">But if I create the task from within the workflow “Activity” step, I am getting the old “900” prefix:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><img width="896" height="464" src="cid:image002.png@01CF13AD.82A4C4A0"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue">Loren </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></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""> Bratzler, Loren <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 17, 2014 2:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> SAP Workflow Users' Group<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Question About Prefix Numbers<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I have created the new prefix as “901” for ED3-100:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img width="642" height="296" src="cid:image003.png@01CF13AD.82A4C4A0"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">But, when I create another new task, I am still getting a task number with “900” as the prefix:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img width="649" height="426" src="cid:image004.png@01CF13AD.82A4C4A0"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Again, this new task number 90000021, does not yet exist in our system.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue">Loren </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></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" target="_blank">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" target="_blank">mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sheldon Oxenberg<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 17, 2014 1:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> SAP Workflow Users' Group<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Question About Prefix Numbers<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Loren,</span><br><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The entry is client specific.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you are in client 100, then the prefix configuration only needs to have the Client 100 entry: Prefix no. = 901 / SAP System = ED3 / Client = 100.</span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you no longer have a client 300, then you do not need to restore the old prefix configuration "900" that points to ED3-300, but you should 'retire' prefix no. 900, and make a note that prefix no. 900 should never be used again in the prefix configuration in your SAP Landscape.</span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you do still have a client 300, then when you are in client 300, the prefix configuration should remain: Prefix no. = 900 / SAP System = ED3 / Client = 300.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br><br>Regards.<br><br>SHELDON OXENBERG<br>Professional, Solution Management<br>Technical Architect/SAP Business Workflow<br>CSC<br></span><br>
<br><img border="0" width="16" height="16" src="cid:image005.gif@01CF13AD.82A4C4A0" alt="Inactive hide details for "Bratzler, Loren" ---01/17/2014 01:24:47 PM---Sheldon, Thanks for the quick reply."><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#424282">"Bratzler, Loren" ---01/17/2014 01:24:47 PM---Sheldon, Thanks for the quick reply.</span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5f5f5f">From: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"Bratzler, Loren" <<a href="mailto:loren.bratzler@nscorp.com" target="_blank">loren.bratzler@nscorp.com</a>></span><br>
<span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5f5f5f">To: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"SAP Workflow Users' Group" <<a href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu" target="_blank">sap-wug@mit.edu</a>></span><br>
<span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5f5f5f">Date: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">01/17/2014 01:24 PM</span><br>
<span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5f5f5f">Subject: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">RE: Question About Prefix Numbers</span><br>
<span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5f5f5f">Sent by: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" target="_blank">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
<div><div><div class="MsoNormal"><hr size="2" width="100%" noshade style="color:#8091a5" align="left"></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Sheldon,</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Thanks for the quick reply.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">So should I also restore the entry back for the old “900” prefix that points to our old client ED3-300 ?</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue">Loren </span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray"> </span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </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""> <a href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" target="_blank">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" target="_blank">mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sheldon Oxenberg<b><br>
Sent:</b> Friday, January 17, 2014 12:53 PM<b><br>To:</b> SAP Workflow Users' Group<b><br>Subject:</b> Re: Question About Prefix Numbers</span><br> <u></u><u></u></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hi Loren,</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>Yes, you are creating yourself a big problem here by configuring the same Prefix number 900.<br>You should always configure a new unused (never before used) Prefix number when you create a new Development System and/or Client.<br>
You should maintain a list of used Prefix numbers in your SAP Landscape, and never reuse a Prefix number, even if you remove a System/Client.</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
For example, you could configure your Prefix number for your new Client as follows:</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>Prefix no. = 901<br>SAP System = ED3<br>
Client = 100<br><br><br>Regards.<br><br>SHELDON OXENBERG<br>Professional, Solution Management<br>Technical Architect/SAP Business Workflow<br>CSC</span><br><br><br><img border="0" width="16" height="16" src="cid:image005.gif@01CF13AD.82A4C4A0" alt="Inactive hide details for "Bratzler, Loren" ---01/17/2014 12:35:47 PM---Our Basis team recently converted our Development envir"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#424282">"Bratzler, Loren" ---01/17/2014 12:35:47 PM---Our Basis team recently converted our Development environment from client 300 to client 100. Today,</span><br>
<span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5f5f5f"><br>From: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"Bratzler, Loren" <</span><a href="mailto:loren.bratzler@nscorp.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">loren.bratzler@nscorp.com</span></a><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">><span style="color:#5f5f5f"><br>
To: </span>"</span><a href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">sap-wug@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">" <</span><a href="mailto:sap-wug@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">sap-wug@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">><span style="color:#5f5f5f"><br>
Date: </span>01/17/2014 12:35 PM<span style="color:#5f5f5f"><br>Subject: </span>Question About Prefix Numbers<span style="color:#5f5f5f"><br>Sent by: </span></span><a href="mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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Our Basis team recently converted our Development environment from client 300 to client 100.<br><br>Today, for the first time since this change was made, I needed to create a new standard task. So I defined the task and when I went to save it, I got an error message telling me the prefixes had not been defined in the client I was working in. So I went out to SWU3 and sure enough, the “Maintain Prefix Numbers” under definition environment had a red X:<br>
</span><br><img border="0" width="333" height="163" src="cid:image006.png@01CF13AD.82A4C4A0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br><br>So I launched the activity and I saw that there was an entry for the old 300 client in the table:<br>
</span><br><img border="0" width="624" height="391" src="cid:image007.jpg@01CF13AD.82A4C4A0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br><br>I then edited the entry (deleted and re-created it) for the new client 100:<br>
</span><br><img border="0" width="635" height="371" src="cid:image008.png@01CF13AD.82A4C4A0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br><br><br>I then went back to my new standard task and when I clicked “save”, it assigned a task number successfully. The problem is, I was expecting to get a task number up in the 400 range based on the last time I had to create a new task. But the task number that got created was 90000015:<br>
</span><br><img border="0" width="520" height="153" src="cid:image009.png@01CF13AD.82A4C4A0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br><br><br>I checked our QA and production systems and we do not already have a standard task 90000015 so I don’t think this newly generated task number is going to cause a problem. However, I am concerned about what is going to happen when I create my next task. Will it assign 90000016? We do already have a task with that number. Is the system going to be smart enough to find the next available number that has not already been used? Or have I created myself a big problem here by changing that prefix entry?<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue"><br>Loren Bratzler</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray"><br>Norfolk Southern Corporation<br>
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