Change WF step during execution...?

[Thomas Maue]

Michael,
 
You could setup a terminating event for every necessary status (i.e.
delivery status of completed) and incorporate into your WF.  When a user
changes the status outside of WF, the terminating event will end the
current process and the flow would continue.  You could used wait for
events instead depending on how your WF is designed.
 
The hard part is raising the events from the application side.  There
are probably no standard events that you can use so you will have to
define your own.  Status Management is a good place to start with your
SD example.
 
Regards,
 
Tom Maue
 
 
Michael Pokraka wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
> I've got a workaround for this one, but still wondering if it's possible:
>
> Abuser manages to do something strange resulting in a wflow ending in an
> invalid step. Is it possible to edit the workflow and point it to a
> different step to be executed? Similar to changing the container & doing a
> 'restart after error'. Something to the effect of only cancelling the
> current step would do as the WF is in a loop and would revert back to the
> beginning.
>
> My workaround: cancel the whole thing & manually start a new one, but I'd
> prefer the existing one to be resumeable.
>
> If more detail is required:
> The WF checks an SD document flow for completion status - if no delivery,
> goto 'create new'. If partially delivered goto deliver more. If delivered,
> check delivery completion status etc... you get the picture.
> Now, halfway thru they do things outside the WF, occasionally invalidating a
> step. I want to put it back in their inbox, forcing completion of the flow.
>
> TIA
> Michael Pokraka
> SAP EDI Analyst
> Samsung Semiconductor Europe Ltd
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