Workflow EMail

Thu May 18 09:58:55 EDT 2000

Hi Kamaraj,=20
Glad it worked!  Thanks for the info on the 75 characters -=20
I haven't been able to get back into a BBP 1.0B system to check how
they handled it there but your approach sounds reasonable.

For your info, looks like in 4.6C a linewidth parameter
is being added to SELFITEM.SENDTASKDESCRIPTION so you=20
can specify a length up to 132 characters.  The parameter
is fed into function module swu_get_task_textlines within the method.=20

Usual provisos about this not being "official" information=20
but a little something you might want to keep against=20
future upgrades. =20

Of course you could always create a subtype to selfitem and do=20
something similar - the parameter exists on the function module
in earlier releases so it's just a case of adding a method parameter and
making a link between the method parameter and the function module.  That
would then solve the problem for all mail items and save you some
hassle later on upgrade.
Regards, Jocelyn.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kamaraj Shankar [mailto:kamaraj at ureach.com]
Sent: Thursday, 18 May 2000 4:46 AM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: Workflow EMail

Hi Jocelyn,

      Thanks for your response, I developed with=20
SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1 method and it is working. This=20
appears to be a limitation of SENDTASKDESCRIPTION method, which=20
limits the URL to 75 characters and then inserts a linefeed.

Cheers.

Kamaraj =20
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> Hi Kamaraj,
> Normal method for sending emails from workflow is to use a=20
task
> with object SELFITEM, method SENDTASKDESCRIPTION, and set the=20
Typeid
> parameter
> to "U" for internet mail, receivers are then email addresses=20
e.g.
> "sap-wug at mitvma.mit.edu".
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> To send the actual office object if you work through the=20
programming
> beneath
> the SELFITEM and
> SOFM objects you eventually find there is a function module
> SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1 which does
> actual send.  But honestly, it's a lot easier to use
> SELFITEM.SENDTASKDESCRIPTION than to
> manually fill the interface of SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1=20
yourself.
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> Regarding the URL, putting a URL in the task description=20
works fine in
> Business-to-Business Procurement - I haven't noticed any=20
limitation of
> 80
> characters and some of the URLs created are definitely longer=20
than that.
> You need to make sure the URL is continuous of course and=20
should cater
> for
> URL-encoding with spaces and special characters.
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> What are you using to view the email?  Are you sure the=20
limitation is on
> the
> workflow side and not part of your email system?
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> Regards,
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>  <http://www.mysap.com/>         Jocelyn Dart
> Consultant (BBP, Ecommerce, Internet Transaction Server,=20
Workflow)
> SAP Australia
> Tel: +61 412 390 267
> Fax: +61 2 9935 4880
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> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kamaraj Shankar [ mailto:kamaraj at ureach.com
> <mailto:kamaraj at ureach.com> ]
> Sent: Friday, 12 May 2000 8:23 AM
> To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Workflow EMail
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> Hi,
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> Has any one sent a URL through work flow task
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> I have a requirement to send a URL longer than 80
> characters as a part of task description to send
> EMail. EMail sent perfectly, but only the first
> 80 characters of the URL get interpreted as URL
> rest of them as normal text. Is this a limitation
> ..
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> Can we send email within workflow other than
> using the task method. Can I invoke a function. I
> appreciate any help .
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> Thanks.
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> Kamaraj Shankar
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emails from
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> to use a task<BR>with object SELFITEM, method=20
SENDTASKDESCRIPTION, and
> set the
> Typeid parameter<BR>to "U" for internet mail, receivers are=20
then email
> addresses
> e.g. "sap-wug at mitvma.mit.edu".<BR><BR>To send the actual=20
office object
> if you
> work through the programming beneath the SELFITEM and<BR>SOFM=20
objects
> you
> eventually find there is a function module=20
SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1
> which
> does<BR>actual send.=A0 But honestly, it's a lot easier to use
> SELFITEM.SENDTASKDESCRIPTION than to<BR>manually fill the=20
interface of
> SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1 yourself.</FONT></P>
> <P><FONT size=3D2>Regarding the URL, putting a URL in the task=20
description
> works
> fine in Business-to-Business Procurement - I haven't noticed=20
any
> limitation of
> 80 characters and some of the URLs created are definitely=20
longer than
> that.=A0 You need to make sure the URL is continuous of course
> and=A0should cater for URL-encoding with spaces and special
> characters.
> </FONT></P>
> <P><FONT size=3D2>What are you using to view the email?=A0 Are=20
you sure
> the
> limitation is on the workflow side and not part of your email
> system?=A0
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Kamaraj Shankar
> [<A
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<BR>Sent:
> Friday,
> 12 May 2000 8:23 AM<BR>To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU<BR>Subject:=20
Workflow
> EMail<BR><BR><BR>Hi,<BR><BR>Has any one sent a URL through=20
work flow
> task<BR><BR>I have a requirement to send a URL longer than
> 80<BR>characters as a
> part of task description to send<BR>EMail. EMail sent=20
perfectly, but
> only the
> first<BR>80 characters of the URL get interpreted as=20
URL<BR>rest of them
> as
> normal text. Is this a limitation<BR>..<BR><BR>Can we send=20
email within
> workflow
> other than<BR>using the task method. Can I invoke a function.
> I<BR>appreciate
> any help .<BR><BR>Thanks.<BR><BR>Kamaraj
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