How to kick of a stuck runtime dialog workitem through a prog ram in order to continue the workflow

[Dart, Jocelyn]

Hi Patrick,
To help write your program to fix the immediate problem, have a look at the
workflow API.
These are a bunch of function modules in function group SWWA that you can
use to do things in workflow.  You should find a function module to allow
you to
change the status of an existing workitem in there even in 3.1.
Regards,
        Jocelyn Dart
Consultant (BBP, Ecommerce, Internet Transaction Server, Workflow)
SAP Australia
Email jocelyn.dart at sap.com <mailto:jocelyn.dart at sap.com>
Tel: +61 412 390 267
Fax: +61 2 9935 4880
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Roehlen, Peter [mailto:PRoehlen at powercor.com.au]
Sent: Wednesday, 17 January 2001 12:20 PM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: How to kick of a stuck runtime dialog workitem through a
prog ram in order to continue the workflow
 
 
G'day Patrick,
 
Not sure that I completely understand the problem, but I think you need
create a fork in your workflow that has a 1 of 2 branch completion
requirement.  In the second, new branch, put a wait for event step (ie
document posted.)  This way your workflow will complete either when the user
completes the dialog step, or someone outside the workflow posts the
document.
 
If you have a look at the standard SAP workflow for parked documents they
use this technique.  In 4.6B, the workflow template is 10000051,
FIPP_FRAME_1.
 
Regards
 
Peter Roehlen
Team Lead - SAP Technical & Development
Powercor Australia Ltd
(03) 5430 4704 / 0409 950 263
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Pant - USA [mailto:patrick.pant at ixos.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 17 January 2001 2:41
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: How to kick of a stuck runtime dialog workitem through a
program in order to continue the workflow
 
 
Hello Coflowers,
 
i need to continue a workflow  that got stuck in a dialog step (status
ready), because the transaction was executed outside of the workflow (posted
a document). the workflow should be kicked of through a program.
does any one of you know, what to do, in order to set this workitem to
status completed (other than just change the table entry in swwwihead), so
the workflow continues (!) with my newly set container elements?
 
thanks!
 
patrick
IXOS Software Inc.
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