Deadline help

[Rob Bates]

Walt,
 
As you surmised, I don't think this can be done simply with the separate
deadline types if you want more than 2 separate deadline processes. What you can
do is use the Latest End deadline with a modelled deadline. Before the task
starts you can calculate the first deadline date (in a background method) and
also set a counter  in the workflow container. End the task at the calculated
deadline and in the modelled subsequent step, perform an action based on the
counter (e.g. if counter is 1 send reminder, if 2, send second reminder, if 3
cancel workflow), then increment the counter and calculate the next deadline.
Make sure the whole thing is in a loop.
 
There may be simpler ways, but this will work.
 
Good luck!
Rob Bates,
eBusiness & Workflow Consultant,
ITNET plc.
 
To:       SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
cc:        (bcc: Rob Bates/ITnet)
From:     Walt McDaniel <george.mcdaniel at eds.com>
Date:     09/13/2001 12:56:08 PM
Subject:  Deadline help
 
 
 
Hi,
 
I'm curiously if anyone has attempt any complex
Deadline monitoring in SAP Workflow.  I'm trying to
accomplish
the following and I'm interested in any information
that could help me out.
 
The scenario is that a HR administrator has received a
workitem  request from the an employee and the HR
administrator
is waiting on documentation from the employee to
support the  request.  If the documentation is note
received
after 5 days an email to sent to the employee reminding
them of the need for documentation.  If after 20 days
the documentation is still not received and  a second
reminder is sent.  If after another 10 days no
documentation is received
the workflow is cancel.
 
It would seem that if  I was only trying to do two
deadlines I could use SAP Requested End and Latest End
to handle but
having 3 seem to make SAP deadline monitoring useless
in this case.
 
Any ideas or information would be very helpful.
 
Thanks,
Walt McDaniel
 
 
 
 
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