Performance (killer?)

[Dart, Jocelyn]

Just FYI for everyone's benefit ...
 
If you are using SAP Basis 4.6C or above (whether using R/3, EBP, CRM, APO, whatever)
definitely try and use start conditions for this sort of situation, i.e. stopping
unnecessary workflows from being created.
 
Only if you really can't formulate a start condition would you bother with a
check function module.  Reasons being:
 
* Start conditions are logical expressions that can be easily viewed, understood
and if necessary changed by business analysts not just techos, and best of all by
non-workflow people too - i.e. high visibility, easy access,  reduced confusion
 
* Start conditions allow you to do amazingly complex logical expressions complete
with parentheses, logical or/and/not, existence checks on objects etc. in a lot less
time than it would take you to create an equivalent check function module
 
* Start conditions let you include anything in the event container including attributes
linked to the event object
 
* Start conditions use a pre-built check function module that SAP looks after and
is therefore reliable, well-forumlated, robust, covered under your maintenance agreement, etc.
 
* Start conditions are easy to change because they are configuration not programming
 
Since start conditions have been made available I haven't had to build my own check function module
once in a 4.6C or above system.
 
For people in earlier releases, add it to the list of reasons for why you should upgrade. :-)
 
Regards,
        Jocelyn Dart
Consultant (SRM, EBP, Workflow)
and co-author of the book
"Practical Workflow for SAP"
SAP Australia
email: jocelyn.dart at sap.com
phone: +61 412 390 267
fax:   +61 2 9935 4880
 
 
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Verlaat, Robert [mailto:Robert.Verlaat at PWN.NL]
Sent: Tuesday, 20 August 2002 10:36 PM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Performance (killer?)
 
 
Hello,
 
 
 
I'am interested in what the system load would be when I trigger 1 Workflow
about 500 times a day, using a condition as the first step, the workflow
will "really" start about 10 times a day.
 
Would this be a performance killer for the system and should I define a new
Starting event (or use ABAP)? Or isn't it such a big problem because only 1
check has to be made? (check: if field x = 99999 end WF, else continue WF)
 
 
 
Thanks,
 
 
 
Robert
 
 
 
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