Workflow complexity

[David Weston]

Michael, just a couple of comments:-
 
1. try using sub workflows if you can to reduce the no of steps if possible
2. Can be hard to navigate and find things with hundreds of steps !!
3. The agent assignment can be very tedious and time consuming !!
4. Make use of attributes in the BOR rather than have methods as steps
 
Thats about all the pitfalls I found. The wf I created was printed out
and covered a whole wall (a new concept in wallpaper !! :)
 
Cheers
Dave
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: SAP Workflow [mailto:Owner-SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of
Pokraka, Michael
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 2:59 PM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Workflow complexity
 
 
Greetings all,
We are on the way to building what I've affectionately dubbed 'the workflow
from hell'. It is quite complex and involves around 35 or so different
departments (some are plant or country-specific, thus actually even
multiplying those step by no. of plants). We're still planning, but I can
already foresee a monster with steps numbering in the 100's once we start
adding background tasks, deadline monitoring etc.
 
My request for info on this list: I'd appreciate anyone who could provide
some feedback with making huge workflows, specifically any pitfalls,
stability issues etc. I know it will be a maintenance monster (and so does
the client, but the client is always right :-)
Sub-workflows will be used wherever possible, but some of the branching
logic forces most of the steps into the master W/F.
 
Thanks
Michael
 
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