Event Container and Event Instance Data

[Dart, Jocelyn]

Hi Diane,
Always say what release you are working with, as these things are different
depending on what release you are in.
 
In 4.6C:
 
1. The parameters of the event are defined in the object type, so you can
see and change the paramters of an event in the business object builder, SWO1.
However changing the parameters is only part of the problem - you need
to also get the application to fill those parameters.  Usually this is NOT
what you want to do.  You usually want to use the Event Object and the Event
Creator to derive extra information within your workflow.  If you are just
after texts in your task description then they are also usually taken from
attributes of the object.
 
Event instance data means something specific in workflow terminology and
from your description I'm not sure that's really what you after.
 
2. In transaction SWETYPV, you can create a new entry to send you a mail
showing you your event parameters, by entering:
Business Object Type
Event
Receiver type = your userid
Receiver FM = SWE_EVENT_MAIL
Whenever the event is created a mail will then be sent to you showing you the parameters
passed.
This assumes your function module is starting the workflow by raising an event in
the first place of course.
 
Frankly, I think you need some consulting assistance from a more experienced
workflow person at this point. If you don't have someone you can go to you
might want to talk to your SAP account manager about organising some help.
A few hours with someone who has done this before can significantly cut your
development time. If you haven't attended the BC601 class yet I would also
strongly suggest you do so.
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: Nobles, Diane [mailto:nobles_dh at naptheon.com]
Sent: Thursday, 29 August 2002 4:07 AM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Event Container and Event Instance Data
 
 
Good afternoon all.  Need to locate Event Instance Data and also how to
access the event container to make changes.  I have two un-related problems.
 
 
1.  I am using a standard task from SAP and the event container does not
have the right elements in it.  I want to add some elements, but can't seem
to locate the change functionality.
 
2.  The other problem we are kicking off a workflow with a functionmodule
and we want to see what event parameters we are capturing.
 
 
Diane Nobles