Fwd: RE: Early Archiving + IXOS

[Bijoy Chattopadhyay]

Hi Jody,
You create object(s) using swc_create_object and set
them in a multiline attribute using swc_set_table.
Thanks,
Bijoy.
 
--- Jody Chassereau <drcakes at hotmail.com> wrote:
> We are running a Document Imaging workflow in 4.6c
> with the similar process
> of incoming images being linked to a parked
> document.  I was interested in
> this topic because I thought it would be nice to
> have the linked image show
> as an attachment in the workflows for approval of
> the parked document (and I
> had never figured out how).
>
> I followed most of your reply on how to do this, but
> I am confused on the
> part with SWC_CREATE_OBJECT.  If I try to add a
> multi-line attribute to our
> business object, it generates a line for
> swc_set_table instead.  I don't
> think I understand exactly what needs to happen
> here.  When you call
> ARCHIV_GET_CONNECTIONS for the associated business
> object id of the parked
> document, it returns a structure of the related link
> for the image (archive
> id, doc id, etc.).  What do you need to do from this
> point to add the
> link(s) as an attribute on the parked document?
>
> Sorry if I'm not as familiar with this use of the
> macros.  Thanks...
>
> Jody Chassereau
> drcakes at hotmail.com
>
>
> >From: "Susan R. Keohan" <skeohan at mit.edu>
> >Reply-To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
> <SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> >To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> >Subject: Fwd: RE: Early Archiving + IXOS
> >Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 10:06:27 -0500
> >
> >Forwarded on behalf of Felix Hassine
> (Fhassine at pmiancam.com)...
> >
> >Lola,
> >
> >You are totally in the right direction. Create an
> attribute to your FIPP
> >document , that you can name "Images", state it as
> a multiline attribute
> >(by
> >experience, there are plenty of cases when more
> that 1 document is archived
> >against a document, this is why it should be
> mulltiline), and build your
> >attribute by calling 'ARCHIV_GET_CONNECTIONS',
> followed by a statement
> >"swc_create_object' image 'IMAGE' <KEY>.
> >That way you can access easily from within the
> workflow all of the scanned
> >images.
> >
> >This method offers the advantage to be more dynamic
> than just assigning a
> >container value in the workflow to the IMAGE
> object(s), since the attribute
> >is re-calculated by the WIM every time the object
> is invoked. So if a
> >workflow instance runs, and someone "adds" another
> scanned invoice to the
> >pile of scanned documents assigned to your FIPP
> document, your workflow
> >"sees" immediatly the new additional one.
> >
> >Another pitfall you must consider is if someone
> posts a FIPP without
> >scanning first the invoice...(don't say
> never...users are sometimes very
> >creative !). You should consider either to create a
> "blank" document in the
> >system, either return an exit_object_not_found....
> but then you need to
> >test
> >your attribute every time you invoke it, this is
> heavy.
> >
> >Hope this helps, best regards,
> >
> >F. Hassine
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Lola Oluwa [mailto:Lola.Oluwa at outokumpu.net]
> >Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 1:40 AM
> >To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> >Subject: Early Archiving + IXOS
> >
> >
> >Hi!
> >I have defined an early archiving scenario as
> follows:
> >1. A workflow multistep task is inatiated when the
> document is "moved" into
> >R/3.
> >2. The final step is document parking. The event
> 'parked' (own event)
> >triggers another multistep task.
> >
> >Question: The 'IMAGE' object is passed to the first
> task. How do I retrieve
> >this object for my next mutistep task. I have
> looked at finding the link
> >created using: FUNCTION 'ARCHIV_GET_CONNECTIONS'
> am I going in the right
> >direction.....(Is the link already created at the
> parked stage??)
> >
> >Any help will be much appreciated.
> >
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Lola.
> >
> >----- End forwarded message -----
> >
> >
> >
> >
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