How to create a workflow, connecting different SAP systems?

[Nicholas Brand]

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Andreas,
 
Yes, you're right Wf-XML will do what you need.
It's designed to trigger workflows in remote systems. You can trigger the
workflow in system B from system A either synchronously or asynchronously.
Synchronously allows the calling workflow to wait until the called workflow
is completed (passing back workflow parameters via the workflow
containers); asynchronously allows you to start the workflow in the other
system and proceed with the calling workflow without waiting.
Importantly, the workflow container elements in each of the systems must be
identical.
 
There is some SAP documentation on this. Also try looking at the SAP
website under '/webflow'.
 
There is a 'Web activity' type available in the Workflow Builder.
This requires several pieces of information:
Reference workflow - the workflow number to be started in the remote system
e.g. WS12345678
Step name - this will appear in the workflow builder - just text
Address (URL) - the important bit - this is the URL to your other SAP
system and workflow - e.g.
http://99.99.999.99:0083/scripts/wgate/wf_handler/!?
~protocol=01&~localkey=WS12345678 - there is a wizard to help you construct
this.
Transfer format - Wf-XML (a dialogue of XML developed by the Workflow
Management Coalition (WfMC)
 
Obviously you'll need the required architechture in place before this will
actually work - in my case 2 ITS servers, one for each SAP system.
 
 
Regards,
Nicholas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Andreas Bartsch <abartsc2 at cscploenzke.de>@MITVMA.MIT.EDU> on 15/07/2002
10:45:41
 
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Subject:    How to create a workflow, connecting different SAP systems?
 
 
Hi everyone,
we have to define a workflow, which connects different SAP Systems.
There are some uncertainties:
1. There are different users in different systems, for example USER01
belongs to System B but not to System A. Workflow will start in System A
and the task01 should be done by USER 01 in System B. The next task should
be done by USER02 in System C.
2. How to integrate a 3rd party WF system to a SAP based Workflow?  I
asume, I've to use WF-XML Documents but I'm not sure.
 
Many thanks,
with regards
 
Andreas Bartsch
 
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