Workflow book
de Valensart Schoenmaeckers, Patrick
Patrick.deValensartSchoenmaeckers at pmintl.com
Wed Jul 31 09:07:18 EDT 2002
Hi Jocelyn.
Your email signature reminded me about your book.
I have just tried to find it on both amazon and fatbrain, but didn't
succeed.
Is the book already available (and if not when will it be)? Am I missing
some search term?
Thanks in advance,
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dart, Jocelyn [mailto:jocelyn.dart at sap.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 08:04
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: Role resolution of AC00000157 question
Hi Kjetil/Shane,
Your code is interesting but it might be easier to use standard function
module
RH_GET_STRUCTURE that lets you specify an evaluation path and the starting
org unit/position/user/whatever
and gives you the result. You should find all the evaluation paths you need
already
available in table T778A to find the relationships you want.
Regards,
Jocelyn Dart
Consultant (SRM, EBP, Workflow)
and co-author of the book
"Practical Workflow for SAP"
SAP Australia
jocelyn.dart at sap.com
+61 412 390 267
+61 2 9935 4880
-----Original Message-----
From: Kjetil Kilhavn [mailto:kjetilk at statoil.com]
Sent: Friday, 26 July 2002 9:38 PM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: Role resolution of AC00000157 question
The code is fairly simple. Loop until a user has been found (don't forget
an exit condition if there are no superior orgunits).
You only need three relations I suppose:
- reports to (O to O)
- is managed by (O to S, perhaps it can also be O to P, perhaps even O to
US)
- holder (S to P)
Look up directly in HRP1001 for these relations, or spend some hours
finding a function module to look it up.
Here is our implementation for a similar problem
Z008 is used to hold temporary positions (when a person is lent from one
unit to another for a longer period).
Z_O_S_P returns managers for an O-object and is defined as O => B012 => S
and S => A008 => P and S => A010 => P
* Find the person's position
SELECT SINGLE * "look for temporary position
FROM hrp1001
WHERE otype = 'P' AND
objid = i_person AND
plvar = l_plvar AND
istat = '1' AND
relat = 'Z08' AND
sclas = 'S' AND
begda <= i_date AND
endda >= i_date.
IF syst-subrc = 0.
l_temppos = true.
ENDIF.
CLEAR wa_hrobjects.
l_moveup = true.
WHILE l_moveup = true.
* Find the position(s) and person(s) who can approve
REFRESH it_hrobjects.
CALL FUNCTION 'Z_B_TB_GET_PD_RELATIONSHIP'
EXPORTING
otype = e_otype
objid = e_objid
wegid = 'Z_O_S_P'
subty = space
date = syst-datum
TABLES
objects = it_hrobjects
EXCEPTIONS
nothing_found = 1
OTHERS = 2.
IF syst-subrc = 0.
l_moveup = false.
* If person had temporary position, check it
IF l_temppos = true.
READ TABLE it_hrobjects
INTO wa_hrobjects
WITH KEY otype = 'S'
objid = hrp1001-sobid.
ENDIF.
* Look for person among those who can approve
IF wa_hrobjects IS INITIAL.
READ TABLE it_hrobjects
INTO wa_hrobjects
WITH KEY otype = 'P'
objid = i_person.
ENDIF.
ENDIF.
IF NOT wa_hrobjects IS INITIAL.
l_moveup = true.
ENDIF.
IF l_moveup = true.
* Person approves for this unit, or no approvers, traverse up
* Traverse for the same date as used to find unit for person
CLEAR wa_hrobjects.
REFRESH it_hrobjects.
CALL FUNCTION 'Z_B_TB_GET_PD_RELATIONSHIP'
EXPORTING
otype = e_otype
objid = e_objid
wegid = space
subty = 'A002' "reports to
date = i_date
TABLES
objects = it_hrobjects
EXCEPTIONS
nothing_found = 1
OTHERS = 2.
IF syst-subrc <> 0.
"No unit to report to. Exit with objid = 0 and signal error
e_objid = 0.
l_moveup = false.
RAISE nobody_found.
ELSE.
LOOP AT it_hrobjects
INTO wa_hrobjects
WHERE otype = 'O ' AND
objid <> e_objid.
e_otype = wa_hrobjects-otype.
e_objid = wa_hrobjects-objid.
ENDLOOP.
ENDIF.
CLEAR wa_hrobjects.
ENDIF.
ENDWHILE.
FUNCTION Z_B_TB_GET_PD_RELATIONSHIP.
*"----------------------------------------------------------------------
*"*"Local interface:
*" IMPORTING
*" VALUE(OTYPE) LIKE HROBJECT-OTYPE
*" VALUE(OBJID) LIKE HROBJECT-OBJID
*" VALUE(WEGID) LIKE T778A-WEGID
*" VALUE(SUBTY) LIKE PLOG-SUBTY DEFAULT SPACE
*" VALUE(DATE) LIKE SY-DATUM DEFAULT SY-DATUM
*" TABLES
*" OBJECTS STRUCTURE HROBJECT
*" EXCEPTIONS
*" NOTHING_FOUND
*"----------------------------------------------------------------------
DATA I1001 LIKE P1001 OCCURS 5 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA IT77AW LIKE T77AW OCCURS 5 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA PLVAR LIKE OBJEC-PLVAR.
DATA RELAT LIKE PLOG-SUBTY.
DATA LIN TYPE I.
CALL FUNCTION 'RH_GET_PLVAR'
IMPORTING
PLVAR = PLVAR
EXCEPTIONS
NO_PLVAR = 1
OTHERS = 2.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
RAISE NOTHING_FOUND.
EXIT.
ENDIF.
OBJECTS-PLVAR = PLVAR.
OBJECTS-OTYPE = OTYPE.
OBJECTS-OBJID = OBJID.
APPEND OBJECTS.
IF WEGID <> SPACE.
SELECT * INTO TABLE IT77AW FROM T77AW
WHERE WEGID = WEGID ORDER BY PRIMARY KEY.
ELSE.
IT77AW-OTYPE = OTYPE.
IT77AW-RSIGN = SUBTY(1).
IT77AW-RELAT = SUBTY+1.
APPEND IT77AW.
ENDIF.
LOOP AT IT77AW.
CONCATENATE IT77AW-RSIGN IT77AW-RELAT INTO RELAT.
CALL FUNCTION 'RH_READ_INFTY_1001'
EXPORTING
SUBTY = RELAT
BEGDA = DATE
ENDDA = DATE
TABLES
I1001 = I1001
OBJECTS = OBJECTS
EXCEPTIONS
NOTHING_FOUND = 1
WRONG_CONDITION = 2
OTHERS = 3.
IF SY-SUBRC = 0.
* refresh hlp_obj. clear hlp_obj.
IF WEGID <> SPACE.
LOOP AT I1001 WHERE SCLAS = IT77AW-SCLAS.
OBJECTS-PLVAR = PLVAR.
OBJECTS-OTYPE = I1001-SCLAS.
OBJECTS-OBJID = I1001-SOBID.
APPEND OBJECTS.
ENDLOOP.
ELSE.
LOOP AT I1001.
OBJECTS-PLVAR = PLVAR.
OBJECTS-OTYPE = I1001-SCLAS.
OBJECTS-OBJID = I1001-SOBID.
APPEND OBJECTS.
ENDLOOP.
ENDIF.
REFRESH I1001. CLEAR I1001.
ENDIF.
ENDLOOP.
SORT OBJECTS BY OTYPE OBJID.
DELETE ADJACENT DUPLICATES FROM OBJECTS .
DESCRIBE TABLE OBJECTS LINES LIN.
IF LIN = 1.
RAISE NOTHING_FOUND.
ENDIF.
ENDFUNCTION.
--
Kjetil Kilhavn
Shane Burns
<Shane.Burns at boimail To:
SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
.com> cc: (bcc: Kjetil
Kilhavn)
Sent by: SAP Subject: Re: Role
resolution of AC00000157 question
Workflow
<Owner-SAP-WUG at MITVM
A.MIT.EDU>
26.07.2002 12:58
Please respond to
"SAP Workflow Users'
Group"
Thanks for your reply Nicholas,
would the extension of the function module require much more coding, or has
anyone else out there extended the FM to keep going up the Org Structure
until it finds a position that is assigned to a user/person???
I don't have any coding experience in ABAP, but I am hoping the extension
would require me copying the role and FM and adding the extra code??
Thanks,
Shane Burns,
Bank Of Ireland,
Dublin.
Nicholas Brand
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Sent by: SAP Workflow Subject: Re: Role
resolution of AC00000157 question
<Owner-SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT
.EDU>
23/07/2002 16:02
Please respond to SAP
Workflow Users' Group
Memo from Nicholas N Brand of PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Shane,
Yup you're right, you'll need to extend the function of the FM.
Essenitally, check if the position returned by the FM has user(s) assigned
to it and if not, carry on going up a level in the org structure until a
position with user(s) assigned is found.
You may also need to look at the issue of who should approve the managing
director's (i.e. the top guy's) expenses.
Kind regards,
Nicholas
Shane Burns <Shane.Burns at boimail.com>@MITVMA.MIT.EDU> on 23/07/2002
15:44:11
Please respond to "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent by: SAP Workflow <Owner-SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
cc:
Subject: Role resolution of AC00000157 question
Hi all,
We are on 4.6C here, and I have a question regarding the role resolution of
AC00000157 ( Superior Chief Position ), function - RH_ACT_LEADING_POSITION.
Currently we are using this role in a custom trip expenses workflow, it
finds the leading (chief) position of the workflow initiator, and takes the
user attached to this position to use as the actual agent to send the work
item to.
However, in our company there is sometimes a leading position that may not
have a user assigned to it for whatever reason, this results in all
possible agents getting the work item!!!
Will I have to copy and modify the role so that it will go up the org
structure and look for the next chief position that does have a user
assigned to it???
I am a workflow novice, and I couldn't find any documentation for this
particular role, I would be very grateful for any pointers.
Thanks in advance.
Shane Burns,
Bank Of Ireland,
Dublin.
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