Workflow Text Editor

[Danny Kelly]

Hi Swami,
 
If  you want to use some condition logic to change the text on the message
you send out depending on the Sales Org you don't need to use condition
steps in the workflow.  When you edit the task description change the
editor (menu path  Goto > Change editor). Now you can change the Tag column
so that specific lines become  'Command lines' (/:) . That way you can use
IF ELSE logic (or CASE logic if required) to determine what is printed in
the message depending on the Sales Org (or any other container element you
want to use).
 
 
Regards
 
Danny
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Swam_in" <swam_in at hotmail.com>
To: <SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: Workflow Text Editor
 
 
> Hello Sky,
>
> Please ignore my previous message about creating a step for every
decision.
> I think that would be a perfect solution. But I would
> learn something new if I know how to write conditional statements
>
> Thanks once again
>
> Swami
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kimball, Schuyler" <schuyler.kimball at sap.com>
> To: <SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 4:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Workflow Text Editor
>
>
> > Hi all,
> > Is the goal to send out one or another of several possible email
messages,
> based on the values of various workflow container elements?  If so, one
> solution would be to insert a condition step in the workflow (IF &SORG& =
> 'US01' THEN True ELSE False), and branch to the required email step based
on
> > the result.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >   Sky
> >
> > Sky Kimball
> > Senior Technical Consultant
> > Professional Services Organization
> > SAP America, Inc.
> >
> > E  schuyler.kimball at sap.com
> > http://www.sap.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Swam_in [mailto:swam_in at hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 05:55 PM
> > To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > Subject: Re: Workflow Text Editor
> >
> >
> > Thanks Tomasz. But I am still not clear about your third paragraph. Let
me
> > explain about my situation.
> >
> > I created a workflow template. In the template I used send email task
> > activity by email wizard( I am in 46c ). I have 2 formats to be sent out
> > based on 2 different sales org. Now in the body text of the task ( which
> is
> > also similar to sapscript editor ) I want to create a following
condition
> >
> > if  sorg eq 'US01'
> >  consider format 1
> > else.
> > consider format 2
> > endif.
> >  where 'sorg' is the container element and format1 and format2  will be
> the
> > format I need to type in. Now how do i accomadate the above condition as
> per
> > your explanations in the 2rd paragraph. I just wanted to put forward the
> > above scenario which will make me understand better..
> >
> > Thanks again..
> > Swami
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Zmudzin,Tomasz,VEVEY,GL-DS/DM" <Tomasz.Zmudzin at nestle.com>
> > To: <SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 4:36 AM
> > Subject: Re: Workflow Text Editor
> >
> >
> > > No.
> > >
> > > Again, to summarize the discussion:
> > >
> > > - if we speak about the editor for task descriptions, you deal with
the
> > > standard SAPscript formatting / functionality. The only limitation is
> that
> > > AFAIK it could be difficult (if possible at all) to specify your own
> ABAP
> > > program to drive the output. I think limited conditionals are provided
> by
> > > the standard (e.g. output variable if its value is not blank). As I
> > > understand this is the editor that you've been inquiring about.
> > >
> > > - if we speak about editing workflow process definitions (i.e. which
> tasks
> > > are in the process, what are the bindings etc.) -- there's the
graphical
> > > Workflow Builder plus the obsoleted text editor that I've been
referring
> > to.
> > > It also supports conditions, as any other control statements of a
> workflow
> > > definition. Still -- if you wish, you can forget about it because its
> > > obsolete and not in the context of your inquiry.
> > >
> > > Coming back to your question -- if the standard SAPscript capabilities
> > don't
> > > suit you, there's a workaround. Have a container element / object
> > attribute
> > > contain the text you want to output, and simply include this item in
the
> > > (SAPscript) task description. That gives you full control of
> constructing
> > > the text. It requires a bit of programming, but I see you're not
afraid
> of
> > > this.
> > >
> > > Kind regards,
> > > Tomasz
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Swam_in [mailto:swam_in at hotmail.com]
> > > Sent: Friday,27. September 2002 16:37
> > > To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > > Subject: Re: Workflow Text Editor
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks Tomasz. Does that mean even conditional statements are not
> allowed
> > to
> > > be used ?
> > >
> > > Swami
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Zmudzin,Tomasz,VEVEY,GL-DS/DM" <Tomasz.Zmudzin at nestle.com>
> > > To: <SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 11:21 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Workflow Text Editor
> > >
> > >
> > > > Swami,
> > > >
> > > > yes, you can use control structures in the text editor. But SAP's
> > workflow
> > > > does not use a "workflow programming language" as you might expect
to
> > > define
> > > > the flow. It's thus not a editor like that for SAPscript, but rather
> > > > something like a tree editing program, allowing you to define the
> > > individual
> > > > tasks.
> > > >
> > > > But you are discouraged to use the editor in for managing the flows.
> It
> > > has
> > > > been really obsoleted by the graphical builder.
> > > >
> > > > Kind regards,
> > > > Tomasz
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Swam_in [mailto:swam_in at hotmail.com]
> > > > Sent: Friday,27. September 2002 01:33
> > > > To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > > > Subject: Workflow Text Editor
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > Can I use programming expression like if statement in the workflow
> text
> > > > editor. Is that like sapscript editor ?. Of course nothing
> > > > happened when I tried a sample if condition. Is there any
> documentation
> > on
> > > > this ?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Swami
> > > >
> > >
> >