Workflows / Portals not behaving the same

[Rick Sample]

I am opening an OSS note on this issue. It appears we need to use some
other tools (Business Server Pages) to translate objects to the Portals
correctly.
I will keep you posted on what the solution is when we figure it out.
 
Many thanks to all.
Special Alan Rickayzen and Jocelyn Dart who
have once again pointed to in the right direction.
 
If you have not purchased the book "Practical Workflow for Sap". Do
so!
 
Rick Sample
Sr. Programmer / Analyst and SAP Workflow Developer.
Graybar, Inc.
 
 
 
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Yes. EP 5.0 patch 4 hot fix 13
No note yet. I have never used Portals for our Wfs (ESS only) and
running into problems.
 
User coming through Portals in UWL, user clicks a Decision task. (That
comes up fine after getting correct security.)
The Approve and Reject work fine. But, when I select on display the
Sales Order, VA03, it opens a new
"browser" session with a message of success. (Supposed to bring up
VA03).
I can close that browser session, go back to one that has the UWL, hit
refresh and I see my Display Sales Order Task in the link.
I can select from here and it takes me to SAP GUI and correctly
displays.
 
Seems to be some disconnect between the Decision step to display VA03
and opening the SAP GUI to bring up VA03.
 
Thanks much for any tips. My first real experience in dealing with
Portals!
 
 
>>> jocelyn.dart at sap.com 6.23.2003 6:33:52 PM >>>
Hi Rick,
Q1. Are you using the latest version of the Universal Work List?
Q2. Have you reported the issue to OSS?
I've had a couple people mention some problems with parameter passing
with the new version of the UWL - so
best to report to OSS and put them on the scent.
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: Rick Sample [mailto:Rick.Sample at gbe.com]
Sent: Tuesday,24 June 2003 12:49 AM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Workflows / Portals not behaving the same
 
 
SAP 4.6C / Portals
 
I have some WFs that are not behaving the same way in Portals as SAP
GUI.
I need to get educated real quick!
 
When the Task is executed in Portals, background tasks don't seem to
me
executing correctly.
i.e. the next User Task is not being displayed and the background
Tasks
does not execute correctly.
 
When the user enters via myWorkplace (gets into SAP GUI) things run
fine. Just does not work if the
user attempts to execute via Universal Inbox.
 
Some pointers?
Known issues?
Links to some "How-to" with dealing with Workflow via Portals?
 
Thanks!