Role Responsibilies with boolean

[Dart, Jocelyn]

Robert,
You can use boolean values in responsibility rules if you wish.
 
The "no responsibilities defined" is really just a warning that you haven't filled in all the details.
Don't worry about red/yellow lights. It should still work even so.
 
The thing that may cause you problems is another feature of responsibility rules which is a dummy option
- i.e. if you don't provide a particular parameter of the rule the responsibility rule is evaluated using
all other parameters. A few rule simulations in PFAC should confirm what is happening and whether this will
impact the way you use the rule.
 
The other thing is to understand how priorities work, i.e. the priorities are evaluated highest to lowest,
if a result is found at a higher priority then the rule evaluation stops at that point, only if no result is found at a higher priority will it evaluate lower priorities.
 
In your example priority 99 is evaluated first - and a result is found. So priority 01 is never evaluated.
 
Try this:
Responsibility BOOLEAN X (there's no need to specify X to X) - priority 99 - i.e. check this first.
Responsibility BOOLEAN * (i.e. the wildcard) - priority 01 - i.e. this is your default.
 
This should solve your problems and get rid of red lights if you don't like using them.
 
Otherwise you could also have a responsibility for BOOLEAN X and a responsibility for BOOLEAN (space) at the same priority, live with the red lights, and it should still work.
 
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: Robert.vande.Berg at nuon.com [mailto:Robert.vande.Berg at nuon.com]
Sent: Tuesday,11 November 2003 11:59 PM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: Role Responsibilies with boolean
 
 
Option 3
==============
 3) You can assign a higher priority to the responsibility with value
'X' than to a responsibility for all values ('*' I believe).
==============
I have tried that, but then there is a problem with the determination.
I tried:
Responsibility BOOLEAN FROM X TO X, (BOOLEAN = TRUE) Priority 01.
Responsibility BOOLEAN FROM   TO X, (BOOLEAN = FALSE & BOOLEAN = TRUE),
Priority 99
When I test the role with ' '(BOOLEAN = FALSE), the role works fine!
When I test the role with  X  (BOOLEAN = TRUE), the role exits without
returning the agents..
 
Option 2 with allowed values:
THIS WORKS!!!
Responsibility BOOLEAN FROM X TO X, (BOOLEAN = TRUE) Priority 01.
Responsibility BOOLEAN FROM Y TO  , (BOOLEAN = FALSE), Priority 99.
 
So a BOOLEAN element can be checked with the value 'Y'....
SAP??? ;-D
 
Thanx very much!!
 
regards,
Robert
 
-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: Menne de Jong [mailto:menne.de.jong at arinso.com]
Verzonden: dinsdag 11 november 2003 13:18
Aan: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Onderwerp: Re: Role Responsibilies with boolean
 
 
- Is option 3) not an option?
- With opption 2) does the responsibility editor check on allowed values (I
forgot)?
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert.vande.Berg at nuon.com
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Sent: 11/11/2003 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: Role Responsibilies with boolean
 
This I understand, but I have declared the container element as BOOLE -
BOOLE in all my workflowtasks (approx. 45), so I want it to work with a
boolean.
 
I know that I kan change the containter element type to CHAR so I can
check
on this, but this resultes in an adjustment to all the 45
workflowtasks...
 
-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: Menne de Jong [mailto:menne.de.jong at arinso.com]
Verzonden: dinsdag 11 november 2003 13:05
Aan: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Onderwerp: Re: Role Responsibilies with boolean
 
 
 1) You can also check on ' ' - 'W' and 'Y' - 'Z' fpor values other than
'X';
 
 2) You can use also a character ('N' f.e.) for values other than 'X':
but
you would have to change the values also in the workflow;
 
 3) You can assign a higher priority to the responsibility with value
'X'
than to a responsibility for all values ('*' I believe).
 
Menne
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert.vande.Berg at nuon.com
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Sent: 11/11/2003 11:53 AM
Subject: Role Responsibilies with boolean
 
All,
 
System: IS-U
Version: 4.6.4
AOSP 17
 
I have created a Standard Role type Responsibilities which looks at the
value of a boolean container element.
What I want:
If the boolean is FALSE (no X), then to users 1, 2, 3.
If the boolean is TRUE (X), then to users 4, 5, 6.
 
Problem:
Responsibility BOOLEAN FROM X TO X, (BOOLEAN = TRUE) SAP goes along.
Responsibility BOOLEAN FROM   TO X, (BOOLEAN = FALSE & BOOLEAN = TRUE,
all
cases) SAP goes along.
Responsibility BOOLEAN FROM   TO  , (BOOLEAN = FALSE) SAP says 'No
Responsibilities defined'.
 
Does the responsibility has to have a value or is it possible to check
on
the containerelement to be empty (in case of FALSE boolean)
 
Thanks!
 
Robert van den Berg