Wokr Item Delivery Strategy - Outlook

[Dart, Jocelyn]

Hi Cristiana,
Since "The Book" was published SAP has now announced that SAPMAPI will not be supported in future.
Instead the email notifications approach is being extended.
 
Do not implement SAPMAPI - use RSWUWFML for now and wait for further info on the new extended emails notifications
approach.
 
Including a hyperlink back to a web-based inbox (UWL or BWSP) is helpful.  Or else a SAP short cut to the SAPGUI inbox.
 
I'm sure Alan will notify everyone of the changes as soon as they are officially released, once appropriate pilots have been completed.
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: Cristiana D'Agosto [mailto:cristiana.dagosto at au1.ibm.com]
Sent: Monday,17 November 2003 3:17 PM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Wokr Item Delivery Strategy - Outlook
 
 
G'day all,
 
In 'The Book' it says that one of the Inboxes supported by SAP's WebFlow
engine is the Microsoft Outlook; it also says that 'but the individual
tasks may need to be customized ot fit this environment, and this will
require additional development work'. What sort of additional development
is required and why? Is it Java type of development?
 
How can Microsoft Outlook be implemented as the Inbox? Is it using MAPI (I
know that SAP will not be supporting this very soon) ?
 
I am often asked if work items can be executed from the Outlook or Lotus
and I am always a bit scared of answering because of my lack of knowldge
on the subject. Is there any other way of making the Outlook/Lotus Notes
be the Inbox or this solution will always imply the usage of MAPI?
 
Many thanks and regards
 
Cristiana