To Disable the "Workflow Attachment Button" in SAP Workplace

[Dart, Jocelyn]

Hi Vinod,
GOS attachments use the BDS technique to create attachments and link them to an object.
Workitems use ordinary SAPOffice documents to link to a work item.
So attempting to deregister "WORKITEM" doesn't make sense in this context and won't achieve the
desired result.  There's no authorisation setting either that you could use that would affect only attachments on work items.
 
So your options are either a modification e.g. in function module SWL_WI_NOTE_CREATE, user training, or use an inbox that does not permit attachments or makes adding attachments difficult, or create your own inbox.
 
I think a modification is too severe - you are bound to come across situations where BDS is not available and you do need attachments, e.g. when processing user decisions. My suggestion would be to add further instructions in the long text of the relevant tasks and include it in user training. You can use a SAPscript style standard text if you want to include the same text block in multiple tasks.
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: Vinod Ramchandani [mailto:vinod.ramchandani at patni.com]
Sent: Tuesday,14 October 2003 8:40 PM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: To Disable the "Workflow Attachment Button" in SAP Workplace
 
 
Sander..
 
What i think in this direction is...
To link Business-Object with Attachment Utility like "GOS", we can have
certain function module(I don't remember the name right now) which will
register the Business Object to use "generic object services"(GOS).Similarly
can we remove the registration of the work-item business object "WORKITEM"?
Can It work to do so?? Please suggest if anybody had faced with similar
exercise..!!!
 
I will appericiate any kinds of inputs...
 
Thanks and Regards,
Vinod Ramchandani.
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: SAP Workflow [mailto:Owner-SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of
Sander van der Wijngaart
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 3:28 PM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: To Disable the "Workflow Attachment Button" in SAP
Workplace
 
 
Vinod,
 
Withdrawing auth object S_WF_WI (Workflow: work item handling), activity 25
Change agent (required for forwarding) did not succeed in restricting the
forward possibilities for end users. I don't see any activity regarding
attachments though.
 
Good luck.
 
Sander
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From:   Vinod Ramchandani [mailto:vinod.ramchandani at patni.com]
Sent:   Tue 14-10-2003 11:25
To:     SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Cc:
Subject:        Re: To Disable the "Workflow Attachment Button" in  SAP
Workplace
 
Sander..
 
Would you please tell me which authorization object you have used to do
so?(To restrict from Forwarding).It can help me to find similar
authorization object for attachments.
 
Regards,
Vinod Ramchandani.
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: SAP Workflow [mailto:Owner-SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of
Sander van der Wijngaart
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 2:40 PM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: To Disable the "Workflow Attachment Button" in SAP
Workplace
 
 
Hi all,
 
I have a requirement which is almost the same: how to disable the 'forward'
button in the SAP Workplace. I've tried to achieve this using authorisation
restrictions, but this unfortunately did not work. I can not restrict the
possible agents (that would limit the forward possibilities).
 
Anyone had such a situation and found a solution for it?
 
Regards,
 
Sander
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From:   Vinod Ramchandani [mailto:vinod.ramchandani at patni.com]
Sent:   Tue 14-10-2003 11:04
To:     SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Cc:
Subject:        To Disable the "Workflow Attachment Button" in  SAP
Workplace.
 
Hi Everybody,
 
I want to insist the users to make the attachments on the requisition-object
ONLY using "Generic Object Services" of the Object.
How can i disable the attachment button in SAP Workplace?
 
can anybody have any idea for achieving this functionality?
 
Thanks and Regards,
Vinod Ramchandani.