Displaying Scanned Invoices through Portal ?

[Swam_in]

Hello Cristina,
 
We have similar but a differing situation. For example our process involves
Creating Park documents at first ( FIPP.Created ).
The Invoices can then be printed at this time with Barcode ( Barcode should
be activated ) and sent to an External content server ( Filenet ) via fax or
scan. This action stores the image in the Filenet and sends back the updated
information back to SAP by updating some of the archivelink tables ( Barcode
should be active for this compatibility between Filenet and SAP ). This also
triggers a event called Barcode -> Assigned within SAP alongwith Filenet ID
information. We use this
information to be sent to approver via workflow. As you said Portal does not
provide opening up a second window. But we use fmodule 'Call Browser' with
http links to Filenet content server.( Our Filenet content server has HTTP
protocol and we use the latest Java viewer to view the image.). You can also
call this fmodule in 'Before execution' method to automatically open it for
you..
When the document is posted, SAP automatically moves all this archivelink
information to main tables like TOA01. This way, you can still go to the
Posted document and access the image via Services -> Services for object ->
Attachment list ( even from Portal )
 
Regards
Swami Bala
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cristiana D'Agosto" <cristiana.dagosto at au1.ibm.com>
To: <SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 5:30 PM
Subject: Displaying Scanned Invoices through Portal ?
 
 
> G'day all,
>
> I am developing a workflow that will start from a scanned invoice
> (FIPP.CREATED is published).
>
> We are currently in 4.6c
>
> I understand that there are limitations of workflow on the web (Portals) -
> OSS note 487649 - "...you cannot open a second window in the browser. This
> concerns specially the parallel display of original documents in an SAP
> ArchiveLink Viewer"
>
> How can I display the scanned image within my workflow through the Portal?
> What are the alternatives? The client currently uses Portal for ESS and
> uses the BSWP inbox. The client's preference is for the users to undertake
> workflow actions via the Portal.
>
> The client is already using scanned images but without workflow and
> outside the Portal. Currently the users go to the display invoice
> transaction and from there they click the Services for Object button >
> Attachment List > Display.
>
> Would it work if I created another button for the user in the user
> decision so the user can Display Invoice? I could put this user decision
> in a loop and only get out if the option is not Display Invoice (would be
> a bit of a bummer to use this approach as the users should be able to
> display the invoice and attached image in every work item, and there are
> quite a few).  Any ideas?
>
> Much thanks and regards
>
> Cristiana
>