[Fwd: Workflow in EBP - hanging on initiation]

[Dart, Jocelyn]

Hi Sue, If you are playing around with shopping cart approvals watch your step! You need to follow the
pattern given in the standard workflows very closely - e.g. you need to implement agents using ad hoc
agent assignment to keep all SRM/EBP functionality working.
The book has a chapter on this and if you have my presentation from ASUG that should also help a bit.
Good luck!
 
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: Susan R. Keohan [mailto:skeohan at mit.edu]
Sent: Thursday,4 September 2003 6:18 AM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: [Fwd: Workflow in EBP - hanging on initiation]
 
 
Hello again,
It turns out there are (at least) 2 OSS notes which apply in our situation.  They are 587123 and
620183, and have to do with the holding or deleting of shopping carts, which causes improper
workflow initiations.
 
Never mind,
Sue
 
 
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Workflow in EBP - hanging on initiation
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 11:11:03 -0400
From: Susan R. Keohan <skeohan at mit.edu>
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
To: SAP Workflow Users' Group <SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
 
Greetings all,
 
We have a custom workflow for shopping cart approvals (BUS2121).  This workflow is started when a
user saves a shopping cart in EBP (version 3.5).  Sometimes, the workflow starts, and then goes into
  a wait state on the very first step.  Technically, the step is 'In Process'.  The object is in the
container and is instantiated.  After an undetermined amount of time, the workflow will progress.
But the technical workflow log does not indicate that this workflow was on hold for any period of
time.  So, we are at a loss as to
1) Why is the workflow 'stuck' on the initial step
2) Is this some kind of timing issue
3) Is the workflow log not being updated correctly
 
Our R3 system is 4.6c for what it's worth.
 
Any help would be appreciated!
Sue
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Susan R. Keohan
SAP Workflow Developer
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
244 Wood Street
LI-200
Lexington, MA. 02420
781-981-3561
skeohan at mit.edu
 
 
 
 
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Susan R. Keohan
SAP Workflow Developer
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
244 Wood Street
LI-200
Lexington, MA. 02420
781-981-3561
skeohan at mit.edu