What are Work Queues?

[Kisloff, Philip B]

Hi Mike,
 
Work queues are used to bundle up tasks into one workitem type "A". This
workitem can be accessed independently but not from the workplace, or from a
coupled workitem type "W" that behaves like any other workflow. The
workqueue is useful for when you want to mass process exactly the same
object the same way in a workflow, but each object has a unique instance.
Mass retirements of assets is one example.
 
To display the workqueue, from the technical display, use menu path Goto >
Type specific data.
 
Regards
 
Phil
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Pokraka [mailto:workflow at quirky.me.uk]
Sent: 28 January 2004 11:48
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: What are Work Queues?
 
 
Greetings,
Could someone be so kind as to enlighten me what a work queue is and where
it may be used?
 
The SAP docs mention:
"List of objects that are to be processed once and together within a
specified period." - which is a bit generic.
 
They also state:
"Work queue work items are not displayed in the Business Workplace."
as well as
"Work queue work items are displayed in the Business Workplace."
....which now has me thoroughly confused.
 
A wee bit of background: Something has been configured in the past 6
months that activated some work queues today which have started to error
with no useful message and no object key. On a long shot, is anyone
familiar with Object Type AM_AI? This is the one that's failing, seems to
be part of Asset Management (4.7 IS Retail system).
 
Cheers
Mike