What are Work Queues?

[Michael Pokraka]

Thanks again Phil and Patrick, it's all making sense now.
Cheers
Mike
 
Kisloff, Philip B wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> I probably tried to be too brief and ended up not making much more sens=
e
> than the documentation !
>
> The workitem type "W" that is sent to someone's inbox uses workqueue ob=
ject
> ARCHLISTWI. So all the application objects in the workqueue can be move=
d
> together for approval and editing by using a workflow. After approval i=
n the
> workflow, we background release all the objects in the workqueue.
>
> But another workitem is also created of type "A". This is your actual
> workqueue object and not a dialog workitem, so can only be viewed from =
the
> log or seen in the preview pane. To display the workqueue objects from =
the
> type "A" workitem, use menu path "Goto > Type specific data" in the wor=
kitem
> technical display.
>
> Workqueues are very useful in some circumstances - you are effectively
> combining a mass upload program with workflow approval and error
> notification. It certainly is a neat solution, although the workqueue
> display is restricted to user-unfriendly workflow terms and object keys=
 
>
> regards
>
> Phil
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael Pokraka [mailto:workflow at quirky.me.uk]
> Sent: 28 January 2004 15:15
> To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: What are Work Queues?
>
>
> Thanks Phil and Patrick,
> That was pretty much the starting point we needed! The menu path is a
> little obscure, but now I've at least found the object type behind it -=
 it
> is mass retirement. Now to find who set this up and why it's gone wrong=
 on
> one item <grumble>...
> Though one small question: Phil, you say "...can be accessed.. but not
> from the workplace, or from a coupled workitem type "W" that behaves li=
ke
> any other workflow.". So how exactly is this accessed?
> Cheers
> Mike
>
> Oh, P.S. Apologies to the list for any duplicate posts, some tweaking o=
n
> my mail server went a little bit pear-shaped, causing a To: address to
> duplicate into the CC. field as well as a few other oopses. I blame
> spammers who made me do it in the first place.
>
> Patrick D Green wrote:
>> Mike,
>>
>> If you need to have a look at individual worklists / queues to see why
>> they
>> failed, transaction AR30 may be of some use to you.   As Phil suggests=
,
>> AM_AI is the object type for an asset list associated with the Asset m=
ass
>> change/retirement/transfer workflow.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> -- Patrick.
>>
>>
>>
>>                       "Kisloff, Philip B"
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>> Work Queues?
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>>                       01/28/2004 06:51 AM
>>                       Please respond to
>>                       "SAP Workflow Users'
>>                       Group"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> Work queues are used to bundle up tasks into one workitem type "A". Th=
is
>> 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 instan=
ce.
>> Mass retirements of assets is one example.
>>
>> To display the workqueue, from the technical display, use menu path Go=
to >
>> 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 w=
here
>> 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 err=
or
>> 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
>>
>>
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