Changing event linkages in PRD

[Michael Pokraka]

Hi Jocelyn,
I did look at SAP_WAPI's and also a couple of SWE_ FM's. Oddly, one of th=
em
I tried also asked for a transport.
But, I followed your idea and found that the ... (bother, I just logged o=
ff)
... CL_SWF_EVENT_TYPE_LINKAGE class can be badgered to do the job.
Thanks for the tip,
Cheers
Mike
 
 
Dart, Jocelyn wrote:
> Have you tried using SAP_WAPI_SET_ERROR to stop the current workflows
> and maybe have a look at how SWE_EVENT_RECEIVER_ERROR works to see how
> methods can be
> called to set the event handler error. No guarantees on this but worth =
a
> look.
> Sounds like a good dev request to me for a new admin function.
> Jocelyn
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: SAP Workflow [mailto:Owner-SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Michael Pokraka
> Sent: Tuesday,25 May 2004 10:58 PM
> To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: Changing event linkages in PRD
>
>
> Hi Jocelyn,
> Thanks for the info, but that only solves half the problem. It still do=
esn't
> let you SET something into error.
> I know, I could create a linkage error, write a report, or trasnsport i=
t.
> This doesn't help when you're on a site and someone changes something w=
hich
> results in a workflow loop. Or to troubleshoot/test something where you=
 may
> want to check the event before kicking off the WF....
>
> Cheers
> Mike
>
>
> Dart, Jocelyn wrote:
>> Mike,
>> You should be using the event queue administration to control this.
>> Transaction SWEQADM.
>> If you reactivate the event linkage *** after resolving errors *** thi=
s
>> should NOT require a transport
>> - you just have to do it from the SWEQADM "linkages with errors" scree=
n
>> itself.
>>
>> Changing the event linkage any other way should require a transport.
>> Jocelyn
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: SAP Workflow [mailto:Owner-SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of
>> Michael Pokraka
>> Sent: Tuesday,25 May 2004 3:04 AM
>> To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>> Subject: Changing event linkages in PRD
>>
>>
>> Greetings all,
>> I've noticed on our 4.7/620 system it is no longer possible to deactiv=
ate
>> event linkage in production. Previously one could switch it off via PF=
TC
>> but
>> not on.
>>
>> Also, (I've asked this before), the alternative would be to mark linka=
ge
>> as
>> having errors. This would for me be the ideal solution as it stores al=
l
>> the
>> events which you can resubmit or delete afterwards. BUT event linkage
>> status
>> is also a transportable item. This makes it pretty useless.
>>
>> There were 'unofficial' ways around these in previous versions so it w=
as
>> never an issue, but I'd say it's an important safety feature to have i=
n
>> case
>> things go wrong during a batch process or whatever. I've just seen ano=
ther
>> workflow bringing an entire system down because of this. Fortunately t=
his
>> one wasn't a productive one, but that has happened too...
>>
>> Any thoughts on this? Looking for ways to (temporarily) suspend a work=
flow
>> linkage...
>> Cheers
>> Mike
>>
>>
>
>