RSWUWFML2 & BSP: How to execute workitems from outlook when SAP Gui is not insatlled on deskop

Wed Jun 8 00:28:14 EDT 2005

Could you please gimme more details about the 2nd point which you are suggesting.

Let me give you some more details about my requirements.

A workitem is sent to approver whenever a request is created. Both submitting & approving is through BSP pages. 

Ok. I can place the approval URL as a workitem text. But how the data(context of the request) will move from workitem to approval page. 

In the current approach, when workitem is executed, Approval page is opened-up in browser  with URL which contains the context of the request which is in process, through webservice parameter ids. And when webservice(ie approving the request here) is executed workitem status becomes completed; And user action details[approval/rejection] goes into workflow because of the callback mechanism.

URL looks like below. 

http://sun081.igate.com:8061/sap(bD1lbiZjPTQwMSZ3PTQwMjExODAr)/bc/bsp/sap/zunix/manager.do?ACCESS_LIST=tt&COMMENTS=tt&EMAIL_MGR=PRAMOD%2eKATKURI%40igate%2eCOM&EMAIL_REQ=tt&FNAME=tt&LNAME=tt&NAME_MGR=m1&Network_ID=tt&REASON=tt&REQUESTOR=tt&REQ_PHONE=tt&REQ_TYPE=A&SAPWFCBURL=http%3a%2f%2f198%2e7%2e1%2e81%3a8061%2fsap%2fbc%2fwebflow%2fwshandler%3f_sapwiid%3d000000069773%26_saptask%3dTS95107916%26_saplogsys%3digt-401%26_sapuname%3dKATKURIP%26_saplangu%3dE%26_sapxid%3d42A5F392D32755E7E100000064070151%26sap-client%3d401

Am not sure how all these can be accomplished in the approach which you are suggesting. Could you please help me in understanding the same.

Note: Not sure how relevant this note is but i wanted to let you know, there is no custom business obj/events associated with this process. 

Thank You,

Pramod.

"Dart, Jocelyn" <jocelyn.dart at sap.com> wrote:
Hi Pramod, 
Firstly, the sending of an SAP shortcut is an option of RSWUWFML2 - change your selection criteria to turn it off. There's no point even going to SAPGUI in your scenario.

Secondly, use your work item text to generate the URL you need as a text "http://.... etc." - your mail client should automatically turn the text into a hyperlink.

Regards, 
Jocelyn Dart 
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From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of pramod reddy
Sent: Wednesday, 08 June 2005 7:59 AM
To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
Subject: RSWUWFML2 & BSP: How to execute workitems from outlook when SAP Gui is not insatlled on deskop

Hi,

I understand using RSWUWFML2, we can enable users to execute/access the work items from outlook. And as for as my understanding, user should have SAPGui on his machine in order to execute the work items from outlook. Obvious, as work items might open SAP Screens. 

In our case, whenever a work item is executed a BSP page is opened (not SAP screen). Going by this SAPGui is not required. But RSWUWFML2 sends a mail with attachment which is nothing but a sap shortcut[not URL] to work items in SAP Inbox. If you observe properties of these shortcuts, SAPGUI for Win32 is the opening application. Hence SAPGui is must in order to execute the work items from Outlook.

1. Is there any way of  handling this i.e. executing the work items from Outlook, without having the SAPGui on desktop? I mean is there any web service which enables this kind of requirement.

2. In our case, whenever a work item is being accessed from Outlook, before opening the BSP page, one SAPGui session is also opened(with sap command prompt enabled) along with it. 

Is there anyway to close this automatically once the BSP page is opened up. 

Can I restrict user not to enter any tcode in the sap command prompt. I don't want give the option to user to enter tcode at all in first place, though we can handle the security issue with the help of Authorizations.

Can anyone please advise me on this

BTW, SAP Version: 6.4

Thanking in advance.

Regards,

Pramod.

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