Creating an object type referencing GUID

[Hilsbos, Margaret A]

Hello all,

Please somebody help!  I am desperately trying to build a workflow in CRM 4.0 (WAS 6.20) and I keep running into the problem that *everything* in CRM is apparently based on a GUID - except of course the delivered business object types for Business Partner!  However, in BSVZ the linkage will not accept the business partner object types.

I have written an OSS message on this but so far the response is not promising.  I am trying to do a workaround.  I looked at the table CRM_JCDS and saw that the GUID is part of the key for that table. However when I try to create a business object type with CRM_JCDS (I know, is this crazy?) it turns out the GUID is stored as RAW, not CHAR - and therefore is not usable in a business object type key.

YET, there are plenty of delivered business object types in CRM that use a GUID as the key, just *not* business partner.

I need to find some way to trigger the workflow based on a status change to business partner. Why is this so hard? I do not have programming resources available at this time and my own programming skills are limited.  Can anyone help or are we just out of luck until I learn more ABAP?

This seems so basic that I must be missing something.  I posted this question awhile ago and no one responded. I hope I have better luck this time - thanks to anyone who can help!

Margaret Hilsbos
(215) 299-5630