Workflow version

[Alon Raskin]

Well my experience with versioning has been less then pleasant (to say the least). As a general rule I avoid creating versions in the development system. I know that new versions are created in the target system if there is a run time instance of your WF. Versioning can be so complex because workflow is one of those things that has code as well configuration. To make it worse some of this 'config' is client depending while some of it is client independent......
 
I am pretty sure there is a SAP note out there that actually recommends making copies of your workflow in Dev before transporting any significant changes. The note has more details.....
 
Alon Raskin
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From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu on behalf of koenraad.janssens at arcelor.com
Sent: Thu 11/17/2005 07:58
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Subject: Re: Workflow version



As far as I know you can't.  It is however assumed good practice to use the function "create new version" whenever you make a new development cycle of a certain workflow on your dev system.  If you would have done that from the start you could have had your dev - testing systems on sync... offcourse when going to production that would again be async. 

If the system wouldn't create new versions with every new transported versions.. current running versions might (probably) go into error. 
This might not be an issue on your development and testing (acceptance) system.... but just imagine what might happen on production systems..... 

Met vriendelijke groeten,
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  	Koenraad Janssens
Sidmar N.V. - ISM
Leverage Team - Programmer 
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Hi                                                                             
                                                                              
We have a problem with the Workflow Versions in the Development and            
Testing Environments.                                                          
                                                                              
When the Initial WF Development (Version:0000) is transported from the         
Development to the Testing Environment, Version in both the Environments       
are same. This is as expected.                                                
                                                                              
Later changes are incorporated for the Same Workflow in the Development        
Environment without changing the Version. When the changed Workflow is         
released to the Testing Environment, Version of the Workflow changed to        
0001. This is expected, as there are workflow instances running with the       
previous version.                                                             
                                                                              
Given the number of test cycles and requirement changes, going ahead           
there will be many versions generated in the Testing Environment. As           
well the Version numbers in Development and Testing Client will not be         
in Synch.                                                                      
                                                                              
We don't want this and wish to overwrite the existing Workflow                 
definition with the latest changes. Could you please let us know what          
should be done to stop generating versions in the testing Environment?         
  
Regards. 
  
Shrikant Golsangi 
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EAS-SAP Practice 
Wipro Technologies 
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