Container operation: remove?

[Mike Pokraka]

Hi Kjetil,
Interesting concept - multiple dynamic approvers that cen increase or
decrease through the life of the process...
This could be done by a method (parameters array and item-to-remove) which
has the advantage of being a bit more visible. A neat option is a
programmed binging from the event using a reusable FM. Programmed bindings
SHOULD be available in 46c - I think I may have tinkered with them in 4.0
somewhere. Click on the arrow in your binding editor - should be in the
dialog box where you can change it from overwrite to append.... ?

Cheers
Mike

Kjetil Kilhavn wrote:
> There should only be one... - but that is a good question.
>
> I think, with the particular design we have here, we should actually
> remove only one (the first one) as the table is really a queue of who
> approval is (still) required from. Multiple approvers can be required, and
> then the approvals take place in parallell - i.e. it is not multiple
> _levels_. When responsibility changes I don't want to terminate and start
> new workflows for those who are still responsible, and the design we have
> come up with (which may be stupid or may be smart) uses a queue to
> determine when the document approval has been completed.
>
> I've attached the design to confuse you further :-)
> The "Evaluate document" workflow is started by "external" events when a
> document is created/changed significantly, while the ApprovedFor,
> Rejected, and Refused events are published by the approval report that
> documents are presented in.
>
>
> PS: I've seen programmed binding mentioned many times, but after trying to
> find it in our screens with absolutely no luck I have come to the
> conclusion that this is available only to those exploring the frontiers,
> i.e. anything newer than 4.6C :-)
> --
> Kjetil Kilhavn, Statoil ØFT KTJ ITS BKS SAP Basis - and I appreciate it if
> you delete Statoil's (and other) company disclaimers when you reply to
> this message, since that helps the readability.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
> Of Mike Pokraka
> Sent: 20. oktober 2005 16:57
> To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
> Subject: Re: Container operation: remove?
>
> Hi Kjetil,
>
> Would you want to remove the exact value or all matching values, treating
> it as a kind of key? If you have the value multiple times should it remove
> just one or all of them?
>
> Not really such a simple operation.
>
> I saw bits of the next version on the way (6.40s) which should do indexed
> multiline containers, which is nice. I think there were some more
> extensive container operation capabilities available to go with it. But
> it's not for us mortals to play with for a while.
>
> I've had to resort to custom methods and the odd programmed binding to
> work around stuff like that (6.20).
>
> Cheers
> Mike
>
> Kjetil Kilhavn wrote:
>> I am working on a solution (R/3 46C) where it would be VERY nice to be
>> able to have two types of container operations.
>> "Add this value to table" is possible with a standard container
>> operation.
>> "Remove this value from table" is not quite as easy. There is a "-"
>> operator, but I assume the workflow builder is not quite that object
>> oriented (yet)...
>>
>> As far as I know the only option I have with respect to removal is to
>> write a method on a business object.
>>
>> Is this any different in new versions?
>> Has anyone created a super-duper object type which can perform generic
>> operations like this?
>> --
>> Kjetil Kilhavn, Statoil KTJ IT BKS
>
>
> Mike Pokraka
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Mike Pokraka
Senior Consultant
Workflow Connections Ltd.
Mobile: +44 (0)7786 910 855