Create a Rule to Find a user of a position

Wed Dec 6 10:14:59 EST 2006

Hi Mark,

Adding the dummy background step worked beautifully!  I don't know why I
didn't think of it myself......probably looking at it too long  :-).

Thank you so much for your help.

  <http://www.odfl.com/> 	 
Sue Doughty
WORKFLOW SPECIALIST

Phone:  (336) 822-5189
Fax:  (336) 822-5149
Sue.Doughty at odfl.com

OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC. <http://www.odfl.com/> 
500 Old Dominion Way, Thomasville, NC 27360 <http://www.odfl.com/>  	

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From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
Of Mark Pyc
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 4:27 PM
To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
Subject: Re: Create a Rule to Find a user of a position

G'day Sue,

Couple of choices, well lots probably.

1. Don't delete users when someone leaves the company but delimit the
user-id and ensure the user has active substitution set up. Yours is an
extreme case with a 6 month lag, but any process can suffer the
initiator disappearing while the process is alive. Delimiting rather
than deleting is a good general user management process. As fas as
licencing is concerned they are the same. It also means that when you're
reviewing old documents etc in the system you can find out who PYCM is
for e.g.

2. In this case create a dummy background step which calls an empty
method and put the Requested Start on this. That way in six months the
process kicks off again, does nothing for a moment and then continues to
the decision step you're interested in. This ensures the ruole will run
for the current data / org structure. 

Have fun,
Mark

On 12/5/06, Sue Doughty <Sue.Doughty at odfl.com> wrote: 

	We are on 4.7, Basis 6.40.

	There is a workflow that is triggered when the OnHold Applicant
action is executed.  The Requested Start for the workflow is six months
from the date that work item is created.  The WF_Initiator will get a
Decision task after six months, if the Applicant is not put back in
process.  The decision will be either to Process or Reject the
applicant. 

	The problem is when the workflow starts the WF_Initiator is, of
course, there.  But, if during the six months, he has left the company
the workflow will be haning  because the Wf_Initiator's userid will not
be in the system anymore. 

	Instead of using the WF_Initiator as the agent for the Decision
task, I'm trying to create a rule that will find the user of the
position of the WF_Initiator.  I would have the workflow terminate if
rule resolution has no result.  I found function module
PDV_GET_POSITION_HOLDER, but can't get it to work -- I can't figure out
what the input for the rule should contain. 

	Another question:  If I could create a rule, after six months
when the Requested Start is reached, would it re-check the rule to see
if there is a user for the position and fail if not found? 

	Any suggestions on how I can get this to work would be GREATLY
appreciated.

  <http://www.odfl.com/> 	

Sue Doughty
WORKFLOW SPECIALIST 

Phone:  (336) 822-5189
Fax:  (336) 822-5149
Sue.Doughty at odfl.com

OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC. <http://www.odfl.com/> 
500 Old Dominion Way, Thomasville, NC 27360 <http://www.odfl.com/>  	

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	From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu
<mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu> ] On Behalf Of 
shireesh.mitragotri at accenture.com
	Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 4:54 AM
	To: sap-wug at mit.edu
	Subject: BUS2105 PR creation event....???? 

	Hi - What is the best way to trap the Purchase Requisition
Creation event? I did the following and it's not working...(R/3
Enterprise ver.) 

	1. Tried Event creation wizard with a subtype of
BUS2105...change doc BANF...but event upon creation does not exist.
	2. Tried BSVX/BSVW to link event status to system status
etc...Did not find a way out.
	3. My client requires a workflow to be triggered when a PR is
created and that is when there is a default condition - "Release
Indicator is blocked" when it is created for first time. 

	Any help here?

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