Multiple agents per one work item in workflow

[Gavin Mooney]

Kevin,

This definitely IS possible without using a sub-workflow, I have a
workflow in front of me that does it. What you described sounds
exactly right.

When you look in the workflow log, is a separate work item (i.e. a
separate line in the log) being generated for each of the entries in
the table of user IDs? The common problem is that several work items
are generated, all of which go to several users. In your case I'm not
clear on what is happening - it sounds like only one work item is
being created and it being sent to multiple users. You could always
try the old trick of removing the step and then putting it in
again.....

Regards,
Gavin

2006/5/17, May, Kevin <KMay at petro-canada.ca>:
>
>
> Thanks, to you both.  It's unfortunate because it looked like I had multiple
> agents for the same work item but each had their own work item id.  It was
> so close and it seems like such a simple thing.  What's worse is that the
> 'Practical Workflow for SAP' book simply says in order to achieve this put
> the multiline element in the 'Other' tab and then place the mulitiline
> element index in the agent assignment of the step and off you go.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Kevin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of
> Dave Weston
> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 1:31 PM
> To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
> Subject: RE: Multiple agents per one work item in workflow
>
>
> Yes there has to be a sub workflow, with the task/step in the subworkflow. I
> did this last year and it must be in a subworkflow, especially if you want
> to return any check/approval results back to the main flow.
>
> Dave
>
>  ________________________________
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> Adao-Cruz, Miguel
> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 12:00 PM
> To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
> Subject: RE: Multiple agents per one work item in workflow
>
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I went through the same problem some projects ago but I don't remember how I
> solved it. If your step where you put the mutiline element is a task, try to
> put this task in a sub-workflow and do the same settings at the sub-workflow
> level. It might solve the problem.
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
> ___________________________________________________________________________
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>  ________________________________
>  From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu on behalf of May, Kevin
> Sent: Wed 17/05/2006 16:41
> To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
> Subject: RE: Multiple agents per one work item in workflow
>
>
>
>
> Hi Miguel, the step is creating one workitem with multiple workitem ids
> being sent uniquely to each agent identified in the multiline element.  This
> is working as I would expect dynamic parallel processing to work.  However
> when the first agent reserves the workitem it is then removed from all other
> agents.  I thought that using the 'Other' tab would prevent this from
> happening.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of
> Adao-Cruz, Miguel
> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 11:34 AM
> To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
> Subject: RE: Multiple agents per one work item in workflow
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> You say "the workitem"! Is your workflow creating multiple workitems with
> one reviewer each time or ONE workitem with all the reviewers?
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
> ___________________________________________________________________________
> Miguel Adao-Cruz | Capgemini | London
> Technology Services
> SAP Application Architect
>
> T.+44-870-238-2927 | Int.700 2927 | www.capgemini.com
>
> Join the Collaborative Business Experience
> ___________________________________________________________________________
>
>  ________________________________
>  From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu on behalf of May, Kevin
> Sent: Wed 17/05/2006 16:12
> To: sap-wug at mit.edu
> Subject: Multiple agents per one work item in workflow
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi, I've got a workflow multiline element which contains user id's.
> Currently all the agents in the multiline element are being sent the
> workitem, however the first agent to execute the workitem removes it from
> the other agent's inboxes. I've got the multiline element in the 'Other' tab
> of the step and I've tried using the multiline element index in the agent
> assignment of the step, i.e.
> '&REVIEWERS[&_WF_PARFOREACH_INDEX&]&'. What am I
> forgetting?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Kevin
>
>
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