SRM 4.0 - Shopping cart approval

[Márton Zsolt]

Hi Susan,

Thanks for quick reply...

Debugging the transaction we found the following:

 

After adding item(s) to the shopping cart, saving it, we press the order button. Apparently the workitem gets created successfully, however, it is in waiting status due to the fact that the Desired start date is 31.12.9999 and no event is raised by the Shopping cart application which would trigger the workflow.

 

This standard functionality has been working without problems for quite a long time. However, recently we have installed support package no. 10 for the SRM Server.

 

We also carried out a source code analysis which led us to the following modification made by SAP became effective in function module  ’SWD_API_SIMULATED_WF_START’ on the same day when we installed the support package.

 

…

* ------------------------------------------------------------------- *

  IF iv_start_workitem_id IS INITIAL.

    CALL FUNCTION 'BBP_PDH_WFL_EVENT_CONTAIN_SET'

      EXPORTING

        iv_object_id        = iv_object_id_sc

        iv_object_type      = iv_object_type

        iv_guid             = iv_guid

        iv_user             = iv_user

        iv_start_task       = iv_start_task

      IMPORTING

        ecl_container_start = lcl_container_start

      TABLES

        it_reviewer         = it_reviewer

        it_virtual_approver = lt_virtual_approver

        it_virtual_nodes    = it_virtual_nodes.

 

 

    IF lcl_container_start IS NOT INITIAL.

*  start a new unmodified workflow now

      CALL FUNCTION 'SWD_API_SIMULATED_WF_START'

        EXPORTING

          im_task               = iv_start_task

*          im_create_only        = iv_park

          im_create_only        = 'X'

          im_do_commit          = 'X'

          im_workitem_container = lcl_container_start

          im_agent_container    = lcl_container_agents

        IMPORTING

          ex_wi_id              = lv_start_workitem_id

        EXCEPTIONS

          workflow_not_started  = 1

          OTHERS                = 2.

 

 

We assume that the change made here was to comment the passing over of parameter IV_PARK out which has the following adverse effect on the execution of the called function module ’ SWD_API_SIMULATED_WF_START’. Please note that parameter IV_PARK receives value SPACE from higher level function module calls.

 

…

* create workflow, but do not start immediately

  IF NOT im_create_only IS INITIAL.

  l_desired_start_date = '99991231'.

  ENDIF.

  CALL FUNCTION 'SWW_WI_START'

    EXPORTING

      creator                      = l_creator

      language                     = im_language    "781918

      task                         = im_task

*      called_in_background         = 'X'           "921531

      created_by_address           = l_created_by_address

      created_by_user              = l_created_by_user

      desired_start_date           = l_desired_start_date

      do_commit                    = im_do_commit

      wi_container_handle          = lc_workitem_container

    IMPORTING

      wi_id                        = ex_wi_id

    EXCEPTIONS

      id_not_created               = 1

      read_failed                  = 2

      immediate_start_not_possible = 3

      execution_failed             = 4

      invalid_status               = 5

      OTHERS                       = 6.

 

 

The arrow shows the ABAP statement which is executed now, because import parameter IM_CREATE_ONLY receives value ’X’ instead of SPACE as it used to work.

As a consequence the workitem is created with start date 31.12.9999 which results in hanging in wait status.

 

 

Thanks, Zsolt

 

-----Original Message-----

From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Keohan

Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 11:41 AM

To: SAP Workflow Users' Group

Subject: Re: SRM 4.0 - Shopping cart approval

 

Hi Zsolt,

 

I've seen workflows in waiting status when the user 'holds' the cart... 

I'd check the cart status in BBP_PD to see if that's what is happening.

Otherwise, sorry to say, the event log will not help.  Lot of things 

like BUS2121 SAVED are not logged in the event log any more.

 

A collective moment of silence for the event log would be nice.

 

Good luck!

Sue

Márton Zsolt wrote:

> Hi all!

> 

> We are in SRM 4.0, SP level: 0010

> 

> We are using the standard workflow WS1000060 (Workflow Without Approval 

> Shopping Cart), without any modifications for creating PO-s from 

> shopping cart.

> 

> Start events: BUS2121 - SAVED, In case of error linkage: 3- do not 

> change linkage

> 

> Simulating the  event in SWU0 for this object type the system selects 

> our workflow, but creating and saving the shopping cart nothing happens. 

> Only the sub workflow is created in waiting status without any starting 

> event. (as you can see in attached file.) The event log is also empty.

> 

> Another strange behavior is: when we create the event manually in SWUE, 

> the workflow starts without any problem.

> 

> The  SWEQADM is also empty.

> 

> Does anybody faced this problem before?

> Thanks,

> Zsolt

> 

> <<Workflow started in SWUE.doc>>

> 

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