Using BDC in a FuncLoc workflow

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Paul,
 
I  did use BDCs in Workflow. You have to make sure you have a way to correct any errors and continue with the workflow. 

My first approach would be to contact SAP since they have provided a way to extend the table IFLOT as well as user exits to populate them the feature should be extended to the BAPI as well. In one of my previous projects SAP did modify a BADI where the extended structure was not available to any of the methods when we approached them and explained the situation and the business need.
 
Or, you can do a BDC for IL01 instead of a two step process (Assuming the extended fields are available on the Create screen and processed from a user exit).
Why not cre
 
Best Regards,
Ramki Maley.
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul.Bakker at osr.treasury.qld.gov.au
To: SAP-WUG at mit.edu
Sent: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 8:52 PM
Subject: Using BDC in a FuncLoc workflow


G'day,

 I'm investigating how to create a functional location via a workflow. The
idea is to present the user with a form (roughly based on table IFLOT), and
then pass their input data to the BUS0010.CREATE method.

Fine so far. My problem is that the client has extended table IFLOT with Z*
fields (in a custom include). As far as I can see, there is no way to adapt
the CREATE method (which calls BAPI_FUNCLOC_CREATE) so that it will handle
the new Z* fields.

So what are my options? The only one I can think of, is to call the CREATE
method, and then execute a subsequent step to update the custom fields via
a BDC session on transaction IL02!

This is a yuk solution, because it is brittle, it splits the creation into
two steps, and I would have to introduce BDC error handling into the
workflow.

Do you have a better idea? Has anyone else had to execute BDCs via workflow
to make up for inflexible BAPis? I wonder what 'best practice' is.

thanx
Paul


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