SAP-WUG Digest, Vol 22, Issue 45

Tue Sep 19 10:57:13 EDT 2006

On 9/19/06, Albina Fernando <albinafernando at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Hi Prasanth,
>
>   Even in our case we had a similar requirement of creating substitutes.
> But then we had created a Custom screen in Portal, and whenever the user
> went into his UWL list, he had the option of maintaining substitutes. But
> i'm afraid if there's any way of suppressing SBWP. One way is if you have
> something like a Portal screen developed for your requirement, then you can
> restrict the user to the transaction SBWP. i.e No authorization given to
> SBWP for that user.
>
> Thanks
>  Albina
>
>  On 9/19/06, sap-wug-request at mit.edu <sap-wug-request at mit.edu> wrote:
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> >   1. RE: Virtual attribute is not showing in task description
> >      (Munday,Sherie J.)
> >   2. Re: Restrictions on Substitution and suppressing "Maintain
> >      substitutes" in SBWP (prasath natesan)
> >   3. Re: Virtual attribute is not showing in task description
> >      (Mark Pyc)
> >   4. Resubmission (Gardiner, Keith (CIS))
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:29:13 -0400
> > From: "Munday,Sherie J." <MUNDAYSJ at airproducts.com>
> > Subject: RE: Virtual attribute is not showing in task description
> > To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
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> > Hi Sandip,
> > Have you double checked the bindings?
> > Regards,
> > Sherie
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu on behalf of Sandip Jana
> > Sent: Mon 9/18/2006 10:01 PM
> > To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
> > Subject: Virtual attribute is not showing in task description
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have created a virtual attribute in my custom business object. Then I
> > am trying to use this virtual attribute in a task description. But it is not
> > showing up. I checked the workflow log; there the object attribute has
> > proper value. I have tested the business object and the virtual attribute is
> > coming up with a value. But when I am using the same attribute in the task
> > description, it is not showing anything. If I use a database field
> > attribute, then it is is showing up properly in the task description.
> >
> > Any help will be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sandip
> >
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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:08:05 -0500
> > From: "prasath natesan" <prasathnatesan at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: Restrictions on Substitution and suppressing "Maintain
> >        substitutes" in SBWP
> > To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
> > Message-ID:
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> >
> > Thanks for that reply susan. Looks like i will have to customize this
> > WAPI
> > to suit my requirements. I might have to build this up as a seperate
> > transaction for use and ask the users to use this transaction for
> > maintaining substitutes. But if i need to do that i will have to
> > suppress
> > the option of maintaining substitutes from SBWP. Is this possible?
> > Thanks in
> > advance for any help.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Prasath N
> >
> > On 9/18/06, Susan R. Keohan < keohan at ll.mit.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > In the good ol' R/3 days, a substitute could only *process* a workitem
> > if
> > > they had the appropriate
> > > Basis authorizations.  For example, if the workitem involved Changing
> > an
> > > Invoice, and the substitute
> > > only had authorizations to Display an Invoice, then they would get an
> > > error message.   So your
> > > authorizations can really be your friend, by prohibiting users from
> > > completing workitems they have
> > > no business completing.
> > >
> > > You may also be able to use Substitute Profiles to allow/prohibit
> > users
> > > from acting on certain types
> > > of workitems, but I have only read about this.
> > >
> > > We also have the requirement to only allow people to select certain
> > other
> > > people for their
> > > substitutes, but this is not met in standard SAP... I believe Jocelyn
> > > suggested looking at
> > > SAP_WAPI_SUBSTITUTE_MAINTAIN as a place to start, if we determined we
> > > needed to do a core mod.
> > >
> > > Too bad SAP doesn't already have this functionality in place, because
> > the
> > > topic has been talked
> > > about quite a bit... Seems like it's a *real* requirement for quite a
> > lot
> > > of people...
> > >
> > > prasath natesan wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Albina,
> > > > Thanks for that quick response. That should be a good idea. But i
> > read
> > > > in some of the old archives of WUG that substitution overrides the
> > > > concept of possible agents itself. i.e a person can execute the
> > workitem
> > > > even if he is not a possible agent as he exceutes the workitem under
> > the
> > > > original user's access(below link for your reference). In such a
> > case
> > > > will he be restricted from executing the workitem by making him as
> > an
> > > > excluded agent?
> > > >
> > > > http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/sap-wug/2003-August/010241.html
> > > >
> > > >  I have been googling around for this and found a function module -
> > > > RH_SUBSTITUTION_MAINTAIN which is used to maintain substitutes. Any
> > idea
> > > > on usage of this function module? Will it be possible to customize
> > this
> > > > function module and use it for my requirements?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Albina Fernando
> > > >
> > > > <albinafernando at gmail.com <mailto: albinafernando at gmail.com>> to
> > sap-wug
> > > >
> > > >        More options     11:22 am (22 minutes ago)
> > > >
> > > > hi Prasanth,
> > > >
> > > >   In a Workitem or in a particular task , we have the option of
> > Excluded
> > > > agents. You can exclude the agents that you don't want to
> > view/execute
> > > > the Workitem. You will need to create a Container element and
> > populate
> > > > it with the list of agents who are not authorized to view/execute
> > the
> > > > work item and then pass this Container element in the Place where it
> > > > says Excluded agents.
> > > >   Through the Maintain Substitute option in SBWP, you won't be able
> > to
> > > > do that.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Albina
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > Message: 3
> > Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:23:33 +0100
> > From: "Mark Pyc" < mark.pyc at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: Virtual attribute is not showing in task description
> > To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at MIT.EDU >
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> > G'day Sandip,
> >
> > Does you virtual attribute use other attributes as part of it's internal
> > calculation? If so be sure that you're not assuming these other elements
> > will be resolved first. Be sure to use "SWC_GET_PROPERTY self..." to
> > access
> > the other attributes.
> >
> > Have fun,
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > On 9/19/06, Sandip Jana <sandip.jana at in.ibm.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have created a virtual attribute in my custom business object. Then
> > I am
> > > trying to use this virtual attribute in a task description. But it is
> > not
> > > showing up. I checked the workflow log; there the object attribute has
> > > proper value. I have tested the business object and the virtual
> > attribute is
> > > coming up with a value. But when I am using the same attribute in the
> > task
> > > description, it is not showing anything. If I use a database field
> > > attribute, then it is is showing up properly in the task description.
> > >
> > > Any help will be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Sandip
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > >
> > >
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> > Message: 4
> > Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:53:47 +0100
> > From: "Gardiner, Keith (CIS)" <Keith.Gardiner at capita.co.uk>
> > Subject: Resubmission
> > To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" < sap-wug at mit.edu>
> > Message-ID:
> >        <B3064554D1913D46B23FF838ECEAD23704165589 at CISCHEEV01.central.ad.capita.co.uk
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > Is it possible to execute a work item directly from the Resubmission
> > folder in the business workplace or do you have to 'End resubmission'
> > first and then execute from the Inbox?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Keith Gardiner
> > SAP Development and Support
> >
> >
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