Missing Workflow Container

[Sample, Rick]

I am sorry! I did not read it that way. 
 
I read the flow as:
WF1 calls WF2. 
WF2 returns data after a DL (in WF2)
WF1 then continues via a DL (in WF1)
A task in WF1 attempts to processes data that should already be returned
to WF1. 
All 'get data' from WF2 is completed before we attempt the Send Message
task. 
 
Sue,
Yes/No?
 
Still having issue, no worries. Just clarify...
Rick
 
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From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
Of Mike Pokraka
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 3:55 PM
To: 'SAP Workflow Users' Group'
Subject: RE: Missing Workflow Container



Hi Sue,

 

This makes sense. If the deadline is being reached in your calling
workflow then the subworkflow will not be completed and no binding back
to the calling flow will be executed. 

 

Why does this make perfect sense? Simple: because the calling workflow
with the expiring deadline does not know what state the subworkflow is
in. It might be halfway through processing and contain some invalid or
garbage data. Therefore it definitely should not bind anything back if
it is the calling flow that terminates the subflow.  Another way to look
at it is that the subflow is the only one allowed to perform any
binding. 

 

The answer to what you are trying to accomplish - getting a subflow
container element back to the calling workflow when a deadline is
reached - would be to put the deadline into the subworkflow.

 

Cheers,

Mike

 

From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
Of Sue Doughty
Sent: 10 December 2007 17:46
To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
Subject: Missing Workflow Container

 

We are on ECC 6.0.

 

I know I must be doing something really stupid, but I can't see it!!  

 

I have a workflow (WF-1) that calls a sub-workflow (WF-2).  The
sub-workflow (WF-2) has a Deadline on it.  The sub-workflow (WF-2)
returns a multi-line container (MISSINGDOCS) back to the calling
workflow (WF-1).  When the deadline is reached, the latest end path in
the workflow (WF-1) executes a BO SELFITEM, Task SENDTASKDESCRIPTION to
send notification to a Personnel clerk that shows which documents are
missing.

 

The MISSINGDOCS container contains a list of the documents that are
missing.  I can see the MISSINGDOCS container being returned from the
sub-workflow (WF-2), but the container is empty when sent into the
notification step in WF-1.

 

I have checked all the Import/Export parameters.  The task being
executed for the SELFITEM BO has the MISSINGDOCS container as an Import
container.  The MISSINGDOCS container is used in the Text Description of
the task.

 

When I look at the log, the task shows the MISSINGDOCS container as
being empty for the SELFITEM task.  I tried putting a container
operation right after the sub-workflow (WF-2) returns to the workflow
(WF-1) (before going to the SELFITEM task) to move the MISSINGDOCS
container to another container, but it is empty at that point also.

 

What am I missing????

Regards, 

Sue T. Doughty 
SAP Workflow Specialist

OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC.

500 Old Dominion Way, Thomasville, NC 27360

Toll Free :(800)432-6335, ext.5189 
Phone :(336)822-5189 Fax :(336)822-5149 
sue.doughty at odfl.com

 

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