Object missing in Workflow

[Srinivasan Ramanan]

Hi,
I am just pasting the help doc contents from SAP...from this I am afraid if 
your first step in the workflow is onject.display which is a dialog step, 
You can not start the workflow from the object..
Correct me if I am wrong...

So try implementing an empty background step as starting step , before the 
step 'Display' in your workflow.
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Starting a Workflow for an Object

Use

This is used for starting workflows that use the object. All suitable 
workflows automatically determine the system and are offered for execution.

Prerequisites

The SAP System contains active workflows that fulfill the following 
prerequisites:

They must be allowed to start the workflow.
The workflow is only allowed to have the object as an obligatory import 
parameter.


Tasks that can be executed in the dialog are not included.

Procedure

In your object display, open the submenu with the symbol  in the toolbox.
Choose Start workflow.
All active workflows which fulfill the prerequisites above are displayed.

Select the workflow that you want to start.


For example, the display of a standard order can concern a workflow, within 
which a further standard order is stored.
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good luck
Srinivasan


>From: øåðï ôå÷ñ <ronenf at paz.co.il>
>Reply-To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
>To: <sap-wug at mit.edu>
>Subject: Object missing in Workflow
>Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:20:52 +0200
>
>Hello Dear Workflow'ers,
>
>It's been quite a while since I've been here, glad to re-join the list !
>
>Here is the question:
>
>We are on ECC 6.00, WAS 7, support package 0007
>
>I've created a very simple workflow for FI documents that allows a user to 
>send a document for processing via the generic services for object in the 
>relevant transactions.
>
>The object type is BKPF and for example the WF can be started from 
>transaction FB03 via the menu: System -> Services for object -> Workflow -> 
>Start workflow.
>
>The workflow starts OK and the initiator can see all the details in his 
>workflow outbox.
>
>The first step in the workflow is a simple display step based on 
>BKPF.DISPLAY method.
>
>Now, the problem is that when the first user gets the task, it appears to 
>have no object assigned to the _WI_OBJECT_ID element.
>
>This is not a binding problem, because when the initiator looks at the log, 
>everything seems ok and the container element is filled correctly, all 
>texts appearing OK etc.
>
>Only when the actual agent gets the workitem in his inbox, it appears 
>without the object.
>
>Both users have SAP_ALL & SAP_NEW authorization profiles.
>
>When looking at the workitem from the initiator outbox, the _WI_OBJECT_ID 
>element is filled correctly.
>
>When looking at the same workitem from the agent inbox the _WI_OBJECT_ID 
>looks like this:
>
>Expression		Values
>_WI_OBJECT_ID 	BKPF:10100003800000262006
>      Company code	<not set>
>      Doc. Number	<not set>
>      Fiscal year		<not set>
>
>
>You can see that strangely the value appears at the header of the object 
>but the attributes don't get filled with data.
>
>If I look at the log of the same workitem from the initiator outbox it 
>seems ok with all the data.
>
>However If I look at the workitem from one of the WF reports (SWI2_FREQ) 
>with any of the users, it appears faulty without the data.
>
>Again, all binding is correct and double - triple checked.
>
>Any clue for this strange behavior ?
>
>Thank you very much for your help !
>Best regards,
>
>Ronen Fox
>Paz Oil Company


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