WAPI SAP_WAPI_WORKITEM_COMPLETE

Wed Oct 17 06:05:58 EDT 2007

Hi Mike,

That is preceisely what I did. What I didn't like about that approach is
that I had to read the node definition of the Workflows so that I could work
out what the next work item to execute was. I don't like getting under the
covers of SAP Worfklow too much as SAP seems to be making such significant
changes to the table structures and code. Still it does work.

I still have an OSS outstanding with SAP about this but I have not yet heard
back.

Regards,

Alon Raskin
e: araskin at 3i-consulting.com

> From: Mike Pokraka <asap at workflowconnections.com>
> Reply-To: SAP Workflow Users' Group <sap-wug at mit.edu>
> Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:18:37 +0100 (BST)
> To: SAP Workflow Users' Group <sap-wug at mit.edu>
> Subject: RE: WAPI SAP_WAPI_WORKITEM_COMPLETE
> 
> Hi Alon,
> 
> Not sure if your problem is still unsolved, but here's a big hammer
> approach: do a SAP_WAPI_DECISION_COMPLETE, wait a little bit, read the log
> and do a SAP_WAPI_EXECUTE_WORKITEM of the subsequent WI. Not pretty but
> not changing the WF limits choices somewhat...
> 
> Cheers,
> Mike
> 
> On Wed, October 10, 2007 7:52 pm, Alon Raskin wrote:
>> Thanks Rick. You're suggestion is a good one but (and this is something I
>> didn't mention in my original post) the code must work with WFs that the
>> customer already has in place. The WFs themselves cannot be changed.
>> Therefore not possible to change the decision to activity or using
>> before/after methods.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Alon Raskin
>> e: araskin at 3i-consulting.com <mailto:araskin at 3i-consulting.com>
>> p: +1 207 523 3489
>> c: +1 207 409 4983
>> f:  +1 806 403 4983
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> 
>> From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu on behalf of Sample, Rick
>> Sent: Wed 10/10/2007 09:46
>> To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
>> Subject: RE: WAPI SAP_WAPI_WORKITEM_COMPLETE
>> 
>> 
>> As far as the error message, I don't recall. But some thoughts on a design
>> change. (Since you are 'testing')
>> 
>> Change from a decision step to Activity Step with popup for Approve,
>> Reject, Cancel and "Terminating event"?
>> Catch the event creator and pass it through.
>> 
>> I tried to create a decision to catch the actions after choice but was far
>> too painful. (In 4.6c)
>> 
>> Have you tried using BEFORE / AFTER methods? A method call (after decision
>> action) will run. And run as same user in task.
>> 
>> More than happy to share some thoughts...
>> 
>> Rick Sample
>> SAP Business Workflow Developer
>> Graybar, Inc.
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> 
>> From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
>> Of Alon Raskin
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:56 AM
>> To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
>> Subject: RE: WAPI SAP_WAPI_WORKITEM_COMPLETE
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> It's a custom workflow which I put together for this test. It's a simple
>> decision task followed up by a simple dialog step (which does not popup
>> any screens). What I want to achieve is to complete the task
>> programmatically and then have the subsequent step executed under the
>> agent's user ID. This is what happens when I execute the decision task
>> from the Inbox and I am trying to get the WAPI's to play nice too. I have
>> logged an OSS.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Alon Raskin
>> 
>> e: araskin at 3i-consulting.com <mailto:araskin at 3i-consulting.com>
>> 
>> p: +1 207 523 3489
>> 
>> c: +1 207 409 4983
>> 
>> f:  +1 806 403-4983
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> ________________________________
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>> From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
>> Of Richard V Marut
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:36 PM
>> To: 'SAP Workflow Users' Group'
>> Subject: RE: WAPI SAP_WAPI_WORKITEM_COMPLETE
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Alon,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> What exactly is the step that you are using to complete work item doing? I
>> recall having the same problem when the step had some functionality
>> involved with it. My process used a web front-end by user to process the
>> work items. I ended up making  the work item a dummy step just to be able
>> to assign the item to a user and to provide the ability to reserve,
>> replace, cancel and complete the work item under that user id. I no longer
>> received that error once I did that.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Richard...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
>> Of Alon Raskin
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 6:43 PM
>> To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
>> Subject: RE: WAPI SAP_WAPI_WORKITEM_COMPLETE
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks Ravi,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I am not sure your analysis is right. The Workflow works fine if you
>> execute the work item from the inbox. It only errors if you call the WAPI
>> SAP_WAPI_WORKITEM_COMPLETE   with the do_callback_in_background = space.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Alon Raskin
>> 
>> e: araskin at 3i-consulting.com <mailto:araskin at 3i-consulting.com>
>> 
>> p: +1 207 523 3489
>> 
>> c: +1 207 409 4983
>> 
>> f:  +1 806 403-4983
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The easiest way to integrate SAP with any mobile device
>> 
>> http://www.themobileworkplace.com <http://www.themobileworkplace.com/>
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> 
>> From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
>> Of Ravi Dixit
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 7:36 PM
>> To: sap-wug at mit.edu
>> Subject: Re: WAPI SAP_WAPI_WORKITEM_COMPLETE
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> HI Alon
>> 
>> 
>> Most likely it seems to be a problem with the definition of the next step.
>> Check the outcome of the current step and mandatory parameters for the
>> next. Also, you can user Error Analysis (Ctrl+F11) to dig further.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Ravi
>> 
>> 
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 09:54:14 -0400
>> From: "Alon Raskin" < araskin at 3i-consulting.com
>> <mailto:araskin at 3i-consulting.com> >
>> Subject: WAPI SAP_WAPI_WORKITEM_COMPLETE
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>> I am just wondering if anyone has seen this issue before:
>> 
>> I am calling Function Module   to complete a work item. The FM has a
>> parameter  do_callback_in_background . I am setting this to SPACE because
>> I want the subsequent work item to be executed under the same User ID.
>> However when I do this the workflow errors with the following error Error
>> when defining successor for node 0000000004
>> 
>> Does do anyone know a way around this issue or whether this is a likely
>> candidate for an OSS message?
>> 
>> Alon Raskin
>> e: araskin at 3i-consulting.com <mailto: araskin at 3i-consulting.com
>> <mailto:araskin at 3i-consulting.com> >
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