2-Way Workflow?

[Srinivasan Ramanan]

Hi Jake,
It is a really difficult to decide whether to settle for nesting. But you do not have to really have template in a template. Just consider this proposal.
 When the part is released with 'Buy' and buyer receives the work item. Buyer thinks it is manufactured.
-> Buyer will reject.
-> then execute a background step and set the status of the material as in-process.
-> send an e-mail to the agent(s) who is responsible for release.
-> End the workflow.
 
Then The agent will again correct the MRP view and set the part as released.
-> same template will trigger and you are all set.
 
Cheers
SRamanan


Subject: RE: 2-Way Workflow?Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 09:58:58 +0800From: jocelyn.dart at sap.comTo: sap-wug at mit.edu


Hi Jake, 
Surely a simple LOOP UNTIL (second user has approved) step would cover it for a scenario that simple? 
Or if it's really more complex, you might want to create your own events to trigger the different templates rather than nest things. 
Regards,
Jocelyn


From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu on behalf of Schmidt, Jake (SN)Sent: Wed 6/02/2008 3:33 AMTo: sap-wug at mit.eduSubject: 2-Way Workflow?

Greetings WUG,
Currently I have a material workflow that is "1-Way".  If the first user classifies the material incorrectly then the next user has no way to send it back to the first user.  
The scenario I'd like to accomplish is this.  User A releases a material.  Workflow evaluates if material is Fabbed or Purchased.  Workflow sends a work item accordingly.  If the buyer receives the work item and finds that the part should actually be fabbed, he should reject the work item.  At this point can I make the workflow restart at step 000224 (User A releasing material) in my workflow?  Currently I don't think thats possible.  From what I understand I need to break my existing workflow up into peices and then I can have each peice recalled when necessary.  My thinking is I'll have templates inside of templates inside of templates.  I know this would work but I don't think it's very elegant.  Please advise if there is a better way to accomplish my goal!
 
Jake Schmidt
Spirit Aerosystems
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