Workflow Configuration - no custom expressions as recipients fordeadlines?

[Kjetil Kilhavn]

In turned out that in this case the SDN community solved the case real quick. 
Many thanks to Martin Noteboom, I give you his answer here for information:
>I had a look at this and it seems when you select something through the 
>drop down it is not selected. On the control tab on the other hand it 
>works. When I select the appropriate expression there I can copy to the
>latest start deadline. It seems to hold then.
>
>To me it looks like a bug in the system. 

While verifying his solution I discovered another bug! Here's my closing 
message from SDN:
>I just verified that, in fact the only problem is with the Latest Start
>expression! But luckily I can paste the expression as you say (just
>discovered that and will close the question as solved). 
>
>I also discovered another bug while verifying what the problem is. 
>When starting the SWDD_CONFIG transaction directly as opposed to going 
>there from the workflow builder, it opened for a different workflow 
>template. So I used the "Other object" button to change to the workflow
>template I wanted to define a configuration for. The workflow displayed
>changes, but the title line of the window does not change. I could live 
>with that referencing the other workflow, but that's just a visible 
>symptom. The real problem is that the container definition is not 
>re-read, so when trying to assign an agent it was actually the container
>elements from the first workflow template that were available. Nasty!
>
>Edited by: Kjetil Kilhavn on Jan 24, 2008 5:17 PM:
>I am creating low-priority customer messages for both of these, so at 
>least SAP has a chance to correct the errors. There is no outside access
>to the system I work in, so they won't get a chance to verify - but that
>shouldn't stop them from checking if the problems exist in their own 
>system with the latest support packages applied. Keep your fingers
>crossed :-)     

P Think before you send a footer/disclaimer of 10+ lines ;-)


On Thursday 24 January 2008 14:18, Hill, Anna wrote:
> Hi Kjetil
>
> I haven't used the configuration functionality on a project yet, but I
> have used the deadline functionality in extended notifications. This
> would only be helpful to you if you want the reminder to go to the
> original agent of the step, as it simply re-sends the email notification
> to the original recipient. Something I thought worth highlighting if you
> weren't already aware.
>
> Regards
> Anna
>
> Anna Hill
> SAP Netweaver Technology
>
> SAP (UK) Ltd
> Clockhouse Place, Bedfont Road,
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> P Think before you print!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
> Of Kjetil Kilhavn
> Sent: 24 January 2008 11:56
> To: SAP Workflow User Group
> Subject: Workflow Configuration - no custom expressions as recipients
> fordeadlines?
>
> Hi, long time no see for those of you who have been around for a while.
>
> I am not sure whether it is a good idea to cross-post to SDN or not...
> but I am trying in this case - so we can get some more money for food 
> out of SAP if anyone has something to contribute.
> https://forums.sdn.sap.com/thread.jspa?threadID=715814&tstart=0
>
> The system I work in is an ECC 6.0 system (support package SAPKB70012).
>
> I would like to use SAP's standard workflow for purchase order approval,
>
> WS20000075, but a reminder must be sent after 7 days if the release has
> not taken place yet.
>
> That should not be a problem I thought, because according to SAP's
> documentation available at help.sap.com
> (http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/92/bc26a6ec2b11d2b4b5006
> 094b9ea0d/frameset.htm),
> one can activate latest start (and other deadlines) with the reaction
> Send mail (equivalent to "Display text" in the workflow step definition).
>
> However, no matter what tricks I try, I am not able to configure my
> recipient.
> I want to send the message to
> PurchaseOrder.Responsible.NameWithLeadingUS, 
> but the only expression the configuration will accept is
> WorkflowInitiator.
> It is very frustrating to be this close to using SAP standard and ending
> up creating a workflow template copy.
>
> Has anyone successfully used Workflow Configuration to enable a deadline
> with some other expression, not WorkflowInitiator, in a SAP standard
> workflow which does not have deadline monitoring?
>
> Another thing that surprised me a bit was that I couldn't create a
> configuration without transport. Not that that's a problem, but I
> thought one major idea for the configuration was to give me the 
> possibility to have one deadline limit during testing and another in
> production. The documentation also says the configuration is
> client-dependent. I suppose I will have to request that the systems are
> opened for modification for this too (that is, in addition to opening 
> them for definition of release strategies). 
-- 
Kjetil Kilhavn (+47 40220607)
Blue Consulting AS (http://www.bluec.no/)