_RULE_RESULT binding

Thu Jul 31 15:27:05 EDT 2008

Ah! I see now. I was reading _RULE_RESULT and "thinking"
_WI_ACTUAL_AGENT. <blush> Sorry!
I don't think I have a WF that passes all role agents. Interesting. 

If not some binding issue and currently no SAP Note to apply (or no SAP
Note created for this issue), 
I would say just create a new method and plop it in the After method on
the task. 
If a solution becomes available later you, you would not have to rip the
whole WF Template apart and take out the BG tasks. 
You would only need to remove the method on the task. A tad simpler!

** Though I would make serious effort to get SAP to correct! 

Please let me know when you have a solution. I will create a quick test
on this just to see for myself and on my release.
[SAP_BASIS 700 0014 SAPKB70014 SAP Basis Component]

I will let you know what shakes out for me it you are interested. 

Rick Sample | Office (314) 573-5700 | rick.sample at graybar.com 
www.graybar.com <http://www.graybar.com/>  - Works to Your Advantage 

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From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
Of Sudhir Pargaonkar
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:51 PM
To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
Subject: Re: _RULE_RESULT binding

Hi Rick,

I understand that WF-BATCH would be the user that would set workitem as
obsolete. Let me explain the scenario:

workitem is in the inbox of say 5 users determined by a agent
determination rule. as per thomas email, when any one of them executes
the workitem, we know "Executed By" user as well as list of these 5
users in workflow container if we have a binding between _RULE_RESULT
and a workflow container element.

Issue is, if we have a modeled deadline.. and WF-BATCH sets workitem to
obsolete status using process control step. In this case, we still need
list of those 5 users who had the workitem in their inbox. So that we
can send them an email saying, they have missed the deadline. In this
scenario, contents of _RULE_RESULT are not transfered to workflow
container even if we have correct binding. 

hope that explains the situation. I am also in the process of creating a
method and background step to read agents of the workitem to avoid this
problem. 

Let me know if there is another solution to keep the design clean. 

Thanks
Sudhir

2008/7/31 Sample, Rick <Rick.Sample at graybar.com>

	Thomas,

	Sorry, I may be jumping into the middle and I may be missing
something but I don't see the issue. 

	How is the task terminating? By the deadline itself? i.e. an
actual agent does not have to execute 

	the task for it to complete?

	>>Ran into the same issue, if the work item is executed then the
_Rule_Result 

	>>is populated and you have what you need.  

	An 'actual agent' executed the task, and you have an agent. 

	>>But if not executed, like when a deadline is reached, you get
nothing - very annoying.

	If the deadline is reached, and no 'actual agent' executed the
task, I would think 

	you would not want to populate the _Rule_Result. Would only have
WF-BATCH as the agent 

	because WF-BATCH is the user that tripped the Deadline. Not an
agent. 

	Sudhir,

	>>note can not be applied as it doesn't match correct version. 

	Hmmm... What version are you on? Service Patch level?

	I will be upgrading another 4.6c to ECC6 soon, so I have
interest in this issue you are experiencing. 

	The last system I do not believe I had this scenario.

	Rick Sample | Workflow Analyst/Developer
	11885 Lackland Road | Maryland Heights, MO 63146 | Office (314)
573-5700 | rick.sample at graybar.com 
	www.graybar.com <http://www.graybar.com/>  - Works to Your
Advantage 

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	From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu]
On Behalf Of Maue, Thomas
	Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 12:05 PM 

	To: SAP Workflow Users' Group

	Subject: RE: _RULE_RESULT binding

	Sudhir,

	Ran into the same issue, if the work item is executed then the
_Rule_Result is populated and you have what you need.  But if not
executed, like when a deadline is reached, you get nothing - very
annoying.

	I had to add a background step to return the rule agents before
routing the escalation to managers or sending an SAP notification to
agents.  Some of these were responsibilities type rules so had to create
a method to find agents since there was no corresponding function module
to execute.  

	Would have been a lot easier/cleaner if _Rule_Result was
populated!

	Regards,

	Thomas Maue

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	From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu]
On Behalf Of Sudhir Pargaonkar
	Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 10:39 AM
	To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
	Subject: _RULE_RESULT binding

	Hi All, 

	I am on ECC 6.0 system.. I want to get result of agent
determination rule into workflow container so that I can send all these
users reminder email once the deadline is reached. 

	In earlier systems, it used to work fine.. but now, no values
are being passed to workflow container even though the binding is
correct. I tried to apply SAP NOTE 707767 but it says, note can not be
applied as it doesnt match correct version. 

	any suggestions on how to fix this issue? I can always create a
new step and a method to find out list of agents selected, but wanted to
do it the right way..

	thanks
	Sudhir

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