Data Transfer Into a Before Method

[Sample, Rick]

Don't know about ECC6, but I use them in 4.6c.
 
This works for me:
Must have Task containers defined for all elements used by the
BEFORE/AFTER methods parms.
All Method parms  bindings must be Import AND export.
The BEFORE/AFTER methods execute before the task method.
 
Now for the twist, the methods execute in 'alpha pbetic' order. NOT the
order as shown in the BEFORE/AFTER display tab on task . 
For instance, if I have methods in this order in the BEFORE/AFTER tab
display. 
zGetThis...
zGetThat...
 
zGetThat... will execute first. Alpha order.
 
You can verify this by setting task to foreground and debugging.  
 Please let me know if this last rule changed in ECC6. If it did, I have
work to do when we convert! 
 
Rick Sample
SAP Business Workflow Developer
Graybar, Inc.
11885 Lackland Dr.
St. Louis, MO. 63146
314-573-5822
 


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From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
Of Raul Rivera
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 9:38 AM
To: sap-wug at mit.edu
Subject: Data Transfer Into a Before Method





Hello WF experts,

We are in ECC 6.0

I would like to use a Before method in a WF task. The Before method uses
the same object instance as the task method but needs to be passed
additional import parameters. For example, the Before method needs a
"UserID" import parameter that is not defined in the task method.

The documentation (shown below) states that the Before methods are given
the method container of the task method but I wonder how to pass
additional import parameter/s of the Before method that is NOT defined
in the task method.

Thanks for reading,

Raul

Data transfer into and out of the methods

There is no separate binding between task container and method container
for these methods. 

The methods are given the method container of the task method. If no
binding is defined between the task and the method, the system passes
the task container.



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