Developing SRM Workflows

[Zack P]

Thanks for your insight into SRM workflows, Susan. 

There are a lot of changes between 5.0 and 7.0 systems including new generic approval template that replaces all former templates, use of new BRF framework for configuring approval workflows, etc. The 7.0 system User Interaction is based on WebDynpros exclusively for create PO/display PO/ etc and the BBP_POC/BBP_SC01 transactions seem to be obsolete and I am not able to use them.  

I am still trying to figure out how to display a PO/Shopping Cart when a work item is executed in UWL. It appears that I might need to locate the appropriate WebDynpro components/applications for display of PO/SCart in SE80 and make use of this in the custom workflow along with some settings in SWFVISU transaction.

Can anyone offer any thoughts on this? Would be a big help!

Thanks,
Zack

--- On Mon, 3/23/09, Keohan, Susan <keohan at ll.mit.edu> wrote:

> From: Keohan, Susan <keohan at ll.mit.edu>
> Subject: RE: Developing SRM Workflows
> To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
> Date: Monday, March 23, 2009, 11:02 AM
> Hi Zack,
> I am in SRM 5.0, but I believe the following holds true:
> 
> 1) the business objects do not have the 'normal'
> display/edit methods because they are implemented in ITS
> transactions (BBP_SC01, for example).  These
> transactions are called when you execute a workflow task
> that executes FORM HTMLPROCESS.  You can see the guts
> of which transaction is processed in this manner by browsing
> table HRS1201.
> 2) Again, for PO, you would not find display/edit methods
> but rather an ITS transaction, such as BBP_POC. 
> Suggest you look into transaction SE80, Edit Objects, and
> do a search for all transactions starting with BBP* for
> more.
> 3) We copied SAP delivered tasks to our own versions so
> that we could change our texts and so forth.  However,
> the underlying transaction was still the same as was
> delivered by SAP.
> 4) I am not webby-enough to answer your ZWFVISU
> questions...
> 
> And yes, workflow in SRM is way different from ECC.  
> Good luck!
> ----
> Susan R. Keohan
> SAP Workflow Specialist
> Enterprise Applications
> Information Services Department
> MIT Lincoln Laboratory
> 244 Wood Street, LI-200
> Lexington, MA. 02420
> 781-981-3561
> keohan at LL.MIT.EDU
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Zack P
> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 10:11 AM
> To: sap-wug at mit.edu
> Subject: Developing SRM Workflows
> 
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> We are just implementing SRM 7.0 and I am looking for
> following help: 
> 
> * In SRM , Business Objects (BUS2201 - PO, BUS2121 - SCart,
> etc) do not have display/change/edit methods implemented.
> Any insight into why these methods are not implemented?
> * To display/edit PO, what business object/method can be
> used? 
> * Should custom tasks/workflows be based on WebDynpro or
> can I directly call a transaction code/dialog screen etc? Or
> can both technologies be used with appropriate settings made
> in SWFVISU/portal? 
> * Are settings in SWFVISU done for every Task developed by
> the developer? Is this followed by UWL Administrator
> refreshing the system every time? 
> 
> Any insight into how creating a workflow in SRM is
> different from creating workflow in ECC would be very
> helpful.  
> 
> Thanks,
> Zack 
> 
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