Send Mail to return value, Portals Link

[BJ]

Hi Shalini,

I had done > 60 chars by using FM in past with no problem. The best practice
for Portal URL is to make simple URL e.g.(http://portal.mailposte.ca ) vs.
very long original SAP portal url. Again your Basis team will have to help
you on this.

For your second issue to trigger the event externally I don't think it's
available today in SAP. However another way to do is create a webservice.
Within that webservice you can triger the event. Webservice can be called
externally in today's SOA environment. What version of SAP you're in?

Thanks.
Bijay Shrestha
Sr. NW Architect
SAPMANDO Services
2009/1/21 Shalini Sabnani <workflow.mail at gmail.com>

> Thank you for you input. The Portal URL link is what I had in mind but our
> link to Portals is > 60 chars and unfortunartely these are not displayed as
> LINKs in emails / WI  sent via workflow. Have you every tried to use a link
> of about 70 chars or more and got it to work. chars
>  http://portalstg.mailposte.ca/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.portal.navigation.portallauncher.default<http://portalstg.mailposte.ca/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.portal.navigation.portallauncher.default>
>
> Receiving emails within the SAP application and writing an ABAP routine to
> collect these emails and trigger a reminder WFL is one way of doing it, I
> was wonderin if the '"Remind me later" button could some how launch an event
> for which my there would be a listener in my orginal workflow that sends the
> email.
>
> I am wondering if in the past other WUGers have launched events from
> external emails which are received by SAP or do we have to create BSP's for
> this..
>
> Any input is appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> 2009/1/21 BJ <shresthab at gmail.com>
>
>  Hi Shalini,
>>
>> Your first request is very simple one. You can send email with the Portal
>> link http://server:port/irj/portal in your email text. You can either
>> user SEND MAIL task in Workflow or I have used standard FM "*send_email*
>> within the standard Workflow task. Search FM in se37 with *email* and you'll
>> find it. I have done this before.
>>
>> Your 2nd request is little tricky depending upon how exactly you are
>> visioning it. If your wish is to get the response by email  from the user to
>> remind them later, you need to be able to get the email in SAP application
>> server and process it through ABAP. It could be done with little creative
>> design similar to approval process in CRM. In order to do this you have to
>> check with your Basis team if your company will allow to accept the email in
>> SAP application.
>>
>> I hope this will give you some idea.
>>
>> Bijay Shrestha
>> Sr. NW Architect
>> SAPMANDO Services
>>
>> 2009/1/20 Shalini Sabnani <workflow.mail at gmail.com>
>>
>>>   Hello Friends
>>> We are in the process of designing a workflow to, amongst other
>>> things, send an email notifications to employees informing them thet their
>>> Pay statements can be viewed via portals (My ESS). Within the email we need
>>> to ask the employee if  he/she wants to be reminded in 24 hours with another
>>> email.
>>> I am wondering if in the past you have sucessfuly:
>>>
>>>    1. Used SEND MAIL too send a link to portals ?
>>>    2. Allowed to employee to click on "Remind me later" in the email and
>>>    update the workflow to send a follow up email in 24 hours.
>>>
>>> Example of email is as per below:
>>> You have received an e-mail delivery from XXXXXXXXXXXX that your Payroll
>>> statement is ready for viewing in ESS.
>>>
>>>  To log in to ESS, go to *LINK*
>>>
>>> Click on the Remind me button to receive a reminder in approximately 24
>>> hours
>>>
>>>
>>> *Remind me later!*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any input / suggestions you can provide to the above will be well
>>> received, thanks
>>>
>>> Shalini
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
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>>
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