Help How to reset the deadline on a forwarded workitem?

Tue Jul 6 04:59:58 EDT 2010

Hi Liz,

SWW_WI_DEADLINES_CHANGE works for me!
What inputs are you giving?

I'm not sure what the default behaviour is with the deadlines when
your forward a workitem, what does your system do?

regards
Rick Bakker
Hanabi Technology

On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 12:52 AM, Halladay, Liz (Calgary)
<Liz_Halladay at nexeninc.com> wrote:
>
>  Rick,
>
> I tried using the function module SWW_WI_DEADLINES_CHANGE.  This didn't
> seem to effect the deadline.
>
> The container elements that I am initializing are the deadline_date and
> deadline_time and loop_cnt that I am using for the Requested End.  I am
> initializing them to the system date and time as the first step in the
> enhancement I put in the function module SWW_WI_FORWARD.
>
> What is "normal" deadline behaviour when a workflow item gets forwarded
> to another approver?  My requirement is to restart the deadline every
> time that it gets forwarded.  Within the workflow I handle this by
> simply updating the container elements deadline_date and deadline_time
> and loop_cnt.  But as I mentioned this doesn't seem to work when a user
> right clicks on the workitem from their SAP Inbox and chooses "Forward".
>
> I appreciate your help!!
>
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>   1. Help How to reset the deadline on a forwarded workitem?
>      (Keohan, Susan - 1140 - MITLL)
>   2. Re: Help How to reset the deadline on a forwarded workitem?
>      (Rick Bakker)
>   3. RE: Delete Workitem (Patil, Priyank)
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> From: "Keohan, Susan - 1140 - MITLL" <keohan at ll.mit.edu>
> Subject: Help How to reset the deadline on a forwarded workitem?
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> Subject: Help How to reset the deadline on a forwarded workitem?
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>
>
> I have a modeled deadline for Requested End in a custom workflow. If the
> deadline is reached and the user goes into their SAP Inbox and simply
> right
> clicks on the workflow item and forwards it to another user, I need to
> be
> able to reset the deadline as if it has never been reached because it's
> in a
> new users Inbox.
>
> I have added an enhancement to the function module SWW_WI_FORWARD to
> change
> the container elements that are used in the expression of the Requested
> End
> expression.  However , that doesn't seem to reset the deadline. ?
>
> Your help is appreciated.
>
> Liz Halladay
> Business Consultant, SAP Solution Center
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> Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 07:39:53 +0800
> From: Rick Bakker <rbakker at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Help How to reset the deadline on a forwarded workitem?
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> Hello Liz,
>
> I searched for *DEADLINE* in SE37 and got:
> SWL_ADM_DEADLINE_CHANGE
> SWW_WI_DEADLINES_CHANGE
>
> I'd try the second one first.
> Which container elements did you change?
>
> regards
> Rick Bakker
> Hanabi Technology
>
> On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 3:01 AM, Keohan, Susan - 1140 - MITLL
> <keohan at ll.mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: mailman-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:mailman-bounces at mit.edu] On
> Behalf Of
>> Halladay, Liz (Calgary)
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 1:36 PM
>> To: sap-wug-owner at mit.edu
>> Subject: Help How to reset the deadline on a forwarded workitem?
>>
>>
>>
>> I have a modeled deadline for Requested End in a custom workflow. If
> the
>> deadline is reached and the user goes into their SAP Inbox and simply
> right
>> clicks on the workflow item and forwards it to another user, I need to
> be
>> able to reset the deadline as if it has never been reached because
> it's in a
>> new users Inbox.
>>
>> I have added an enhancement to the function module SWW_WI_FORWARD to
> change
>> the container elements that are used in the expression of the
> Requested End
>> expression.? However , that doesn't seem to reset the deadline. ?
>>
>> Your help is appreciated.
>>
>> Liz Halladay
>> Business Consultant, SAP Solution Center
>>
>> Nexen Inc.
>> 801-7th Avenue S.W.
>> Calgary,? AB, Canada T2P 3P7
>> www.nexeninc.com
>>
>> T: (403) 699-4843?? ::?? F: (403) 699-5785?? ::?? C: (403) 470-3167
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> Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 10:46:22 +0530
> From: "Patil, Priyank" <Priyank.Patil at keane.com>
> Subject: RE: Delete Workitem
> To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
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> If you use SWWL it will delete the WI from the underlying database. I
> suggest you to use Rick's solution for this.
>
> Thanks,
> Priyank
>
> From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
> Of Cathy
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 7:28 PM
> To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
> Subject: Re: Delete Workitem
>
> Transaction SWWL will help you do this.  Delete the last workitem in the
> workflow.
>
> Cathy
>
> --- On Wed, 6/30/10, Rick Bakker <rbakker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Rick Bakker <rbakker at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Delete Workitem
> To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
> Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 1:18 AM
> Hello,
>
> I would try fm SAP_WAPI_RESERVE_WORKITEM first. Reserve it for A.
> Otherwise, look at the other SAP_WAPIs, maybe you can forward it from B
> to A.
>
> regards
> Rick Bakker
> Hanabi Technology
>
> On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:10 PM, velsankar sundar
> <svelsankar at gmail.com<http://us.mc1136.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=svel
> sankar at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>      My question is the workitem is present in the inbox of 2 users.
> Ex :
>> User A and User B.
>>
>> Now, i want to delete or disable the workitem in User B's inbox only.
>> I have to do this programmatically. Is there any possible solution.
>>
>> --
>> Thanks & Regards,
>> S.Velsankar
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