Workflow Preview on ECC 6 - WLC Parms????

[Stephens, Monique S L]

Everyone's parameters should be the same because it is set up as a part of security.  But, I did check the users that are having the problem and their parameters look the same as everyone else's.

X   X  XX   X 00000  (user 1)
X   X  XX   X 00000  (user 2)
X   X  XX   X 00000  (myself)

Thanks for sending the explanation for all the X's and 0's.

I will check to see which SAP GUI version the users have.  We have been on SAP GUI 710 for some time but I think there are a few folks out there still with 640.  Why the preview would stop working now is a mystery to me.

Monique

From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of Keohan, Susan - 1140 - MITLL
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 10:12 AM
To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
Subject: RE: Workflow Preview on ECC 6 - WLC Parms????

Hi Monique,
Not sure if this is relevant, but have authorizations and/or user parameters (WLC) changed?
I would guess that if you were not authorized to drill into the workflow details, the bottom of the pane would be blanked out?
Really WAG though.  Below is a very valuable piece of info on WLC parms...


User Parameter WLC - Workflow: User-specific settings


The User Parameter WLC controls various aspects of how workflow and several workflow related activities behaive for the user for whom it is set.  At logon, the value of WLC is read into the structure SWLUSERPAR and held in memory.  Whenever a relevant workflow activity is called for that user it, by design, checks the values  in SWLUSERPAR and behaives in the way specified in the WLC parameter at logon.  The number of characters and values allowable (or at least that will be used) in WLC is driven by the Components (fields) and their length in the structure SWLUSERPAR.   As of ECC 6 EhP4 WLC consists of 16 Components (fields) all of which are one character except for the Component LOG_ENTRIES which has 5 characters.  As a result the WLC Parameter currently has 20 characters.  (15-1 character + 1-5 character).  All of the 1 character Components are based upon the Domain XFELD which allows only 2 values, X=Yes and " "=No.

At my current customer we have set the vaue for WLC to "X   X  XX   X 00000 ".  For purposes of analyses it is easier to interpret if you replace each space with an asterisk which gives you "X***X**XX***X*00000*".

Refer to the Structure SWLUSERPAR and the Column "Value from WLC" to understand how it is interpreted.

I don't understand the Component LOG_ENTRIES or what it does.




Structure:

SWLUSERPAR

WLC Value:

X***X**XX***X*00000*


Short Description:

WLC: Structure with user-specific parameters

Value from WLC

Component

Component Type

Data Type

Length

Decimals

Short Description

YES

ACTIV_SYNC

SWL_ACTSYN

CHAR

1

0

Flag: Start activity in same window

NO

OBJEC_SYNC

SWL_OBJSYN

CHAR

1

0

Flag: Display object in same window

NO

FOLD_ACTIV

SWL_FOLACT

CHAR

1

0

Indicator: Technical work item display active

NO

FORW_MULTP

SWL_FORMUL

CHAR

1

0

Flag: Forward to multiple agents

YES

AUTO_SELEC

SWL_AUTSEL

CHAR

1

0

Flag: Reserve during creation of reference to WI

NO

USER_LANGU

SWL_USELAN

CHAR

1

0

Flag: Work item texts in logon language

NO

PROT_VIEW

SWL_PROTVW

CHAR

1

0

Indicator: Show workflow log in technical view

YES

PROTACTIVX

SWL_ACTIVX

CHAR

1

0

Indicator: WF-specific display using ActiveX (32-bit)

YES

WIDISPACTX

SWL_ACTIVX

CHAR

1

0

Indicator: WF-specific display using ActiveX (32-bit)

NO

NO_WPTIPS

SWL_NOITIP

CHAR

1

0

Indicator: No tips & tricks in workplace

NO

NO_DECI_X

SWL_NODECX

CHAR

1

0

Indicator: No HTML version with decision tasks

NO

NO_BUSOBJ

SWL_NOBOBJ

CHAR

1

0

Permit All Objects As Ad Hoc Object

YES

ENABLE_ME

SWL_ENABME

CHAR

1

0

Transfer of Execution to Other Work Items Possible

NO

PSUBST_VIEW

SWL_PSUBVW

CHAR

1

0

Indicator: Display WIs of Adopted Substitutions

00000

LOG_ENTRIES

SWL_LOG_ENTRIES

NUMC

5

0

Number of Entries in Technical Workflow Log

NO

LAST_LOOP_NODES

SWL_LAST_LOOP_NODES

CHAR

1

0

Technical Log: Display Nodes from Last Loop



I realize that some of the Short Descriptions are kind of vague.  The following is a list that I found on the Web of character positions and their effect from an earlier SAP release and consequently covers only 11 of the current 20 positions.  It is a bit clearer but its not official SAP information.



Position 11: No HTML in execution of ...


Position 10: No tips & tricks ...


Position 9: WI user view with ActiveX


Position 8: WF log user view with ActiveX


Position 7: WF log technical view / user view wo ActX


Position 6: Display ... texts in logon language


Position 5: seems to always be set - but may be changed somewhere else


Position 4: Enable forwarding ... to several users


Position 3: WI technical view / user view wo ActX


Position 2: Double-clicking on an object ....


Position 1: seems to always be set - but may be changed somewhere else



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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

From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of Stephens, Monique S L
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 11:03 AM
To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
Subject: RE: Workflow Preview on ECC 6

Our users should be on IE 7.  I have IE 7 and am able to see the bottom portion.  What about Java or anything else that would impact the preview?

Monique

From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of Morris, Eddie
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 9:55 AM
To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
Subject: RE: Workflow Preview on ECC 6

Hi Monique,

The Internet Explorer version may be influencing this as the bottom part of the screen is most likely HTML based.

Check if the users who have this issue are using the latest IE version.

Regards,
Eddie

From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of Stephens, Monique S L
Sent: 02 June 2010 15:39
To: WF User Group (sap-wug at mit.edu)
Subject: Workflow Preview on ECC 6

We are on ECC 6.0 and I'm hoping someone else on this group may have encountered the same issue and has a resolution.  I apologize if this is a very basic question but I don't know where else to turn.

Our users are able to pull up the workflow overview from within a document.  The screen is broken up into two parts (Workflows for Current Context and Current Data for Started Workflows).  The second part of the screen is not appearing for some reason.  Nothing has been changed on the security side.  I have asked the users to try on a different computer and everything is fine.  Obviously, it is something on their computer but I don't know what.  What is required to see the bottom section of the workflow?

I've attached an image of the screen that users should be seeing.

Monique Stephens
Senior SAP Business Analyst
Baylor College of Medicine
713-798-1349
713-798-1326 (FAX)


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