Workflow start condition failing

Rick Bakker rbakker at gmail.com
Thu Jan 20 05:11:17 EST 2011


Hello,

Don't give up on the humble start condition!
Create the simplest test workflow there is and put a start condition
on that. Does it work?

regards
Rick Bakker
hanabi technology

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 7:06 PM, Srinivas Reddy
<ootasrinivasreddy at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I found something which might be the cause of the condition faiture. I have
> created the custom check function module in the development system and
> checked the t-code SWE2 the check function module is appearing but the same
> is not happening in test system. I checked SWE2 in test system the custom
> check function module is not appearing.What could be the reason???
>
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 4:40 AM, Dart, Jocelyn <jocelyn.dart at sap.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Srini,
>> A couple of other things to remember:
>>
>> &block& must be filled as part of the event-to-workflow binding itself for
>> it to be available to the start condition.
>>
>> Event linkage will contain a standard check function module if the start
>> condition has been created correctly - you can see this in SWE2.  Do not
>> change the check function module manually!
>>
>> Event linkages are client dependent so if you are developing in a
>> different client to your runtime client make sure the event linkage has been
>> transported!!! Best option is to go into the workflow builder SWDD in the
>> runtime client to display the workflow and check it's ok.
>>
>> The event log SWEL details will show if the start condition has been
>> evaluated - you should see some message about whether or not the check
>> function module was successful.
>>
>> You can use the options in transaction SWUE to run the event triggering
>> all in the same LUW and therefore be able to debug (using /h) through to
>> what's happening in the event linkage.
>>
>> And I agree with Rick ... easiest place to check the start condition is
>> clean is in SWDD.
>>
>> Good luck!
>> Jocelyn
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
>> Of Rick Bakker
>> Sent: Wednesday, 19 January 2011 9:35 AM
>> To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
>> Subject: Re: Workflow start condition failing
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Just click on the button under C (where you expect to see the icon)
>> and add the condition yourself.
>>
>> You don't have to do anything in SWE2, it call all (and best) be done
>> via the workflow builder.
>>
>> regards
>> Rick Bakker
>> hanabi technology
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:26 PM, Srinivas Reddy
>> <ootasrinivasreddy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> > From: Srinivas Reddy <ootasrinivasreddy at gmail.com>
>> > Date: Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 1:56 PM
>> > Subject: Re: Workflow start condition failing
>> > To: priyank dev <priyank.dev at gmail.com>
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi Rick,
>> >
>> > I have deleted the existing events(CREATED and CHANGED) and created new
>> > CHANGE event, the strange thing I see is, the condition icon is not
>> > appearing now and also when i checked SWB_COND my workflow is not there.
>> > I
>> > am unable to understand what is going wrong???Please check the enclosed
>> > screen shot where the condition icon is not appearing but condition is
>> > still
>> > there.
>> >
>> > On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Srinivas Reddy
>> > <ootasrinivasreddy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Priyank,
>> >>
>> >> I could see the value inside the container &block&.
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 11:49 AM, priyank dev <priyank.dev at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Srini,
>> >>>         Is your workdflow container element &block& is getting
>> >>> populated??
>> >>> Thanks
>> >>> PD
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Srinivas Reddy
>> >>> <ootasrinivasreddy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Hi Rick and Priyank,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I saw the expected condition. Please check the enclosed screen shots
>> >>>> of
>> >>>> binding (Event to Workflow) and the condition.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 11:05 AM, priyank dev <priyank.dev at gmail.com>
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Hi,
>> >>>>>      Can you send us the binding thing which u have done..
>> >>>>> Thanks
>> >>>>> PD
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Rick Bakker <rbakker at gmail.com>
>> >>>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Hello,
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> If you click on the icon do you see the expected condition?
>> >>>>>> What is in the binding?
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> regards
>> >>>>>> Rick Bakker
>> >>>>>> hanabi technology
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Srinivas Reddy
>> >>>>>> <ootasrinivasreddy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>>> > Hi Rick,
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> > The colour of the symbol(single condition step) is showing blue.
>> >>>>>> > PLease
>> >>>>>> > check the enclosed screen shot.
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> > On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 3:30 AM, Rick Bakker <rbakker at gmail.com>
>> >>>>>> > wrote:
>> >>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>> >> Hello,
>> >>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>> >> If you go into SWDD, fill in the name of the workflow template,
>> >>>>>> >> click
>> >>>>>> >> on the hat button (Basic data), click in the
>> >>>>>> >> "Version-Independent
>> >>>>>> >> (Task)" tab, click on the "Start Events" tab, do you see a
>> >>>>>> >> symbol
>> >>>>>> >> in
>> >>>>>> >> the "C" column indicating that a start condition is defined? If
>> >>>>>> >> so,
>> >>>>>> >> what colour is the symbol?
>> >>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>> >> regards
>> >>>>>> >> Rick Bakker
>> >>>>>> >> hanabi technology
>> >>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>> >> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 6:16 PM, Srinivas Reddy
>> >>>>>> >> <ootasrinivasreddy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>>> >> > Hi Rick,
>> >>>>>> >> >
>> >>>>>> >> > I have added &_EVT_OBJECT.BillingBlock& = X. Still the
>> >>>>>> >> > workflow
>> >>>>>> >> > is
>> >>>>>> >> > getting
>> >>>>>> >> > triggered.
>> >>>>>> >> >
>> >>>>>> >> >
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