SAP PS (Project Systems) Workflow

BPT Consulting bptconsulting at sbcglobal.net
Fri Mar 4 13:49:27 EST 2011 

Hi Mike,
 
Yes, could see how multiple profiles would cause problems. Most of the time you find a single status profile per application record and then deal with multiple system/user statuses per profile.  Of course Status Mgmt can be at header or item level but you are still reading one record to find the status profile.
  
Thanks for the blast from the past link,
Thomas

--- On Fri, 3/4/11, Mike Pokraka <wug at workflowconnections.com> wrote:


From: Mike Pokraka <wug at workflowconnections.com>
Subject: RE: SAP PS (Project Systems) Workflow
To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
Date: Friday, March 4, 2011, 11:55 AM


Hi Thomas,

OK, perhaps I didn't phrase it very well in my mail but I wasn't really
slagging BOR (for a change). However I've had difficulties on several
sites in getting multiple user status profiles to work properly. System
statuses and user statuses without profiles are no problem whatsoever. Or
maybe it was user status with only one profile that worked? can't
remember...

In one such WUG discussion you were even involved:
http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/sap-wug/2006-August/thread.html#23340
(link should take you straight to the thread, search for 'User status' if
page doesn't load correctly)

Cheers,
Mike


On Fri, March 4, 2011 5:09 pm, BPT Consulting wrote:
>
> Berry,
> I have also worked within the PS module and agree that Status Management
> works well.  I further think that BOR objects do support and work well
> with user statuses.  Sorry Mike, someone has to defend the poor old
> BOR. 
> If you simply add interface IFSTATUS to your Business Object (ex –
> ZBUS2054) you will inherit attributes StatusObjNumber, StatusObjType,
> StatusProfile and methods UserstatusSet, UserstatusSetPopup.  Sometimes
> these need a little tweaking (remember an Existence Check problem for the
> StatusProfile attribute) but it’s a great start. 
> As long as the SAP application uses Status Management, you’re in good
> shape.  Because of this integration I don’t worry about the lack of OO
> class support for BSVW. 
> Regards,
> Thomas Maue
>  
>
> --- On Fri, 3/4/11, Mike Pokraka <wug at workflowconnections.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Mike Pokraka <wug at workflowconnections.com>
> Subject: RE: SAP PS (Project Systems) Workflow
> To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
> Date: Friday, March 4, 2011, 6:05 AM
>
>
> Just to add my "me too", I have done extensive work in this area and it's
> custom all the way but extremely flexible. BSVW is your friend.
>
> A couple of comments: if you're using user statuses the BOR objects do not
> really support them. Conversely BSVW is one of the few areas that don't
> support OO workflow classes, so there's a bit of work involved in both
> cases but once the Status Managemetn framework does what you need it's a
> powerful tool.
>
> Regards,
> Mike
>
> On Thu, March 3, 2011 8:22 pm, Berry Martin wrote:
>> Thanks.  BSVW appears to offer a very nice solution to my requirements.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From:   "Keohan, Susan - 1140 - MITLL" <keohan at ll.mit.edu>
>> To:     "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
>> Date:   03/03/2011 09:40 AM
>> Subject:        RE: SAP PS (Project Systems) Workflow
>> Sent by:        sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Berry,
>> I am working on PS Workflows right now, when the status of a WBS
>> changes.
>> I am using custom events triggered by changes to customer statuses.
>> So check out BSVW and see how that fits your requirements.
>>
>> 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
>>
>> From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
>> Of Berry Martin
>> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 9:10 AM
>> To: sap-wug at mit.edu
>> Subject: SAP PS (Project Systems) Workflow
>>
>> Anyone done any workflow work in the PS (Project Systems) area of SAP?
>>
>> I have a customer request to send emails  when the status of an
>> Activity
>> changes.   I am not seeing much in the line of business objects or
>> workflow tasks that relate to this topic.  I did see BUS2054 (BOR of
>> WBS)
>> and AFVC_NETW (BOR of network activity), but they are not very robust
>> ...
>> as far as events.
>>
>> About the only documentation I see on this typic seems to be directed at
>> the financial side of this area.
>>
>> If anyone has any experience in this area or knows of any good resources
>> for help, I would greatly appreciate any advice they would be willing to
>> share.
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Berry Martin
>>
>>
>>
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