OO instance in container of workflow

[Florin Wach]

clarification to:
 [...]for the duration of the process[...]

I mean with process the ABAP execution bracket, until a process ends (e.g. start and the end of a report), no a workflow process.


-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:01:16 +0200
> Von: "Florin Wach" <florin.wach at gmx.net>
> An: "SAP Workflow Users\' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
> Betreff: Re: OO instance in container of workflow

> Hello Simon,
> 
> other attributes than the object identifier, represented by the structure
> SIBFLPOR(B), are not part of the persistence.
> 
> Everything you need to have persistent, needs to be stored in the database
> (by yourself). Updating an object's member attribute (by making it
> "public" and "writeable") will last only for the duration of the process. When you
> look at the container again, in a separate session, your instance will be
> created again, using the object identifier.
> 
> Two avoid unintenational changes, I would recommend to make all member
> attributes, which are public, "read-only" and provide setter-methods to offer
> other implementation to change the value. Within these setter methods, e.g.
>  set_company_code(),  you log your changes and hook in a functionality,
> that triggers on a database commit your changes along with that into a custom
> table.
> 
> 
> With the very best wishes,
>    Florin
> 
> 
> 
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> > Datum: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 12:51:02 +0000
> > Von: "Simon, Tom" <Simon.Tom at aoins.com>
> > An: "\'sap-wug at mit.edu\'" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
> > Betreff: OO instance in container of workflow
> 
> > I have a question regarding the wf container and an object instance that
> > is stored in the element of the work flow container.
> > After the object is instantiated and I update an attribute in the
> instance
> > I noticed that it is not stored in the attribute field of the wf
> > container.  The key field is transported back to the container and
> stored in the
> > instance object element but not the other instance attribute that I
> updated in
> > a task.  When I call this instance in a downstream task, the attribute
> is
> > used to complete the task.
> > It is not apparent to me where the object instance is stored.  I
> expected
> > to see the attribute in the "persistant" container of the workflow.
> > Can someone explain why the attribute is not available to be viewed in
> the
> > wf element object.
> > 
> > Tom Simon,  CPCU
> > Systems Analyst
> > Financial Systems
> > Ext. 1442
> > 
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