Display Image as a attachment in Approval Workitem - FIORI

[Sudhir Pargaonkar]

How did you create SOFM of pdf attachment stored in filenet?
On Apr 4, 2014 8:21 PM, "Prakashreddy Sabbu" <
prakashreddy.sabbu at mytecsoft.com> wrote:

>  Hi Lalitha,
> Couple of years back I got this working by creating SOFM object for
> attachment and mapped to container element Attach_object and it worked.
> Hope this will give you some light.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 05-Apr-2014, at 3:29 AM, "Lalitha Sankaran" <lalisan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   Hi Michael,
>
>  I did try to instantiate the IMAGE object using a BG task. And I see the
> IMAGE in the container.
> But have not tried the Adhoc objects, will give that a try.
>
>  Attaching a screenshot of the WF log.
>
>  Thank you
> Lalitha
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 2:50 PM, <michael.mcley at daimler.com> wrote:
>
>>  Lalitha,
>>
>>
>>
>> Here is something I got from the WUG a few years ago on this topic.
>> Maybe it will help you.  I can't remember who it was, maybe Florian?
>>
>>
>>
>> Note from WUG on GOS attachments
>>
>> yes and no, as it is depending on what you address to be a "GOS object",
>>
>> but most of the times, they are, indeed, related to a BOR business object.
>>
>>
>>
>> In the case of a scanned invoice image, it's not the SOFM type, but IMAGE
>>
>> what you need to look for.
>>
>>
>>
>> Whenever you're able to retrieve an instance of such a business object
>>
>> (BOR or ABAP-OO-Workflow) you can add this to the predefined workflow
>>
>> container element _ADHOC_OBJECTS. In this case, all such object will
>>
>> appear as links on the work item display.
>>
>>
>>
>> In order to get something more "running", such as performing the
>>
>> .Display() action of the IMAGE, you'll also need to assign it to a single
>>
>> workflow container element, e.g. "Image" and maintain the "Methods"
>>
>> section of the particular workflow step and choose under "Before methods":
>>
>> Image.Display() and the scanned invoice will show up, every time a user
>>
>> clicks on the work item.
>>
>>
>>
>> So the real question is: How do you find out, which objects are assigned
>>
>> or visible via GOS, and the second one is, how to get an instance of that.
>>
>> And the answer is, that it depends on the object type again :-) , what
>>
>> wonder, as the relationship is provided by the GOS-object itself and it
>>
>> may be stored at any place in the database.
>>
>>
>>
>> In the case of Attachments, they are stored either in the
>>
>> SAP-Office-Folders or in the linkage tables of SAP ArchiveLink. For the
>>
>> latter one you may use ARCHIV_GET_CONNECTIONS with your existing targeted
>>
>> object that you hold in your workflow. The result must then be put into
>>
>> any kind of instantiation process for the object type IMAGE. This could be
>>
>> one of the wizard's step of generic instantiation, or, as you need to make
>>
>> at least one custom background step anyways, you can perform both action
>>
>> in that one step, returning the leading IMAGE instance.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Michael McLey*
>> MBUSI - IT Parts & Administration
>> Mercedes-Benz US International, Inc.
>> 1 Mercedes Drive
>> Vance, AL 35490
>> PHONE:  (205) 462 - 5239
>> EMAIL:   michael.mcley at daimler.com
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] *On
>> Behalf Of *Lalitha Sankaran
>> *Sent:* Friday, April 04, 2014 1:30 PM
>> *To:* SAP Workflow Users' Group
>> *Subject:* Display Image as a attachment in Approval Workitem - FIORI
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am trying to modify one of our existing Workitem to display the scanned
>> image of the document as an attachment. The WF is for an invoice, The
>> business object is FIPP.
>>
>> The approval task is a an activity task, and not a user decision task.
>> Since we have a custom Approval screen, with the Approve, Reject and Cancel
>> options.
>>
>> I have created a container element FI_IMage of type BOR IMAGE, in the
>> Workflow and the Approval task. I do see that it is instantiated, but it is
>> not displayed as an attachment. Am not sure what step I am missing. Can you
>> please let me know if I am going about it the wrong way.
>>
>> I do see the image as a Process object. We are trying to integrate this
>> custom WF with Fiori, The approval part is working, but to be able to view
>> the scanned images, it needs to be an attachment in the workitem. Tested
>> this out by manually uploading an image to the workitem and we are able to
>> view it from Fiori.
>>
>> Attaching 2 images, the "Attachment" is what we want it to be under,
>>
>> the second one is what is currently happening, it is displayed under
>> "Process objects"
>>
>> Appreciate your input.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you
>> Lalitha
>>
>>
>>
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