SRM7 and ACF (Keohan, Susan - 1140 - MITLL)

Wed Mar 12 04:49:28 EDT 2014

Q.Am I being forced into using the BBP_WFL_APPROV_BADI?
A. Probably, yes

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> From: "Keohan, Susan - 1140 - MITLL" <keohan at ll.mit.edu>
> To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
> Cc:
> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:27:26 +0000
> Subject: RE: SRM7 and ACF
>
> And I should clarify...
>
> We are using custom workflows that will execute role resolution without
> issue - what I worried about (in a weak moment?) was if there was some new
> requirement in SRM7 that all Application-Controlled workflows **had** to
> implement the Badi...
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> *From:* sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] *On
> Behalf Of *Keohan, Susan - 1140 - MITLL
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 11, 2014 1:53 PM
> *To:* SAP Workflow Users' Group
> *Subject:* RE: SRM7 and ACF
>
>
>
> Hi Andy,
>
> I am asking my Basis team to look into it, thanks.  (We are new to all
> this fancy Portal stuff).
>
>
> One thing I've re-read from the book and SAP Help is the following:
>
> The book -
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> For the n-step BAdI and line item BAdI, the agent determination
>
> is based on BOR methods that delegate the agent determination to a
>
> BAdI implementation.
>
> As mentioned earlier, SAP delivers an example implementation for the BAdI
> definition
>
> BBP_WFL_APPROV_BADI. To leverage the BAdI-based approval workflow,
>
> you have to provide your own implementation that covers your specific
> business
>
> rules (see more details in Section 25.5.9, Implementing Dynamic
> Processes).
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>
>
> And from Silvana Kempf (Workflow_in_SRM_70_RTC)
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> Which leads me to ask another silly question:  Am I being forced into
> using the BBP_WFL_APPROV_BADI?   I am trying to test this theory now, but
> have competing bread crumbs to follow.
>
> Anyway, I thought it was interesting.
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu<sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu>]
> *On Behalf Of *Andy Curtis
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 11, 2014 5:02 AM
> *To:* SAP Workflow Users' Group
> *Subject:* Re: SRM7 and ACF
>
>
>
> How about Security?  We upgraded and there was talk at the time about SRM7
> approvals needing Change authority.
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>
> Andy Curtis
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> From: "Keohan, Susan - 1140 - MITLL" <keohan at ll.mit.edu>
> To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group (sap-wug at mit.edu)" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
> Cc:
> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:45:01 +0000
> Subject: SRM7 and ACF
>
> Hello Wuggers,
>
>
>
> I am on a technical upgrade only from SRM5 (ITS based) to SRM7 (UWL) and
> we are running our old (application controlled) workflows.  All the
> background tasks work fine.
>
> The UWL is a challenge, but not what brings me to posting today.
>
> *It's the danged dialog tasks.*
>
>
>
> I thought I would just keep it simple and use the SAP-delivered tasks for
> SC Approval and so on.  The task (TS10008126, in this case) calls FORM
> HTMLPROCESS.  That, in turn calls WDA/FPM - and of course, this is new
> territory for me.  Please see the screen shot below for the WDA/FPM
> technical information.
>
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>
> The problem is - there are no 'Approve' or 'Reject' buttons when you drill
> into the workitem!  I know that once you drill into the workitem, you've
> left the control of the UWL and the corresponding XML.  I have been through
> blogs and tutorials (is it ridiculous, or just plain wrong that I need to
> get an access key in order to follow through on a tutorial? That's a
> question for another day).
>
>
>
> I have looked in the IMG, and the only place I can see where I could
> configure what actions are available is Cross Application Basic Settings>
> Extensions and Field Control > Control Actions > Display Standard Metadata
> Tables for Actions on Header Level and Configure Control of Actions on
> Header Level.  The 'Display Standard Metadata...' is a very busy screen with
> no existing entries for BUS2121 APPROVED or APPROVAL_IND (so I've left it
> alone).  The section 'Configure Control of Actions on Header Level' seems
> promising, but even when I have created entries for BUS2121, it seems to
> have no impact on the WebDynPro app.
>
>
>
> I feel as though I am overlooking something quite obvious - I mean,
> shouldn't an SAP Approval Task offer 'Approve' and 'Reject' right out of
> the box?  And it doesn't seem to matter which task I use - I was working
> with TS14508044 for a while but switched back to the older task.
>
>
>
> I would definitely appreciate it if anyone can help me get a clue...
>
>
> Thanks!
> Sue
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> Susan R. Keohan
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