topic Re: Workflow Initiation in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Workflow Initiation

bpawanchand — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 16:37:53 GMT

Hi Experts,

I am looking to integrate SAP workflow in BOPF based Business object.

Do I need to make use of Determinations to start the workflow?
If I have to use it then what should be the category .

Thanks

Pavan

Re: Workflow Initiation

former_member190794 — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 07:53:50 GMT

Hello Pavan,

this depends on your use case. Usually workflows are triggered after a successfull commit of the BOPF transaction was done. Thus the determination time "after commit" would be a good choice. You could invoke your workflow there via CALL FUNCTION 'SAP_WAPI_START_WORKFLOW'.

Best regards

Tilmann

Re: Workflow Initiation

bpawanchand — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:53:28 GMT

Hi David,

Thank you very much.

Regards

Pavan

Re: Workflow Initiation

Attila — Thu, 19 May 2016 09:50:52 GMT

Hello Tilmann,

Could you please give some advice, where to create the determination for "after commit" ? I've tried to create one in my BO in /BOPF/CONF_UI, but found no option to create determination for after commit. Since I'm saving the transaction using transaction manager, I can do actions after successful save externally, but would be nice to do it within the BO document, if the framework provides such option.

Thanks, Attila

Re: Workflow Initiation

cyclingfisch_ — Thu, 19 May 2016 10:49:00 GMT

Hi Attila,

If you double click on the determination, there is a tab "Evaluation Timepoints" in transaction BOBX or a tab "Node Category Assignment" in transaction BOBF.

If you cannot see "after commit" as an option to flag, check the settings in BOBF, menu "Utilities, Settings."

Cheers,

Martin

Re: Workflow Initiation

Attila — Thu, 19 May 2016 11:47:58 GMT

Hi Martin,

I found it in BOBF under node category assigment based on your description. Thank you for your help.

Cheers,Attila