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Trigger workflow via IDocs

Former Member — Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:25:47 GMT

Hi all,

we plan to trigger workflows upon the creation of certain IDocs in a SAP 4.6C system.

The business sceanrio is: company code 1000 creates a PO which is sent via IDoc to company code 2000. Upon changes by the issuer (company code 1000) to certain data of the above created original PO (e.g. delivery date, amount) a workflow needs to be triggered. Also changes performed by company code 2000 need to trigger a workflow.

We guess that change document handling and/or the creation of ORDCHG IDocs would be a suitable approach to trigger a workflow, just we don't know how...

How can workflows be triggered upon changes to a PO and/or creation of an ORDCHG IDoc?

Any hint is highly appreciated.

Thanks

Peter

Message was edited by: Peter Keller

Re: Trigger workflow via IDocs

Former Member — Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:31:15 GMT

Hi Peter,

when the original PO in CC 2000 is changed, you can raise an event in a user exit (just before saving the document), checking if some relevant data was changed. This event triggers the workflow.

kind regards

Siggi

Re: Trigger workflow via IDocs

Former Member — Wed, 24 Nov 2004 12:09:00 GMT

Hi Siggi,

great idea! Do you happen to know what user exit to use?

Thanks,

Peter

Re: Trigger workflow via IDocs

Former Member — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 05:56:20 GMT

Hi Peter,

You can check transaction SWEC for linking events with Change documents.

Cheers

Deepak Bhalla