work flow definition.

[Former Member]

Give me information about Work Flow Definition?

[Former Member]

Hi Payal,

Please check this link

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/c5/e4a930453d11d189430000e829fbbd/content.htm

http://www.saptechnical.com/Tutorials/Workflow/WorkflowTutorialOne/WorkFlowTutorial1.htm

http://www.saptechnical.com/Tutorials/Workflow/Workflow.htm

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5034225.html

The workflow definition is the set of rules that determine the path that the process takes. For example, how a purchase requisition is processed, from the initial request to the creation of the purchase order

Best regards,

raam

[Former Member]

hi payal,

SAP Business Workflow

Purpose

SAP Business Workflow® is a cross-application tool which makes it possible to integrate business tasks between applications. This component supplements the existing, comprehensive, business functions of the R/3 System.

With this component, you can adapt the standard functions of the SAP R/3 System to the specific requirements of your enterprise. The component contains the functions and tools with which you can control and edit the cross-application processes.

Implementation Considerations

Many application components of the R/3 System use and integrate SAP Business Workflow functions. Therefore, be sure to execute the function Maintain standard settings for SAP Business Workflow in SAP Business Workflow Customizing.

Integration

Integration of SAP R/3 Functions

SAP Business Workflow is incorporated at an integration level above the transaction level. The component uses the existing transactions and function modules. The functionality and operability of the existing transactions and function modules are neither changed nor restricted by the workflow control. SAP Business Workflow does not intervene in the programmed processes within a transaction.

The component SAP Business Workflow, as a cross-application workflow management system, hence separates the organizational aspects of the control logic from the application logic. The component makes the R/3 System easier to operate, which is particularly useful for inexperienced or occasional users.

Integration of Organizational Management

The integration of the application component Organizational Management into SAP Business Workflow allows you to link tasks with the agents possible from an organizational point of view. This link allows the workflow management system to find the "right" agents and assign tasks to them.

Tasks and agents are linked on an abstract descriptive level based on jobs and organizational units. It is therefore possible for several employees having equal authorization within the organization to receive the same task for execution. One of these employees takes on this task and processes it. This assignment principle supports automatic load distribution within work groups with the same activity profile.

This means a high degree of transparency of business processes, including responsibilities.

Changes to the organizational structure of the enterprise and employee turnover therefore have direct effects in SAP Business Workflow as well, without changes having to be made there.

Features

With this component, you can automate and coordinate several business processes:

u2022 Complete work processes executed frequently

The level of complexity of these processes can vary. It ranges from functions which must be called by the user to continue processing, to event-driven business processes in which the R/3 System determines the individual steps by evaluating process-dependent information, and various agents then execute all the processing steps required.

The processing of activities is not necessarily tied to specific persons, but perhaps only to organizational units, project groups, or job descriptions.

u2022 Subprocesses

Examples of these include release or approval procedures involving two persons.

u2022 Reaction to error or exception situations

hope it helps u...

[Former Member]

Workflow Management System facilitates the electronic processing of structured processes that:

Include a number of activities

Always occur in similar or Identical form

Involving several people or Departments in the organization and

Require a High Degree of Co-ordination

Workflow management system control processes according to predefined model and is particularly suitable for structured organizations.

[Former Member]

Hi payal,

DEFINITION:

Workflow is automation of business practices as a whole or their parts, during which documents, information or tasks are moved from one participant to the other for further processing, which corresponds to the defined organizational structure.

Why do we need Workflow?

In most business processes, the time involved in the

actual processing of data is only a fraction of the

total time required to complete a transaction. Most

of the time from start to finish is consumed by

moving data from one person to another and waiting

for that data to be used.

What does workflow do?

SAP Business Workflow uses the existing transactions and functions of the R/3 System and does not change the functions. You can combine the existing functions of the R/3 System to form new business processes with SAP Business Workflow. The workflow system takes over control of the business processes.

If you are already using SAP Organizational Management, you can use the organizational structure created there to have the relevant agents carry out the individual activities. It is possible to have an activity carried out by a position.

Where and why?

To define business processes that are not yet mapped in the R/3 System

simple release

approval procedures

creating a material master

associated coordination of the departments involved.

Particularly suitable for

situations with repeated work processes, or

situations involving a large number of agents in a specific sequence for a business process.

Regards,

Sravanthi

[Former Member]

Hi

Workflow Definition: A workflow is defined using a Workflow Builder. A workflow definition contains a series of steps or events that are executed at run time. These steps can be arranged in series or in parallel.

For more help,

refer sap.help.com

Regards

Natasha Garg