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Workflow Inbox Feature Comparison Matrix

bradp
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‎2014 Aug 01 8:03 AM
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This document contains a feature comparison matrix for the 6 main Workflow Inbox products offered by SAP. The idea is for the SCN community to contribute by adding / editing or even correcting information to make it as factual and complete as possible.

 

 
































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































My Inbox Unified Inbox Fiori Approve Requests POWL Lean Workflow Inbox Universal Worklist (UWL) Business Workplace (SBWP)
Inbox Features
Multi-system support ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘
Task Details View / Preview Pane ✔ Only in stream view, not in list view ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Substitution ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
Disable substitution ? Only if customised N/A ? ✔ ✔
Outbox (Completed / Forwarded / Started WF's) Planned in the roadmap Only completed Items via filtering ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔
Custom attributes ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Mass Action ✔ ✔ ✘ Certain actions such as forward, but not user decisions ✔ Certain actions such as forward, but not user decisions
Task Execution ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ Limited to GUI transactions
Task Visualization ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘
BPM support ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘
Custom Task Provider support ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘
Mobile device optimized ✔ Works on tablets ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘
Uses Netweaver Gateway ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘
/IWPGW/TASKPROCESSING GW service ✔ ✔ ✔ N/A N/A N/A
Customisable / Extensible ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘
User Personalisation ? ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
Non user decision task support ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Portal compatible ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘
Portal dependant ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ N/A
UI Technology UI5 / Fiori UI5 UI5 / Fiori Web Dynpro ABAP / POWL Java ABAP
Minimum browser level E9, Chrome, Safari or Firefox IE8 (preferably IE9),Chrome, Safari or Firefox IE9, Chrome, Safari or Firefox IE6 IE6 N/A
Filtering ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Sorting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Alerts support ? ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘
Notifications support ? ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘
Auto Periodic refresh ? ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘
Stability New New New Stable Stable Stable
SAPoffice Mail support ? ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔
User Search ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
JAM Intergration ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘
Search for tasks ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔
NWBC support ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔
Stream view ? ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
Caching ? ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘
Delta Updates ? ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘
Task Features
Structured Data in Preview Pane ? N/A If extended and using BAdI ✘ ✘ ✘
Attachments view ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Attachments upload ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
Attachments delete ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
Add comments ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
View comments ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Processing / Event Log ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔
Forwarding ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Custom Forwarding ? ✘ If extended.
Offers forwarding of task details via email		 ✘ ✘ ✘
Object Links ? ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔
Notes with user decision ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔
Resubmission ? ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
Reserve Tasks ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Release Reserved Tasks ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

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