Function Modules to Read SAP Workflow Attachments

[Former Member]

We accidentally deleted 'links' to workflow attachments by running SAP Office program RSSODFRE (Delete Documents from Hidden Folder) because we checked the fields "Delete Documents from Hidden Folder" and "Delete unsent Documents". Now, from SWI1 we cannot read the attachments and get the message 'document does not exist'.

However, the workflow is intact with the attachments in a refreshed quality system and I was able to run a trace on selecting both the attached documents.

It gives me all the values for SOOD, SOFM, SOC3, SOFFCONT1 and based on this I was able to locate all the same documents on the tables in our production system - where we ran the RSSODFRE. Why are they still there is a mystery if they're supposed to have been deleted - but right now I'm not complaining!

I have tried a number of function modules to see if I can read the attachments but to no avail.

I tried SO_DOCUMENT_READ_API1, so_object_read, SWL_WI_ATTACHMENTS_READ, etc but to no avial - these were executed in the system where the workflow is still OK - I can't run SE37 in production.

Anybody have any ideas what function modules I can use to read these attachments?

I have SOOD values of FOL 26 000000000004 and EXT 37 000002711545.

SOFM: SELECT WHERE "MANDT"='028' AND "FOLTP"='FOL' AND "FOLYR"='26' AND "FOLNO"='000000000004 ' AND "DOCTP"='RAW' AND "DOCYR"='37'

SOC3: SELECT WHERE "MANDT"='028' AND "RELID"='DT' AND "SRTFD"='RAW37000004498126' AND "SRTF2">=0

SOFFCONT1: SELECT WHERE "RELID"='IR' AND "SRTF2"=0 AND "PHIO_ID"='4FEAB8B34CA447ACE1000000A3F1750B' AND "MANDT"='028'

It looks like the physical document is still in the database and my goal is to retrieve and download them to pc.

I can attach them back to the relevant SAP document or does anyone know how to re-build the link back to the workflow and therefore visible via SWI1.

Sorry for rambling but I'll really appreciate your help.

Thanks.

Soyab

[Former Member]

All,

One other thing that I noticed.

If you go to the SAP document (in my case VA03) and looked at the workflow overview via the GOS menu it lists the WF activity including the attachments. However, when you click on the attachments it returns 'document does not exist'. This happens in all cases whether the workitem is still online (and attachments are visible via SWI1 and SWO1), archived or attachments are deleted via SAP Office.

I think this is a flaw and reported it to SAP via OSS.

Back to the original issue - It looks like the deletion is a soft delete.

My goal is to re-build the SOFM in the cases where it has been removed by RSSODFRE.

Looking forward to your insight.

Thanks.

Soyab