How to Integrate Workflow and EP Iviews?

[Former Member]

Hi,

I want to Integrate workflow with EP Iviews. I think some of you would have done this process before, can some one help me out with some links?

I developed an simple Absence form approval process in workflow. I need to start this workflow from EP web apps and continue the approval process from EP itself by developing the forms to access the Object types and their methods(Create,Update,Approve etc).

I wonder whether someone has accessed the workflow Business workplace inbox from EP Iviews.

There should be some way to do this process.I couldn't find any proper links in SAP websites.

Thanks

arun

[Former Member]

Hi Everyone,

Is it possible to extend the standard SAP_WAPI_* function modules and call these customized function modules in the iViews?

Thanks,

Raj

[rahila_zahir]

Hi all,

Can anyone tell how to create a workflow between different forms. I mean we have to integrate a few forms of travel management through the xml forms. Now I can create the forms seperately and can see them from iViews(KM Navigation iView). But is there a way to create a working logic between the forms. Please note that the forms have been created in seperate projects.

We apprecaite your help.

Best Regards,

Rahila Zahir

[former_member610333]

Arun,

Have you tried to use the Universal Worklist? This component will allow you to 'automagically' pull content from multiple SAP System Inboxes.

There is not muc documentation on it, but it worked for us pretty cleanly..

[Former Member]

Hi Amit,

I used the SAP_WAPI function module to start the workflow. But if i need to add an attachment how do i accomplish that task. Also, i want to access the Workflow inbox through SAP_WAPI function module, Is there any way to do that.

Is UVW the only option? Is there any development guide documentation available.

Thanks

arun

Message was edited by: Arun Prasad

[Former Member]

is there a way to use a simple JavaWorkFlow for this purpose ?

Thanks,

ds

[Former Member]

Yes there is a simple JavaWorkFlow.

It is more popularly known as Ad-Hoc Workflow. (search for it in SDN forums, you will see presentations)

[Former Member]

Hi,

is there API for the JavaWorkFlow? Thanks.

Dimitry

[Former Member]

API for what?

a) to get work items?

b) to create work items?

[Former Member]

Hi Arun,

Firstly, there's a business package which provides a way to the SAP Inbox. I forgot which business package it is but Search for UWL (Universal Worklist) in the http://www.iViewstudio.com.

Second, there are plenty of standard RFC function modules in the R3 side which can help you integrate to the workflow mechanism from the portal environment. Search for functions starting with "SAP_WAPI...".

Good luck,

Amit Levavi

[Former Member]

Amit,

Hello,

Regarding integration of the workflow through the "SAP_WAPI..." functions.

There are still some items missing there.

It seems that the SAP_WAPI_EXECUTE_WORKITEM can be trigerred only from SAP GUI, so, is there another way to send the approval for the request(I saw that API_ABSENCE_APPROVE is depracated so I did not want to use it).

If you have some guide/references for how to follow this process from JCO it would help me greatly.

Thank you,

Carmit.