Attributes Problem in Business Object

Question

Hi,
We had a requirement of creating a new Business Object with a couple of attributes(both Database and Virtual Attributes)
So, as per the requirement, I created my Business Object with all the required attributes. And I have coded the required Business Logic for my Virtual Attributes.
Now, I created my Business Object's method's using these attributes(OBJECT-ATTRIBUTE_NAME) in my methods wherever required.
Finally, I tested the Business Object in SWO1(Business Object Builder), here are my observations...
1) The Database attributes is getting created properly and I can see the values for the required
2) The Virtual Attributes are getting created as per the Business Logic and I can see the desired result for this also.
3) The methods are giving desired results.
Now, my doubt is, when I trigger one of this Business Object's method from workflow, the attribute values(OBJECT-ATTRIBUTE_VALUE) are not visible inside the method. But if I test the same BO using SWO1, I can see all the Attribute values(OBJECT-KEYFIELDS).
I can only see the KEY FIELDS of the Business Object in Debug mode, I mean, I can view OBJECT-KEY-KEYFIELD value, but not the OBJECT-ATTRIBUTENAME inside the BO'S method in Debug mode-when triggered from Workflow.
Well, I am triggering the Workflow using the SWUD transaction and infact I am creating the required Instances in the first screen of SWUD.
Can anyone make me clear why this is happening?
Regards,
<i><b>Raja Sekhar</b></i>

Answer 1

Hi people,
Thanks for immediate reply.
Well, I think I didnt explain my problem clearly...
Well, here is my clear explanation.
I created a new Business Object named ZOBJECT say...
It has 3 key fields...
PERNR(Employee Number),BEGDA(Start Date) and ENDDA(End Date)
It has 2 attributes...
One is a Databsase Attribute - ENAME which gets populated from database PA0001.
Another is a Virtual Attribute - EMAILID which gets populated from some Business Logic.
And it has one Event...ZEVENT
It has one method...
SENDMAIL - Which sends the email to the EMAILID Attribute.So my coding looks something like this...
METHOD SENDMAIL.
  DATA : W_FROMEMAIL TYPE PA0105-USRID_LONG,
         W_TOEMAIL TYPE PA0105-USRID_LONG,
         W_SUBJECT(100),
        IT_TEXT TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF SOLI.
  W_FROMEMAIL = '[email protected]'.
  W_TOEMAIL = OBJECT-EMAILID.
  W_SUBJECT = 'Test Mail'.
Populate the mail content into IT_TEXT Internal table
  call function 'YHSENDEMAIL'
      EXPORTING
        FROMEMAIL = W_FROMEMAIL
        TOEMAIL   = W_TOEMAIL
        SUBJECT   = W_SUBJECT
      TABLES
        IT_TEXT   = IT_TEXT.
ENDMETHOD.
So as shown above I designed my Business Object.
And I tested this Business Object from SWO1(Business Object Builder) Transaction itself. I am able to get the desired result. Everything seems perfect till now.
Now, I created my workflow with ZOBJECT-ZEVENT as the Start Event.
I created one Standard Task to send EMail which in turn calls up my ZOBJECT-SENDEMAIL Method.
So when I called this method, I found that OBJECT-EMAIL inside the method is not populated, ultimately, no mail is going.
I dont understand why the attribute values are not populated when I call the same method from workflow.
When I checked the workflow log, I can see my attribute values for the ZOBJECT. But in the Method, I cant access the attribute values as such...But I am able to access the Key fields of the method...
Can anybody explain me the reason for this behavior?
I checked the BINDING, Everthing seems perfect from this side...So I dont think it's a binding problem.
Regards,
<i><b>Raja Sekhar</b></i>
Message was edited by: Raja Sekhar