BPM and Workflow for SRM 7

Hi
Does anyone know if BPM (Business Process Management) supports SRM and specifically SRM 7.0?
Is it possible to create the workflow in BPM and then transfer it to SRM 7? Will that work flow be a "developed" workflow from SRM point of view?
Sincerely
Anders

Hi,
In that case, I would use BPM for MDM and SRM workflow for SRM document approval.
For SRM ESOA, please visit ES Workplace.
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/esworkplace
http://esoadocu.sap.com/socoview/render.asp?packageid=DE4157EA06BD7BF1A3C7001A64D3F462&id=9E7765056D1C49FF9F433B406D1C70DD
Regards,
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Well, you probably already know what I think ;).
If there is little to no traffic for BPM, then let's call the forum what it is, SAP Business Workflow - Or Workflow and Guided Procedures?
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> 1. Have you attended any webcasts related to SAP lately?
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> 2. Are there any topics related to Workflow and BPM that you think are
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> 3. Looking ahead a year, what do you see as challenges in this area?
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1. Have you attended any webcasts related to SAP lately?
-yes I did - quite a few, but mostly on web related stuff and XI.
2. Are there any topics related to Workflow and BPM that you think are important for the 'community'?
- personally for me, I still find the guided procedure in Portals not so user friendly and limited. I think more education and influence around GP will be great. I think the community will also appreciate it.
3. Looking ahead a year, what do you see as challenges in this area?
- GP and UWL. I think the concept of "IT doing the first time and the business managing their rules" would be challenging. I have not yet seen this happen, especially on the logistics side. There is a session this year on the same topic at TechEd and I look forward to this session. Hopefully it will help us get some insight.
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I don't own FCP.
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