Cannot trigger exceptions at all

Question

If I put an exception in a method, asynchronous or synchronous using EXIT_RETURN, I can test the method and watch it raise the exception.
If I put the method into a task, and make the exception one of the available paths, the workflow NEVER follows that task, even if I explicitly code the method to guarantee to raise the exception (i.e. not in any conditional code).
I have tried all different levels of exception type, and have now tried to do this by creating three different tasks so that there were no buffering issues; I cannot get exceptions raised.
Help!

Answer 1

Hi Anthony,
What release? What type of SAP system? (R/3, SRM, ?)
Are you using BOR objects or ABAP OO?
Also how have you activated the exception as an outcome in your workflow - this is a critical step as otherwise the workflow will ignore the outcome and pass it to the usual error handling mechanism. 
Critical pieces are this:
1. Exception defined in the "Exceptions" section of the method with an equivalent message id/number. You really want it to be an application error in this case.
2. Exception coded in the method.
3. Task linked to method.
4. Workflow step linked to task - exception will appear as an outcome.  By default that outcome is de-activated - you have to activate that outcome to make it available.
5. Add something in the path following the outcome - a send mail or even a container op will do - something which will make it clear to see in the workflow log that the follow on step has started.
And make sure you expand the task line and scroll to the right when looking at the workflow log - you should see an outcome received text in the log.
If you still don't see anything, check to see if an email notification of the exception was sent to the administrator via the error handling job.
Regards,
Jocelyn
Message was edited by: Jocelyn Dart