Decision Step

Hi,
I have to develop a decision step to multiple users at the same time and all users should be able to see this step irrespective of anybody Accepts or Rejects this workitem.
I tried creating a SubWorkflow in a loop at user table, but the SubWorkflow works Sequential, it waits for the first user in the list to either Accept or Reject it and then sends it to the next user. I want every user to see this workitem and either accept or reject it. I can later on capture their rejections in a Workflow Container Element.
Also i have one more requirement, when they reject the worktitem i have to capture text in a custom table. Any Ideas on how to do this?
thanks
Udai

Hi Martin,
I think i solved the problem of Bursting E-mails to multiple approvers at the same time using a subworkflow and passing it a multiline element and the index of the multiline element to capture the agents for the task in Sub Workflow.
Regarding your suggestion to capture Rejection Text, should it be an activity in the rejection path after the Decision step?
If that is the case then will the user get the popup right away or will it be a new workitem in his inbox?
thanks
Udai

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I will suggest you to create a fork with 2 parallel branch and 1 necessary branch. Put the approval step in 1 branch and the wait for Release step event in another branch in this way you can suffice your requirment.
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The link for same is under:
Part1 - https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/wiki?path=/display/xi/userDecisionstepinSAPPI7.1-Part+I
Part2 - https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/wiki?path=/display/xi/userDecisionstepinSAPPI7.1-Part+II
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Hi Sachin,
Nice job,
During my practice on this scenario. I have got an error please kindly guide me on this, may this error also clear for the others
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
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- <SAP:Error xmlns:SAP="http://sap.com/xi/XI/Message/30" xmlns:SOAP="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" SOAP:mustUnderstand="">
<SAP:Category>XIAdapter</SAP:Category>
<SAP:Code area="BPE_ADAPTER">UNKNOWN_MESSAGE</SAP:Code>
<SAP:P1 />
<SAP:P2 />
<SAP:P3 />
<SAP:P4 />
<SAP:AdditionalText />
<SAP:Stack>No object type found for the message. Check that the corresponding process is activated</SAP:Stack>
<SAP:Retry>M</SAP:Retry>
</SAP:Error>
The trace of the error as:
<Trace level="1" type="B" name="CL_XMS_PLSRV_CALL_BPE-ENTER_PLSRV">
<Trace level="1" type="T">could not create BPE proxy for message, no XML object definition found for message 72485F6BFC78416A29EEE3EE10D09BCE</Trace>
</Trace>
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<Trace level="1" type="B" name="CL_XMS_MAIN-WRITE_MESSAGE_TO_PERSIST" />
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Hi All,
I have a requirement to design the user to to system interaction in a partiular scenario. I am trying to use the User decision step in BPM available in PI 7.1 server. I have used the User decision step and filled all the parametes as given in the sap documentation. When I am trying to execute the scenario, The outbound process is succesful but stops at the BPM workflow at the User decision step with the message (No Agent ready) .
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I have defined the relevant user in the Integration directory , also made sure that the user entered is defined on the integration server and there are not restrictions on the defined user. The workflow log is as follows:
Workflow              File2File_BPM1
Workflow instance     File2File_BPM1 http://File2File_BPMdemo
Instance number       000000001046
Start date            30.12.2008     Started by            WF-BATCH
Start time            11:33:36       Current status        In Process
View: Workflow chronicle
Error       St Task                                          Result                                   Date       Time     Processing time
Error Agent                     Executed Action                          Date       Time     Object               Object Name                    Object 2             Object name 2                  User Context
File2File_BPM1 http://File2File_BPMdemo       Workflow started                         30.12.2008 11:33:36               -1s
WF-BATCH                  Start message received                   30.12.2008 11:33:36 MIAB_BPM_OB2 / http: C532A7AB4D284B9011C0B0C7F8AFB                                                      WF-BATCH
WF-BATCH                  Workflow started                         30.12.2008 11:33:36                                                                                WF-BATCH
WF-BATCH                  Events Dispatcher Active                 30.12.2008 11:45:36 MIAB_BPM_OB2 / http: 597B946347C148AD03988B5D8BE2C                                                      WF-BATCH
WF-BATCH                  Events Dispatcher Active                 30.12.2008 11:45:37 MIAB_BPM_OB1 / http: 6E0E09EE977E4F333D02DDDAE9A52                                                      WF-BATCH
WF-BATCH                  Events Dispatcher Active                 30.12.2008 13:48:07 MIAB_BPM_OB2 / http: 9F5491FD9BC642E50486A6FED89DA                                                      WF-BATCH
WF-BATCH                  Events Dispatcher Active                 30.12.2008 13:48:07 MIAB_BPM_OB1 / http: 1AE5BB06D72341AD01F8C45E6AA7E                                                      WF-BATCH
WF-BATCH                  Events Dispatcher Active                 02.01.2009 05:34:58 MIAB_BPM_OB2 / http: CD698CDE5606436811BAB330011AF                                                      WF-BATCH
WF-BATCH                  Events Dispatcher Active                 02.01.2009 05:34:59 MIAB_BPM_OB1 / http: 2D82C00C16E0447F1DF3B133470AD                                                      WF-BATCH
'Good'{TYPE=SWFXST_STRING}'BAD'{TYPE=SWFXST                                           30.12.2008 11:33:37                0s         1046
WF-BATCH                  Dialog work item created                 30.12.2008 11:33:37                                                                                WF-BATCH
WF-BATCH                    EVALUATE_AGENT_VIA_EXPESSION           30.12.2008 11:33:37                                                                                WF-BATCH
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User Decision step in BPM

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