Difference between Swdd and Swdb in Workflow Creation..

Hi,
Why there is two transactions Swdd and Swdb to Create Customized workflow?What is the difference between Swdd and Swdb?Thanks in advance....

Hi,
SAP SWDD
SAP Description: Workflow Builder
SAP Report Program: RSWDSTRT
and
SAP SWDB
SAP Description: Create workflow
SAP Report Program: RSWDBUILD
Both are associated with different SAP Programs. One build work flow and one create new.
Hope this will help.
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Thanks,
Raja

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// Grant Brown
// 22/02/02
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
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// =========================================================
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// =========================================================
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temp.phone = dis.readUTF ();
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// ========================================================
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dos.writeUTF (temp.publication);
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temp.round,
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Ive doen pretty much what you said burt now my program isnt working at all. The window comes up but instead of doing something when you click the button it just throws shit loads of exceptions. Heres my abridged code
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import java.awt.event.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
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catch (IOException e) {}
// Make sure that the first customer item in the names list
// is highlighted.
names.select (0);
// ========================================================
// Save all customer objects from the contacts Vector object
// to customers.dat. The number of contacts are saved as an
// int to make it easy for loadCustomers () to do its job.
// ========================================================
private void saveCustomers ()
FileOutputStream fos = null;
try
fos = new FileOutputStream ("customers.dat");
DataOutputStream dos = new DataOutputStream (fos);
dos.writeInt (customers.size ());
for (int i = 0; i < customers.size (); i++)
Customer temp = (Customer) customers.elementAt (i);
dos.writeUTF (temp.name);
dos.writeUTF (temp.publication);
dos.writeUTF (temp.address);
dos.writeUTF (temp.round);
dos.writeUTF (temp.phone);
catch (IOException e)
MsgBox mb = new MsgBox (this, "PP Error",
e.toString ());
mb.dispose ();
finally
if (fos != null)
try
fos.close ();
catch (IOException e) {}
private void update ()
// Obtain index of selected customer item from the names
// component.
int index = names.getSelectedIndex ();
// If no item was selected, index is -1. We cannot update
// a customer if no customer item in the names component was
// selected - because we would have nothing to work with.
if (index != -1)
// Obtain a reference to the Customer object (from the
// customer Vector object) that is associated with the
// index.
Customer temp = (Customer) customers.elementAt (index);
// Create and display an update entry form.
DataEntryForm def = new DataEntryForm (this, "Update",
temp.name,
temp.publication,
temp.address,
temp.round,
temp.phone);
// If the user pressed Ok...
if (def.bOk)
// Update the customer information in the customers
// Vector object.
temp.name = new String (def.name.getText ());
temp.publication = new String (def.publication.getText ());
temp.address = new String (def.address.getText ());
temp.round = new String (def.round.getText ());
temp.phone = new String (def.phone.getText ());
// Make sure the screen reflects the update.
names.replaceItem (temp.publication + ", " + temp.address,
index);
// Destroy the dialog box.
def.dispose ();
// Make sure that the first customer item in the names
// list is highlighted.
names.select (0);
// ========================================================
// Class: Customer
// This class describes the contents of a business customer.
// ========================================================
class Customer
public String name;
public String publication;
public String address;
public String round;
public String phone;
// ==========================================================
// Class: DataEntryForm
// This class provides a data entry form for entering customer
// information.
// ==========================================================
class DataEntryForm extends JDialog implements ActionListener
// bOk is a boolean flag. When true, it indicates that
// the Ok button was pressed to terminate the dialog box
// (as opposed to the Cancel button).
public boolean bOk;
// The following components hold the text that the user
// entered into the visible text fields.
public JTextField name;
public JTextField publication;
public JTextField address;
public JTextField round;
public JTextField phone;
public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e)
// If the user pressed the Ok button, indicate this
// by assigning true to bOk.
if (e.getActionCommand ().equals ("Ok"))
bOk = true;
// Destroy the dialog box and return to the point
// just after the creation of the DataEntryForm object.
dispose ();
public DataEntryForm (JFrame parent, String title)
// Call the other constructor. The current constructor
// is used for insert operations. The other constructor
// is used for update operations.
this (parent, title, "", "", "", "", "");
public DataEntryForm (JFrame parent, String title,
String name, String publication,
String address, String round,
String phone)
// Initialize the superclass layer.
super (parent, title, true);
// Choose a grid bag layout so that components can be more
// accurately positioned. (It looks nicer.)
setLayout (new GridBagLayout ());
// Add appropriate first name, last name, phone, fax, and
// email components to the current DataEntryForm container.
// (Remember, DataEntryForm is a subclass of Dialog.
// Dialog is a container. Therefore, DataEntryForm
// inherits the ability to be a container.)
addComponent (this, new JLabel ("Name: "), 0, 0, 1, 1,
GridBagConstraints.NONE,
GridBagConstraints.WEST);
this.name = new JTextField (15);
addComponent (this, this.name, 1, 0, 1, 1,
GridBagConstraints.NONE,
GridBagConstraints.CENTER);
if (title.equals ("Update"))
this.name.setText (name);
addComponent (this, new JLabel ("Publications: "), 0, 1, 1, 1,
GridBagConstraints.NONE,
GridBagConstraints.WEST);
this.publication = new JTextField (15);
addComponent (this, this.publication, 1, 1, 1, 1,
GridBagConstraints.NONE,
GridBagConstraints.CENTER);
if (title.equals ("Update"))
this.publication.setText (publication);
addComponent (this, new JLabel ("Address "), 0, 2, 1, 1,
GridBagConstraints.NONE,
GridBagConstraints.WEST);
this.address = new JTextField (15);
addComponent (this, this.address, 1, 2, 1, 1,
GridBagConstraints.NONE,
GridBagConstraints.CENTER);
if (title.equals ("Update"))
this.address.setText (address);
addComponent (this, new JLabel ("Round No "), 0, 3, 1, 1,
GridBagConstraints.NONE,
GridBagConstraints.WEST);
this.round = new JTextField (15);
addComponent (this, this.round, 1, 3, 1, 1,
GridBagConstraints.NONE,
GridBagConstraints.CENTER);
if (title.equals ("Update"))
this.round.setText (round);
addComponent (this, new JLabel ("Phone Number "), 0, 4, 1, 1,
GridBagConstraints.NONE,
GridBagConstraints.WEST);
this.phone = new JTextField (15);
addComponent (this, this.phone, 1, 4, 1, 1,
GridBagConstraints.NONE,
GridBagConstraints.CENTER);
if (title.equals ("Update"))
this.phone.setText (phone);
addComponent (this, new JLabel (""), 0, 5, 1, 1,
GridBagConstraints.NONE,
GridBagConstraints.CENTER);
addComponent (this, new JLabel (""), 1, 5, 1, 1,
GridBagConstraints.NONE,
GridBagConstraints.CENTER);
JButton b;
// Add an Ok button to this container.
addComponent (this, b = new JButton ("Ok"), 0, 6, 1, 1,
GridBagConstraints.NONE,
GridBagConstraints.CENTER);
b.addActionListener (this);
// Add a Cancel button to this container.
addComponent (this, b = new JButton ("Cancel"), 1, 6, 1, 1,
GridBagConstraints.NONE,
GridBagConstraints.CENTER);
b.addActionListener (this);
// Set the size of the dialog window to 250 pixels
// horizontally by 200 pixels vertically.
setSize (250, 200);
// Do not allow users to resize the dialog window.
setResizable (false);
// Make sure that the dialog window is visible.
setVisible (true);
private void addComponent (Container con, Component com,
int gridx, int gridy,
int gridw, int gridh, int fill,
int anchor)
// Get the current layout manager. It is assumed to
// be a GridBagLayout object.
LayoutManager lm = con.getLayout ();
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GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints ();
// Assign the x and y grid positions.
gbc.gridx = gridx;
gbc.gridy = gridy;
// Assign the number of grid blocks horizontally and
// vertically that are occupied by the component.
gbc.gridwidth = gridw;
gbc.gridheight = gridh;
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// ===========================================================
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public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e)
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// pressing the Ok button.
dispose ();
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setResizable (false);
// Allow the layout manager to choose an appropriate
// size for the dialog window.
pack ();
// Make sure that the dialog window is visible.
setVisible (true);
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