MDM - Work Flow

I am trying to create a workflow. MS Visio 2003 gets activated.
While saving system prompts for the right format to choose (Current 2003 or Visio 2002 format). However the workflow is not getting saved giving an error "Unable to save workflow."
Has any one got clue to check the areas to resolve this problem?

Hi Rajesh,
Try uninstall and reinstall of First DataManager(Client) and then the Workflow.
Regards
Vikas

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ABAP API for MDM work flow

Hi SDN,
I need some information related to ABAP API for MDM workflow. I did search in SDN and I found one solution in a thered posted on Jul-2008.
ABAP API - MDM Workflow execute
My dought is: Do we have any ABAP API for call MDM work flow. Please provide me the solution ASAP. Apprciate for your immediate response.
Regards,
Kumar.

Hi LAKSHMAN ,
To answer your question specifically
Using ABAP api you cannot call MDM workflows as of mdm 5.5 there are no functions specific to calling MDM workflows in ABAP.If you want to implement workflows on ABAP side you need to go for SAP ECC workflows which is a different topic than MDM>
To call MDM workflows over the Java stack ie WAS (SAP portal),You have 2 ways
- UWL
- Guided Procedures.
- UWL is a way of calling MDM workflows on EP.Wherein the workflow design will be done in MDM and it will only be called in portal using appropiate connections and configurations.
You can refer the below links to know more on them:
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/771f1a61-0e01-0010-daa9-93a52905da09 (uwl)
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/a3461636-0301-0010-3787-978f5ac8bd45 (UWL config)
- GP is a way where by you need to design the entire workflow on SAP portal the logic can be pertaining to MDM but the design is completely on portal using webdynpros and api.
You can refer the below links to know more on them:
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/92811997-0d01-0010-9584-f7d535177831 (Guided procedures)
Enterprise Master Data Management (EP Guided)
To know more on ABAP api and its provider classes you can refer the below:
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/601ddb01-e5c8-2910-d981-b190b51fca44 (abap api webinar)
Re: Abap api error (Abap api provider classes Forum)
Hope It Helped
Thanks & Regards
Simona Pinto

What is MDM Work Flow

Hi MDM frnds,
What is MDM work flow, its Just like ABAP Work Flow??
At what stage we need to define MDM work Flow??
If anybody having usefull documentation shere to me..
Regards,Raj

Hi,
What is MDM work flow?
Workflow is used to run the processes working on master data in a systematic and orderly way.
Generally, we need to have some validations and approvals in order to make sure that master data is
correct.These validations ,approvals and other processes are not done by the single person.Different
operations will be done by different users in master data management.In order to control the overall
processes done by different users in an systematic way, we need workflow.
At what stage we need to define MDM work Flow??
As i said above whenever we have validations, assignments and matching and merging and various
approvals which should be act on our master data before send the master data various application
Systems, then we go for workflow.
For example as soon as we import the data, workflow can be triggered by setting configuration options
in import manager and imported records can be addeed to workflow automatically by setting Trigger action
to record import.By doing this,we can cleanse and normalize the data using various operations in workflow.
and also we can execute the MDM workflows in portal using guided procedures.
Not only that using workflow we can extract the data from MDM to remote system using syndicate step(Available from SP5) of the workflow.
Finally what i can say is using workflow all the operations which need to be executed on master data can
be done in a proper way.
For better understanding, go through below documnents.
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/9180cbaf-0801-0010-f882-f2af6dc975d0
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/d0be83e4-a1e6-2a10-c1be-8395ae948844
Hope it helps'
Reward points,if found useful
Thanks
Narendra
Edited by: mullapudi on May 6, 2008 7:35 AM

Reg: Java API for MDM work flow

Hi,
I am using MDM java API (Version: 5.5 SP 06 Patch 2) for webdynpro. I am creating a record in MDM using MDM java API. Once the record gets created in MDM i need to call the MDM workflow. Is there any java API available to call the MDM workflow into webdynpro. If that is not possible, what is the alternative to call the MDM workflow into webdynpro.
Kindly suggest.
Thanks,
Prasanthi.

Hi Prasanthi,
You need to use the three main classes to work with MDM Workflows
1. RetrieveWorkflowTasksCommand
2. WorkflowTask
Both of the above classes are used to retrieve the current workflow tasks.
3. WorkflowTaskAction
4. WorkflowActionMenuNode
Above classes tells the possible actions of the workflow task.
You will find more information about the above classes in the Java docs
I would still suggest to use UWL if you dont need any customization.
Regards,
Jitesh Talreja

SAP MDM Work Flows Status

Hi Tim,
                  I am using SP5 not SP4, and workflow also enters in received mode after launched. But after that it goes to TRASH, and this behaviour only comes when i add some new fields to main table. is this the only reason for trash status or something more behind it. and also is it an actual status for workflows or its an uncommon behaviour.
Thanks Tim your suggession really works for me.
                                              Alok Sharma
Message was edited by:
        Alok Sharma

In General Console talks about repository structures we cant do any record manipulation. Basically it can be done at MDM DATA Manager level (in recent SPs), earlier its called CLIENT. Launch MDM Client along with the same repository, change workflow as your current table and there you can add records, assign records and launch the same.
MDM WorkFlow
You can find MDM workflow under Record mode.
MDM there are no Tcodes as we use in SAP R/3.
Basis related stuff is to maintain console which has repoaitories and Role and authorization (user and assignment of Roles to user)
MDM has four main component
Console, Import Manager, Data Manager, Syndicator.
Please feel free to revert to me for further clarifications.
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/webcontent/uuid/9019fdb1-570c-2a10-b1ab-dd58f63de047 [original link is broken]
www8.sap.com/mk/get?_EC=uDN7muWcXqebJJ7F_-HpBe
searchsap.techtarget.com/searchSAP/downloads/SAPNetWeaver_forDummiesCh03.pdf

Work Flow for Material Creation in MDM

Hi MM Experts,
Can any one tell me whether there is an option of having Work Flows for Creating Material in SAP MDM (Master Data Management). I think this feature is not available in Standard SAP R/3.
Cheers
Deepal

hi
check this website.
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/nw-mdm?rid=/webcontent/uuid/5024a59a-4276-2910-7580-f52eb789194b [original link is broken]

Work Flow in Status Error

Hi Experts,
I have a Workflow which triggers on record update.
After the start step i have 3 assignment Fields and then Some validations etc.
I can see that this workflow is stopped at First assignment step Some times with Error.
And when i Open the workflow and close it again, then the next time there is a Update to a Record this workflow works fine...
This is strange..
the Workflow entry which is in ERROR will remain the same, Even if i press 'Perform' ..
DId anyone face this issue earlier!!!
It works fine for 2 days and suddenly i can see in Workflow table there is a entry with Error at First Assignment step of Workflow.
when i Open work flow, Edit some description and save it back and the rest of the workflows from then are executing without error.
But the one with Error in WF table still remains the same even after selecting 'Perform' on it.
KR
John

Hi John,
Please find details of a SAP Note 1553992 on this issue:
Symptom
- Data Manager crashes when trying to click on workflow job line (only    in MDM 5.5).
- Workflow jobs are in error state due to executing next step such as     syndication step after a job was in error state due to bad assignment.
Other terms
- Workflow crash Data Manager, O28627 2011
Reason and Prerequisites
o Description of the root cause of the bug and ways to reproduce and/or diagnose the issue:
Reproducing the scenario can be done by creating a workflow with the following steps:
1. Start
2. Bad Assignment (e.g. assignment created unique constraint violation)
3. Syndication
4. Stop
After executing the workflow job, the job is shown in error state in MDM Data Manager.
Clicking on next -> Syndication step changes the workflow job to a job that only the owner can see. The job is shown in MDM Data Manager in error state, its step description is empty and no user specified in user column.
Clicking on the workflow job will lead to a crash in Data Manager.
MDM Data Manager crashes since the workflow job is is in error state but none of his steps is in error state.
In this mode(unlisted), MDS prepares the workflow list to be send to Data Manager with user name with value NULL.
Data Manager crashes when it tries to access the user name of the workflow.
The issue was introduce with MDM 5.5.
Issue is not relating to a specific platform/DBMS.
Solution
o The workaround is:
Delete workflow job in error state using Java API.
o The description of the fix is:
The fix handles two scenarios:
1. Existing workflow jobs in error state that caused a crash
   in MDM Data Manager. A fix was made in MDS to add the owner as user
   name to the workflow jobs in such scenario.
   As a result users are able to delete the workflow job or show its
   history.
2. New workflow job will not stay in Error state and the next step will
   be correctly performed.
o The issue was fixed in the following code lines and versions:
- MDM 5.5 SP06 Patch05 Hotfix 45 (Build 5.5.65.125) -
    change list #94328
- MDM 7.1 SP07 (Build 7.1.07.113) - change list #94340
- MDM 7.11     (Build 7.11.0.146) - change list #94339
o What areas of the code were fixed?
Workflow Run Time
o What areas of the code were affected by the fix?
Workflow Run Time
o The following component(s) need to be replaced to correct the specific flaw addressed by this note:
In 5.5 Version:
Master Data Server
MDM SERVER 5.5
In 7.1 Version:
Master Data Server
o Additional component(s), if any, that were impacted and should be regression-tested by the code change:
In 5.5 Version:
GUI Clients
JAVA API
In 7.1 Version:
Data Management Clients
JAVA API
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Ravi

Urgent : Work flow in ABAP

Hi friends,
kinkly send me about Work flow. Also send me step by step procedure on how to do work flow. Thanks in advance.

Hi,
check the below links
REfer this link:
There is a good book from SAP Press that I would
recommend as a starting point.It's called Practical Workflow for SAP and it is by Alan Rickayzen.
http://www.sap-press.com/product.cfm?account=&product=H950
Workflow
http://www.sap-img.com/workflow/sap-workflow.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/a5/172437130e0d09e10000009b38f839/frameset.htm
For examples on WorkFlow...check the below link..
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/3d/6a9b3c874da309e10000000a114027/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/PSWFL/PSWFL.pdf
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/4a/dac507002f11d295340000e82dec10/frameset.htm
http://www.workflowing.com/id18.htm
http://www.e-workflow.org/
http://web.mit.edu/sapr3/dev/newdevstand.html
Go through the following links on FORK :
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/24/e2283f2bbad036e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/8d/25f1e7454311d189430000e829fbbd/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/c5/e4a930453d11d189430000e829fbbd/content.htm
http://www.insightcp.com/res_23.htm
http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/BCBMTWFMSTART/BCBMTWFMSTART.pdf
http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/BCBMTWFMDEMO/BCBMTWFMDEMO.pdf
http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/BCBMTWFMPM/BCBMTWFMPM.pdf
http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/PSWFL/PSWFL.pdf
Work Flow
1) Goto Tcode PFTC : Standard Task > Create Button>Workflow Templete
For Create Container
Element : ZBUS1001006
Name : ANy Name
Description
Data Type & Properties
Data Type:
select Object Type : BOR Object Type for BUS1001006
Properties:
Parameter Settingd : check all Import, Export & Mandatory Checkboxes
Basic Data :
Abbr : Create_View
Name : Some Name
Work Item Text : Create View Material & -
Click on DELE Button & Select Material From The List
Object Catagory : BOR Object Type
Object Type : BUS1001006
Method : View
Triggering Events
Obj Catagory Object Type Event
BOR Object BUS1001006 View
activate it
Enter on BUS1001006 Object Type you will get Quadratel<> Button after that
double click on Quadratel<> button you get green button
after that the system will generate the task No.
check in the Event linkage Tcode : SWETYPV
if you find an entry with your Workflow and linkage active
goto Tcode : SWEC click on New Entries
Change Doc Obje Obj Cat Obj Type Event on create
Material BOJ Obje BUS1001006 View Option Button(Checked)
save this
goto Tcode : SWEC
Change Doc Object : Material
Obj Catagoty : BOR Type
Obj Type : BUS1001006
Event : View
Check with On Create Button
Goto SWETYPV
Obj Catagoty : BOR Type
Obj Type : BUS1001006
Event : View
Receiver Type : Some Work Flow No: WS80000431 like this
Click on Work flow Builder
~~Guduri

Sharepoint Foundation Can not update External List by Work Flow

Hi
I try to update External List by other list Work Flow, in Sharepoint 2010 Foundation.
Here is the manual：
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff394479(v=office.14).aspx
But it fails , and the error message is “The
workflow could not update the item in the external data source. Make sure the user has permissions to access the external data source and update items.”
Is there some limited in Foundation?

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/0bb9ef28-3614-4db2-b19f-dd81e8cc2d42/the-workflow-could-not-update-the-item-in-the-external-data-source?forum=sharepointgeneralprevious
With no Secure Store in Sharepoint what we ended up doing was creating a new external content type, adding a new connection and picking a connection type of .net type instead of sql. This means we needed to create a .net app as the go between but within
.net we had all the usual tools for connecting to sql without permission issues.
Also check
http://wyldesharepoint.blogspot.in/2010/06/setting-up-external-content-type-for.html
If this helped you resolve your issue, please mark it Answered

File not found error at Attachement link in GroupVote of Human Work Flow

Hi Gurus
In Human Work flow,
I have created the GroupVote and assigned to two person.
I checked "share attachments and comments" to share their issues.
One signed on to WorkApplist and review the forms and attached the file,
The file link was created but it could not be downloaded.
it could not delete.
I tested several times it occured same results.
It did not be happend when this option "share attachments and comments" was not checked.
domain log and opmn log are as below.
<2008-08-25 14:55:15,468> <ERROR> <oracle.bpel.services.workflow> <::> Identity Service Authentication failure.
Identity Service Authentication failure.
Check the error stack and fix the cause of the error. Contact oracle support if error is not fixable.
ORABPEL-10528
Identity Service Authentication failure.
Identity Service Authentication failure.
Check the error stack and fix the cause of the error. Contact oracle support if error is not fixable.
     at oracle.tip.pc.services.identity.jazn.xml.XMLAuthenticationService.authenticateUser(XMLAuthenticationService.java:150)
     at oracle.tip.pc.services.identity.jazn.xml.XMLIdentityService.authenticateUser(XMLIdentityService.java:426)
     at oracle.bpel.services.workflow.verification.impl.VerificationService.authenticateUser(VerificationService.java:299)
     at oracle.bpel.services.workflow.query.impl.TaskQueryService.authenticate(TaskQueryService.java:135)
     at worklistapp.servlets.Login.handleRequest(Login.java:101)
     at worklistapp.servlets.BaseServlet.doPost(BaseServlet.java:157)
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:763)
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)
     at com.evermind.server.http.ResourceFilterChain.doFilter(ResourceFilterChain.java:64)
     at oracle.security.jazn.oc4j.JAZNFilter$1.run(JAZNFilter.java:396)
     at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
     at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:517)
     at oracle.security.jazn.oc4j.JAZNFilter.doFilter(JAZNFilter.java:410)
     at com.evermind.server.http.ServletRequestDispatcher.invoke(ServletRequestDispatcher.java:621)
     at com.evermind.server.http.ServletRequestDispatcher.forwardInternal(ServletRequestDispatcher.java:368)
     at com.evermind.server.http.HttpRequestHandler.doProcessRequest(HttpRequestHandler.java:866)
     at com.evermind.server.http.HttpRequestHandler.processRequest(HttpRequestHandler.java:448)
     at com.evermind.server.http.AJPRequestHandler.run(AJPRequestHandler.java:302)
     at com.evermind.server.http.AJPRequestHandler.run(AJPRequestHandler.java:190)
     at oracle.oc4j.network.ServerSocketReadHandler$SafeRunnable.run(ServerSocketReadHandler.java:260)
     at com.evermind.util.ReleasableResourcePooledExecutor$MyWorker.run(ReleasableResourcePooledExecutor.java:303)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
OAS version is 10.1.3.1.
Any advice will be appricated.
Thanks

You are getting : ORABPEL-10528
Identity Service Authentication failure.
Identity Service Authentication failure.
This means that you have wrong username/password entries in your configuration files. Please recheck them and then things should be fine...
Hope this helps!
Cheers
Anirudh Pucha

Triggering a sub work flow for multiple users at same time.

I have a scenario in which I have created sub workflow as an activity for approval process. This sub work flow should be triggered for multiple users at the same time and their decison is independent of each other.
This is like creating multipe instance of the same sub work flow and then the sub work flow runs indepedently as a new work flow for each of the approver and the process is completeded for approver independently.
How can this be achieved?

Tyr to do like this,
1. First include the subworkflow in the main workflow template.
2. Now include standard Block Step in the main workflow template.
3. In the block select the block type as ParForEach.
4. Before doing the 3rd point make sure that all the agents for whom you want whom you want to initiate the workflow, populate them in a Multiline conatiner element.
5. Once completing 3rd and 4th points open the block step under the tab ParallelProcessing assign the multiline container element name in the for e;g if the multi line container element name is COSTCENTER then do the binding like below. the conatiner element COSTCENTERLINE is created by default once you include the multi line conatiner element under parller processing tab.
&COSTCENTER[&_WF_PARFOREACH_INDEX&]& --------> &_COSTCENTER_LINE&
Now assign the agent of the subworkflow as COSTCENTERLINE , imean if suppose you have 3 entries in the internal table then three separate and for three different agents the workflow is instantiated.

Work flow block in credit memo request

Hi Friends,
I want to create a credit memo. I am creating the credit memo like: Sales order>Invoice>Credit memo request-->credit memo. Now my credit memo request is got created but is assigned with Workflow block at header level, now when I am going back in VA02 and saving it after removing the block at header level, but when I am again checking in VA02/VA03 work flow block is there. Now when I checked that in my workflow , it is in outbox and but I am not able to approve it becoz it is in outbox.
Where it is going for approval , it is only created by me and I don't see any approver field in credit memo request screen.
In the wrokflow outbox am getting that block CMR --as completed and get CMR approver as Error.
How can I remove the workflow block ? Any pointers.
Regards
Ashu
Edited by: ashutosh p on May 20, 2010 1:39 PM

Please check the Workflow log. By default whenever you create or act on any workflow workitem it will appear by default in your SAP Outbox.
Thnaks
Arghadip

Screen output without connection to user - Work flow

Hi,
i have created a workflow, it has a task which refers to a method which call a BDC in N mode, but workitem is not generating, in event trace showing RFC status 'Screen output without connection to user'.
Same time i observed in ST22 for any dumps, as it is giving this error 'DYNPRO_SEND_IN_BACKGROUND'.
Please suggest how to solve. Thanks in advance.
BR,
Rajani

Hi Vijay shah /Rick Bakker ,
As i am on leave from last 2 days, sorry for delay in response.
As the work flow tasks and what ever the methods i developed are working as per requried.
But after each step by step analysis i founn every usefull information regarding the background type activity options.
Solution :
In background type activity step, in details tab we have option of ->Advance With Immediate Dialog flag is set to X, due to this system checking for user interaction.
Because of this its creating problem. After unmarking the falg i am able to execute the task in background successfully
with out any problem.
Once again sorry for delay in reponse
BR,
Rajani

Work flow

Dear all,
we need a workflow for creation of material master.
Say Basic data is created by MM dept.
then MRP & work Scheduling views are created by PP dept.,
then Purchase views are by MM again,
then inventory dept. creates storage locations,and f
inally finance dept creates Costing & Accounting views.
Our requirement is when over one dept. completes creation of their respective view, mail should get triggered to subsequent dept. to continue the work.
regards,
K.Kumaran.

Dear,
Use Tcode SWDD for work flow activities....Take help from your ABAP team...Give them the user Authorizations based upon your requirement.
Hope this will help you.
Regards
Utsav

Using web services in Approval Work flow in OIM 11g

Hi All,
I am a new bie to OIM 11g. I have created an approval work flow and it is working fine.
Now my requirement is to use a web service in the approval work flow instead of directly embeding the java code in Java Embeding Activity. Can some body share me a document or url for the process of doing it.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Thanks,
Preeti

If you are using OIM 11gR2 please refer the below document. All steps are very clear with the screenshots.
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E27559_01/dev.1112/e27150/request.htm#autoId27
See section 21.3.5.7 Configuring the Human Task and BPEL Mappings
Also see this OBE tutorial for getting idea on Java embedding activity and assigning and retrieving data from global variables in SOA
http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/tutorials/obe/fmw/oim/oim_11g/Request_Workflow_for_Self_Registration/request_workflow_for_self_registration.htm

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