Role of a ABAPer in workflow

I am very new to workflow concept.
Please can anyone explain me ABAPer role in creating or customizing workflow.
My doubt is ..whether ABAPer will create jobs, positions, task or Basis people?
At what stages there will be interaction with the functional people and what are the things to be collected before starting workflow?
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
1] Workflow is Simulation of Business processes automated through SAP.
May be you can take a process for applying for leave Leave.
In this Leave scenario we can automate it stepwise,
1) Employee apply for leave with dates
2) mail shoot to Manager
3) He can accept ot reject, May be he can approve with modified dates.
2] As you can see Applying for leave is 1st step so it can be a trigeering event for workflow. Means Workflow starts with event.
chk these excellent links.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/fb/135962457311d189440000e829fbbd/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/c5/e4a930453d11d189430000e829fbbd/frameset.htm
Workflow
http://www.sap-img.com/workflow/sap-workflow.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/a5/172437130e0d09e10000009b38f839/frameset.htm
http://www.erpgenie.com/workflow/index.htm
http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/wf/sap-business-workflow.htm
http://www.insightcp.com/res_23.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
/people/mike.pokraka/blog/2005/07/17/sap-business-workflow-faq
Reward points
Regards

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3. ABAP role is set up in initiator requiring business approval.
4. Non-ABAP role is set up in initiator with no approval required.
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1. Only the ABAP role is displayed in approver view which is desirable.
2. ABAP role is approved and Non-ABAP role and ABAP role is provisioned.
Results Where Business Approver rejects the ABAP Role
1. Only the ABAP role is displayed in approver view which is desirable.
2. ABAP role is rejected but Non-ABAP role is provisioned which is not what we want. We want the Non-ABAP role not to provision if the ABAP role is rejected by the business approval.
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