Update main workflow container from In-Progress Subworkflow

Hi,
I have a requirement where I need to update a main workflow container element from a sub-workflow, while the sub-workflow is still running. (In-Progress)
I have tried using the FM SAP_WAPI_WRITE_CONTAINER in sub-workflow, but it returns an error saying "Cannot call WAPI interface 'SAP_WAPI_WRITE_CONTAINER' in this context".
I have also tried FM SWW_WI_CONTAINER_MODIFY, but it does not update at all.
I have also tried triggering an even in sub-workflow, which in turn triggers a class method, but it gives an errors saying "WF locked"
Please let me know if you have any other strategies.
Thanks
Krishna

Hi,
what I can suggest you is try to create a program exit in the subworkflow and in the program exit you can access the main workflow F wotkitem ID, by using thie main workflow workitem ID try to create the instance of the container. and from there in the program exit class you can set and get the values of the workflow container elements.
but here you have to make sure that you have to create the instance of the parent workitem ID container, but not the subworkflow workitem ID container.
[Program Exits In Workflow |http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/ABAP/ProgramExitsIn+Workflow]
Regards
Pavan

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Dear friends,
I'm new to work flow.
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