UWL doubt

Hi
I am currently working on UWL Configuration.
I would like to know the relationship between the following in Universal Worklist Administration.
uwl.standard(low)
uwl.collaboration(low)
uwl.webflow(low)
Regards
Senthil

Hi,
I'm doing some configuration myself for the UWL and as far as I understand the standard contains some standard views, itemtypes,... for the UWL; the other 2 contain specific views, itemtypes,... for collaboration or webflow views.
I myself have added an uwl.test(medium) to extend uwl.webflow for a specific task (TS9xxxxxx) in a workflow of mine and I addapted the UWL-view so it shows now 2 decision checkboxes (accept/reject).
Regards,
Igor Vernelen

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Hello Marcos,
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Hai Chintan,
I checked the blog, and found the below code,
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read here
You will need to enable the support information in order to get the
associated task number that corresponds to the backend task.
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redirect the task type that you want to hide to some unused item type.
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Where you see the following:
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connector="WebFlowConnector" defaultView="DefaultView"
defaultAction="launchSAPAction" executionMode="default">
If you were trying to hide this, you would write it in the XML file
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<ItemType name="uwl.someHiddenType1"
connector="WebFlowConnector" defaultView="HiddenView">
<ItemTypeCriteria systemId="SAP_R3_MUS"
externalType="TS01000096" connector="WebFlowConnector"/>
</ItemType>
***************And for the next one:*********************
<ItemType name="uwl.someHiddenType2" connector="WebFlowConnector"
defaultView="HiddenView">
<ItemTypeCriteria systemId="SAP_R3_MUS"
externalType="TS01000097"
connector="WebFlowConnector"/>
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Classification
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System. The classes professional, personal and disciplinary are
standard. The system checks the task class under the field name
TASK_CLASS in the authorization object S_WF_WI. This system uses this
authorization object to check the authorization for carrying out
specific actions on particular work items. The assignment of tasks to
classes is also important in the definition of substitutes. You can
also define that only those classes are displayed which refer to tasks
or workflows of a particular class. Take this into account when you
create new classes and assign tasks or workflows to the classes.
You can set this classification via:
SPRO
=> IMG
=> Basis Components
=> Business Management
=> SAP Business Workflow
=> Basic Settings
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your task. Goto PFTS => Enter task ID => Change Mode => Menu: Addition
data => Classification.
See SAP online help at:
http://help.sap.
com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/c5/e4b5eb453d11d189430000e829fbbd/framese
t.htm
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http://help.sap.
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Both approaches work.
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I have a doubt thats bugging me for the past one week, I have a requirement where an employee enters working time through portal and the manager should approve through the portal.
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registered all item types for the system.
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iView : pcd:portal_content/every_user/general/uwl/com.sap.netweaver.bc.uwl.uwlSapWebDynproLaunch
Component Name : com.sap.portal.appintegrator.sap.WebDynpro
Exception in SAP Application Integrator occured: Application URL ':///webdynpro/dispatcher/sap.com/msscatapproval/CatManagerApprove;jsessionid=(J2EE17580000)ID0079084450DB21042082377319897423End' is not valid! Please check the protocol and host entries for system 'UWL_SYSTEM'..
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Configuration UWL via SDM

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<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/44/c0001cdfcd1386e10000000a155369/content.htm">http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/44/c0001cdfcd1386e10000000a155369/content.htm</a>
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Dobuts in modifying an UWL XML file

Hi Friends,
We have a requirement in UWL for a custom task TS90000104; the user should get the user decision note once he clicks the work item in UWL, where in he can enter the rejection reasons while rejecting a leave request. For this we need to modify the XML file associated with the task, we need the set the value of the property name UserDecisionNote to true.I have the following doubts in that:
Will there be an XML file associated with every custom task?, If so where we can find them, If not then will there be a common XML file which we need to copy and change the task id and the other property names and then upload it? Please clarify.

Thanks for the reply sapient. I had a bit of a difficult time getting the XML file set up correctly because between the SAP help, the UWL with SAP Netweaver Portal book and various online examples, I was getting conflicting information as to how to do it. First of all, when the UWL initially loads, you apparently see the template defined in the XML file. After the UWL refreshes, it pulls the information from the actual workitem/definition and it overrides some of the settings in the XML. I have a decision step with 3 outcomes. If I don't define all 3 steps in the XML, it doesn't work. I want my replace and reject steps to have the note as mandatory while approve doesn't require it. My first few attempts resulted in all 3 outcomes requiring a note to be attached. It seems the order you use to define the actions matters and the optional outcome must be defined first. Here's the XML that worked for me..hopefully it is helpful to someone else:
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<!DOCTYPE UWLConfiguration PUBLIC '-//SAP//UWL1.0//EN' 'uwl_configuration.dtd'
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           <Attribute name="EmployeeNumber" displayName="Employee Number"/>
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       <Action reference="com.sap.pct.erp.mss.tra.action.DisplayExpenseForm"/>
        <Action name="launchSAPDetails" handler="SAPMiniAppLauncher">
         <Properties>
        <Property name="display_order_priority" value="uwlExcludeFromPreviewDetail"/>
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         returnToDetailViewAllowed="yes" launchInNewWindow="no">
        <Properties>
         <Property name="decisionKey" value="3"/>
         <Property name="UserDecisionTitle" value="Approve"/> </Properties>
             <Descriptions default="Approved"/> </Action>
       <Action name="rejected" groupAction="yes" handler="UserDecisionHandler"
         returnToDetailViewAllowed="yes" launchInNewWindow="no">
        <Properties>
          <Property name="UserDecisionNote" value="mandatory"/>
         <Property name="decisionKey" value="2"/> </Properties>
             <Descriptions default="Rejected"/> </Action>
        <Action name="replaced" groupAction="yes" handler="UserDecisionHandler"
         returnToDetailViewAllowed="yes" launchInNewWindow="no">
        <Properties>
          <Property name="UserDecisionNote" value="mandatory"/>
         <Property name="decisionKey" value="1"/> </Properties>
             <Descriptions default="Replaced"/> </Action>
</Actions>
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I used the decisionKey method to designate each outcome. FM sap_wapi_decision_read works nicely to help you figure out the key number for each outcome.

Desktop application in place of SAP UWL

Hi
We have a strange requirement where we need to replicate the SAP UWL in a desktop widget application. Whenever the desktop widget is launched, it should be able to fetch the task details from UWL and populate in the custom screen of the widget. The desktop widget can be in the form of a Java application or Adobe AIR or anythying for that matter.
I understand, we need to use webservices consuming the UWL APIs but I doubt if we can use these APIs when the webservice is called from a desktop application and not from a SAP portal application. Are there any standard UWL webservices that can be consumed outside the SAP Netwaver Environment to get the UWL task details ?
Any inputs on this will be very much appreciable.
Thanks and Regards,
Sayan Ghosh

There are no standard Web Services provided for UWL. You will need to write your own web services.
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Thanks,
Shanti

UWL in EPP

Hello gurus!
We're at this time setting everything to get our WF ready on EPP, my doubt is about the activities in UWL. There is no need to ask the portal administrator to re-register the activities of the UWL before we can launch them for the fisrt time in EPP??
Regards IA

Could you please try to re-formulate your question and provide more details, so that it might be a bit easier to answer?

Can u Provide this Information about UWL

Hi Friend,
I have one doubt.
What is UWL?
And Use of UWL and Advantage of UWL and Disadvantage of UWL
Why we will chose UWL?
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Hi,
Universal Worklist:-
The Universal Worklist enables you to get all your tasks in a single location. This includes Guided Procedures actions, SAP Business Workflow tasks, Knowledge Management Notifications, alerts from the alert framework, Collaboration Tasks, MDM workflow tasks, and even non-SAP tasks.
A user needs to be able to work in a consistent manner regardless of the type of task or activity they need to perform. The Universal Worklist provides a central location for the user to manage SAP and non-SAP tasks.
Major Advantages:-
All tasks appear in one location, including SAP and non-SAP tasks. There is a UWL API for non-SAP tasks. For SAP tasks we support SAP Business Workflow, Guided Procedures, Alerts, Collaboration Tasks, MDM tasks, and KM Notifications.
You can launch alternative user interfaces for tasks. For example, you have a business workflow task that displays a screen in an SAP GUI, but you want to launch a Web Dynpro, business server page, URL, or some other alternative user interface. UWL action handlers enable you to launch a variety of different UI handlers.
Tasks can be customized. This can include user personalization of how they want to work with their tasks, and customization to provide specific data fields, columns, and behavior for tasks.
Check the below links also:
[http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/BPX/UWL%2bFAQ]
[http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/EP/Universal%2bWork%2bList%2b%28UWL%29]
[http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/72/58cd05db7b436dbc22899a560be1e9/frameset.htm]
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