Workflow Multiline

I have a Z business object.
I have declared parameter in Business object as multiline.
Same i declare it in task.
I have a module pool, in which i am having one table control with one column.
There is one button through which i can send the mail.
I use FM SAP_WAPI_START_WORKFLOW for this.
Suppose i insert 5 values in Table control, When i check the log, the 5 values are comming in the multiline parameter of task container, but it is not passing to parameter of business object. It only taking first record.
How can i pass all the 5 values from task to business object?
Please Help !
With Regards,
Nitin

HI Nitin
First you need to check how you have defined your method in BO.
If you have used a FM for the same, then you need to check your parameter data type. You have to declare it with table type.
If no FM has been used, then you need to use the statement
SWC_GET_TABLE <BO-container> <WF-container>.
SWC_SET_TABLE <BO-container> <WF-container>.
Thanks
Lalit Gupta

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Hello,
I have the same problem. I've found this link http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/sap-wug/2008-March/028123.html where a possible solution is detailed.
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I am writing method in ABAP class which I will link to the Workflow Step. I want to access values of one of the Workflow Element which is Multiline and refering to BOR Object Type. My queries are as below:
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1. How should I define Importing Parameter of Method which will import values from the Workflow Element which is Multiline and refering to BOR object type.
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I hav a requirement as below...
1) In a Bus. Object, there is a method with a parameter which is Multiline.
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1.     We created an activity step Initialize work items count to store the number of service work items, e.g. Work_items_count
2.     We use a loop step (loop until) to keep looping while work_items_count has a value greater than zero.
3.     Within the loop, we use another activity step Get install item ibase components that processes the first item of the multiline container element Work_items and returns the ibase components for the Executing Service Engineer. After processing has completed, we delete the item from Work_items and decrement the counter work_items_count by 1.
4.     As part of the final steps in the loop, an Excel document is created from a template using a standard object method WF_DOC-CREATE. The document is than converted to an SOFM object using standard object method WF_DOC-CREATE_SOFM, and than an email is generated with the SOFM object as an attachment using standard object method SELFITEM-SENDTASKDESCRIPTION.
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Scenario is like below.
I have values in a multiline container(table) of workflow container.
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You cannot didrectly check the condition...
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if wa_agents = 'A'.
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endif.
endloop.
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DESIRED_START_TIME =
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check this code snippet
include <cntn01>.
DATA:
 lv_retcode TYPE sysubrc,
 lt_cont TYPE TABLE OF swcont,
 ls_cont TYPE swcont,
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 ls_kna1 TYPE kna1.
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EXPORTING
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TABLES
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