Some "WorkFlow in Portal" questions incl. WF from R/3

[peter_jarsunek]

Hi guys!

1.

We need to integrate (somehow) the R/3 workflow into the NW Portal application. What would be the best approach to achieve this? Is it only question od some settings and components, or is some development needed?

2.

Standard "WorkFlow" in Portal is very "lite". Is it possible (somehow) to create some standard processes there? Like purchase requisition, helpdesk request, ...

Infos from the field are very welcome!

Peter

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hi peter,

Just follow the steps to integrate UWL into Portal.

<b>Step1.</b> open the role to which you want to attach this UWL iview.

<b>Step2.</b>Choose Content Administration -> Portal Content -> Content Provided by SAP -> End User Content -> Standard Portal Users->Pages -> com.sap.km.pages folder.

<b>Step3.</b> under com.sap.km.pages folder you can see UniversalWorklist page.

<b>Step4.</b> Assign this page to the role you have already opened. Save and close.

<b>Step5.</b> Create the SAP System(System Object) in the System Landscape.

<b>step6.</b> Register the SAP System. 1. Navigate to System Administration -> System Configuration -> Knowledge Management -> Universal Worklist.

<b>step7.</b>Select UWL Systems Configuration. You see a list of Universal Worklist Webflow Systems.

i. Choose the New button.

ii. In the dialog box that appears:

iii In Name, enter the name of the system that is running Business Workflow.

iv In System Alias, enter the system alias.

v In Connector, select WebFlowConnector

save ok.

<b>step8.</b>Register Work Item Types

<b>step9.</b>Choose System Administration -> System Configuration -> Universal Work List Administration page.

<b>Step10.</b>Select Register Item Types for New Systems Only. your new system will be registered.

Now logoff and logon. you can see the workflow activated.

While registering work item types see that the user doing this is already created in the backend system.

Regards,

Gopi

[peter_jarsunek · Accepted solution]

Thanx Gopi 4 you patience! Points 4 u!

One more question:

How must be set up connection to R/3 system, to be able to register item types? I have created R/3 sys, set up connector props, alias, user mapping...

But when I try to register item types, I get error...

Item types from the following new system aliases of Business Workflow systems are not yet registered:

R46 WebFlowConnector

Status

Errors

System R46: Mon Jul 24 17:11:54 CEST 2006 (Connector) :com.sap.netweaver.bc.uwl.connect.ConnectorException:Mon Jul 24 17:11:54 CEST 2006 (Connector) :com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$Exception:Connect to SAP gateway failed Connect_PM TYPE=A ASHOST=s15hpr54.xxx.com SYSNR=04 GWHOST=s15hpr54.xxx.com GWSERV=sapgw04 PCS=1 LOCATION CPIC (TCP/IP) on local host with Unicode ERROR service '?' unknown TIME Mon Jul 24 17:11:54 2006 RELEASE 640 COMPONENT NI (network interface) VERSION 37 RC -3 COUNTER 2

Do you have any idea, how to set it up correctly?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hi peter,

Create a system object as you do for transactional iview. But while you are trying to register make sure you are logged onto portal with userid which exists in the R/3. Try out this as it worked fine for me.

Regards,

Gopi

[peter_jarsunek · Accepted solution]

Gopi, thanx a lot!

To the points: I reassigned the points, cos' otherwise the trouble seemed to be as solved and no one would (probably) to check it further..

Of course, the points are yours!

To the problem: Does it mean, that I have to have the same username and password in the portal and r/3?? Isn't it strange??? For what is then user mapping good??

Peter

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hi peter,

when you configure the workflow it means that the R/3 user when logged on to portal should be able to see his workflow tasks in portal.I think that is the reason it asks us that.

But once you configure workflow and then when you logon to portal with different userid's(that are there in R/3) you can view tasks that are specific to that particular user.

Regards,

Gopi

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Gopi,

To answer your question of users, you have 2 solutions :

1) SSO between Portal and R/3 backend :

- install the sapcryptolyb on your R/3 system,

- configure /nSTRUSTSSO2 by adding Portal certificate into the System PSE AND the ACL list,

- set the following parameter in the instance profile of your R/3 : login/accept_sso2_ticket = 1

- the userID in the portal and the R/3 system must be the same, but do not care about the passwords.

- in your R/3 system definition in the portal you must have Parameter "Logon method" = SAPLOGONTICKET.

2) you do not install anythink of the above, and you use the user mapping for this system : there you can use a different user in the Portal and R/3.

Hope this answer your question.

Vincent

[Former Member]

hi,

Check out these url's

This url below(first Url) is a very good document to integrate workflow into portal. The other documents are for customization.

<b>https://media.sdn.sap.com/html/submitted_docs/Best_Practices/EP/documentation/EP/N10_BB_ConfigGuide_EN_US.doc</b>

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/fa21a890-0201-0010-708b-d0c...

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/39/a1bb5c4c0d4ab4a417e87ef35f1efa/frameset.htm

regards,

Gopi