workflow

[Former Member]

Hi ,

Can anyone tell me , what is<b> workflow</b> all about with examples??

Thanks..

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

HI

Workflow automates the steps and activities in a business process according to predefined procedures and rules.

Workflow presents information and documents to the appropriate knowledge worker or agent (another entity such as a program) to make a decision or perform an activity.

Workflow tracks each and every step in the process flow and maintains an ongoing status.

Workflow also collects and reports all of the metrics associated with the execution and completion of the process.

Check the below links u will get lot of info..

http://www.sap-press.com/product.cfm?account=&product=H950

Workflow

http://www.sap-img.com/workflow/sap-workflow.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/a5/172437130e0d09e10000009b38f839/frameset.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

Go through the following links on FORK :

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/24/e2283f2bbad036e10000000a114084/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/8d/25f1e7454311d189430000e829fbbd/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/c5/e4a930453d11d189430000e829fbbd/content.htm

http://www.insightcp.com/res_23.htm

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/BCBMTWFMSTART/BCBMTWFMSTART.pdf

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/BCBMTWFMDEMO/BCBMTWFMDEMO.pdf

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/BCBMTWFMPM/BCBMTWFMPM.pdf

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/PSWFL/PSWFL.pdf

For more reference on workflow: http://saptechnical.com/Tutorials/Workflow/Workflow.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/04/9277a346f311d189470000e829fbbd/frameset.htm

Check these links.

http://www.sapgenie.com/workflow/index.htm

/people/ginger.gatling/blog/2005/12/01/link-workflow-business-objects-to-your-collaboration-tasks

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/92/bc26a6ec2b11d2b4b5006094b9ea0d/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_bw33/helpdata/en/92/bc26a6ec2b11d2b4b5006094b9ea0d/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_bw31/helpdata/en/8d/25f94b454311d189430000e829fbbd/content.htm

http://www.sap-press.com/product.cfm?account=&product=H950

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/PSWFL/PSWFL.pdf

http://www.workflowing.com/id18.htm

http://www.e-workflow.org/

Workflow

http://www.sap-img.com/workflow/sap-workflow.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/a5/172437130e0d09e10000009b38f839/frameset.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

http://www.sap-img.com/workflow/sap-workflow.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/a5/172437130e0d09e10000009b38f839/frameset.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

Workflow tutorials with step-by-step and with screenshots are available at http://www.saptechnical.com/Tutorials/Workflow/Workflow.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/42/c14a9b55103116e10000000a1553f7/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/c5/e4a930453d11d189430000e829fbbd/frameset.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/workflow/

http://www.sap-img.com/workflow/sap-workflow.htm

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

http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/wf/sap-business-workflow.htm

https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=791580&messageID=2857887

https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=791580&messageID=2855919

https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=791580&messageID=2735228

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/BCBMTWFMSTART/BCBMTWFMSTART.pdf

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/BCBMTWFMDEMO/BCBMTWFMDEMO.pdf

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/BCBMTWFMPM/BCBMTWFMPM.pdf

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/PSWFL/PSWFL.pdf

Debug a workflow.

This has a step by step procedure :

http://fuller.mit.edu/workflow/debugging.pdf

www.erpgenie.com/sap/workflow/debugging.htm

http://www.erpgenie.com/workflow/debugging.htm?2b5de440

Workflow tutorials with step-by-step and with screenshots are available at

http://www.saptechnical.com/Tutorials/Workflow/Workflow.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/workflow/

http://www.sap-img.com/workflow/sap-workflow.htm

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

http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/wf/sap-business-workflow.htm

https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=791580&messageID=2857887

https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=791580&messageID=2855919

https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=791580&messageID=2735228

http://www.sapbrain.com/TUTORIALS/TECHNICAL/WORKFLOW_tutorial.html

PLEASE REWARD IF USEFUL

REGARDS

ASHA

[Former Member]

Hi Hepsi,

HI,

SAP Business Workflow uses the existing transactions and functions of the R/3 System and does not change the functions. You can combine the existing functions of the R/3 System to form new business processes with SAP Business Workflow. The workflow system takes over control of the business processes. If you are already using SAP Organizational Management, you can use the organizational structure created there to have the relevant agents carry out the individual activities. It is possible to have an activity carried out by a position. This ensures that the respective occupiers of the position can carry out the individual activities during execution of the workflow. This means that personnel changes in your organization are taken into account immediately in the execution of a workflow.

The TCODE used to Analyse work flow is as follows

st03 - Workflow Analysis

SAP Workflow

SAP Workflow provides you with the infrastructure and tools that enable you to manage your business’s processes efficiently. It gets the data quickly to the right person - even if that person is in a different office or location, and makes it easy for approvers to deal with the transaction and send it on to the next step.

Workflow enables you to define business processes according to your company-specific rules, models or organizational standards. You can monitor the Workflow and view information on the current status of a task or work item at any point. You can see who is doing what and check workload distribution, identifying capacity problems or work overload before it becomes a problem. With SAP Workflow, approvers can indicate total or partial approval of transactions in the same approval process.

Employees are integrated in the automated processes, eliminating the need to perform redundant, manual functions. Up-to-date information and access to required documents at any time increases employee productivity. SAP Workflow capitalizes on the investment made in the SAP System and exploits the capabilities and benefits of the architecture, services, and integrated applications to facilitate the automation of business processes.

Whenever you make a change to your organization, the changes are automatically reflected in Workflow. And since SAP Workflow is position-based, instead of person-based, you don't have to update your Workflow routes every time an employee changes jobs.

SAP Workflow:

• Accelerates the Workflow across applications, functional areas, organizational units, and time periods.

• Supplements the integrated management of processes in the SAP System with individually tailored options for automating and actively controlling business and communication processes.

• Combines integrated organizational management with flexible assignment of tasks and responsibilities to locations, positions, jobs, groups, or individuals,

• Actively supports a quick implementation of Workflow technologies through predefined Workflow templates, Workflow Wizards and flexible adjustment options,

• Integrates every employee in the value chain by providing a versatile integrated inbox ("universal inbox") at their work centers that can be configured individually,

• Provides a Workflow Information System that is the foundation for process change management and continuous business engineering,

• Simplifies continuous business engineering and process change management with user-friendly tools for defining and dynamically changing Workflow tasks,

• Conforms to the Workflow standards of the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC)

What can a Workflow Management System do?

A Workflow Management System facilitates the electronic processing of structured processes according to a predefined model which:

1)Include a range of activities

2)Always occur in a similar or identical form

3)Involve several people or departments and

4)Require a high degree of coordination

Workflow is NOT...

1)Simply document administration and imaging;

Workflow uses both

2)Standard E-mail and groupware:

Workflow uses these

3)Data distribution across multiple systems: EDI / ALE is used for this purpose, but Workflow can support this option

4)Screen sequence management within a transaction

5)Management of temporary data

6)Management of unique processes

7)Repetitive work of a single type, e. g. goods movements

General notes

1)Workflow is based out of the SAP inbox

2)Can use organizational chart to identify managers, etc.

3)Allows for routings and approvals / rejections

4)Can use for reporting - for example, how long a process took from start to end and how long it took for an individual to process their piece

5)Helps reduce multiple inputs of data

Workflow adds value if

1)There are multiple steps to be executed

2)The steps occur in a similar way each time

3)The steps involve several people or departments

4)The steps require a high degree of coordination

Users get:

1)All the data in one place (inbox)

2)All work to be done is there

3)Transactions / menu paths are not needed

4)A task is any step in a workflow

5)Each task can go to another person

6)There is dynamic task distribution which means that as one person accepts a work task and processes it, it disappears from others’ inboxes.

7)Can upload and use PC documents, WORD, EXCEL, etc.

8)You can receive notification of errors through ALE

9)Workflow can interface to e-mail, lotus notes and Exchange

There can be multiple triggers which start a workflow.

You can set up workflows using the graphical editor. By drilling down, you can assign tasks to users, add tasks, etc. As you are making the changes to the graphical editor, ABAP code is being written in the background.

<b>

Regards,

Azhar</b>

[Former Member]

Hi jenni,

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.