Hello,
I'm in the middle of specifying a new ESS/MSS role out and one of the points that has come up is the need to use the UWL, and specifically substituting approvals/task during absences. There is a desire that we should be able to allow/disallow certain users for being used for substitution. (This is something that I do not believe exists as standard functionality)
With the portal based UWL being in Java we are reluctant to enhance it, however, I can see that a WDA app SWF_WORKPLACE exists which seems to do the same thing. And WDA is much easier to enhance (and support that enhancement after a support pack update).
It seems that this functionality is only released for NWBC [Note 1149144 - SWF_WORKPLACE:Composite SAP Note Business Workflow Workplace|https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1149144]
>You can call the Business Workflow Workplace in SAP NetWeaver Business Client (with PFCG connection). The integration in the Enterprise Portal is currently not supported.
>In addition, you cannot use the Business Workflow Workplace directly in the backend system since certain functions * require SAP NetWeaver Business Client.
- my emphasis
Does anyone know what these certain functions are? (possibly OBN?) And what bit of portal integration is not supported?
As far as I can see, although it only allows tasks to be launched using object based navigation and reads table swfvgt with a key of NWBC cl_swf_powl_launch_services=>c_wlc_nwbc , it still uses the standard portal integration interface to launch the OBN. I can't see what functions wouldn't be supported in the portal.
Thomas Jung mentioned this app in this thread - although I think he confused what looks like a WDA view of the absence approval application for the substitution logic - which is built into the SWF_WORKPLACE application.
Other than that - no-one seems to have discussed/used this app anywhere - could you tell me why?
Thanks!
Chris