How to trigger workflow from external application (such as JSP webpage)

[Former Member]

Hi, experts, any one has exprience on triggerring workflow from external application (such as JSP webpage)

[martin_nooteboom]

For these kind of things the SAP_WAPI FM's come in handy. These are RFC enabled so can be called from an external application. Another option (but much more work) would be to use a XML message as starting point and send it to the SAP system using a http-post command.

Regards,

Martin

[Former Member]

Hi Matine, thanks for your solutions. could you provide some references on how to use SAP_WAPI and XML messages.

[former_member182485]

Are you updating any table from the JSP application ?

if so you can use Table level even to trigger your WF

To know more about how to trigger event at table update go through this link.

saptechnical.com/Tutorials/Workflow/Table/events.htm

Regards

Bikas

[Former Member]

The external application is not using sap system.