Workflow Template

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am trying to create a workflow from scratch. In the SAP Souring guide document it is recommended to start from templates., but I could not find any template.

Can someone please send me the URL or template of workflow which I can use as start point?

"SAP recommends that you use the templates provided as the basis for workflows, as opposed to creating new ones".

Thanks and Regards,

Yogesh

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Yogesh,

Yes, its true that you should not create the Workflow from scrath.You can take the templates from the existing patterns available in the XPDL.

Thanks,

Ankur Goyal

Edited by: ankur_goyal03 on Sep 27, 2011 9:32 AM

[Former Member]

Hello Yogesh,

U have mentioned some SAP Sourcing guide, if I am not mistaken then are you talikng about some document to help start with the Workflow template ? Can you let me know from where did you got this document??

Thanks,

rythm

[Former Member]

Guys,

I have got some templates with me, If you want I cans end it to you in email. Or try copying below XML and save it as .xpdl file.

NOTE: This file will work only in together 2.1 version

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>

<Package xmlns="http://www.wfmc.org/2002/XPDL1.0" xmlns:xpdl="http://www.wfmc.org/2002/XPDL1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" Id="fci_basic_approval" Name="FCI Basic Workflow" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.wfmc.org/2002/XPDL1.0 http://wfmc.org/standards/docs/TC-1025_schema_10_xpdl.xsd">;

<PackageHeader>

<XPDLVersion>1.0</XPDLVersion>

<Vendor>Together</Vendor>

<Created>2005-07-07 12:38:32</Created>

</PackageHeader>

<RedefinableHeader PublicationStatus="UNDER_TEST"/>

<ConformanceClass GraphConformance="NON_BLOCKED"/>

<WorkflowProcesses>

<WorkflowProcess AccessLevel="PUBLIC" Id="approval_process" Name="Hierarchical Approval Process">

<ProcessHeader DurationUnit="D">

<Created>2005-07-07 12:46:43</Created>

<Description>This is a basic 3 step approval process</Description>

</ProcessHeader>

<RedefinableHeader PublicationStatus="UNDER_TEST"/>

<Participants>

<Participant Id="process_owner" Name="Process Owner">

<ParticipantType Type="ROLE"/>

<Description>The owner of the workflow process</Description>

</Participant>

<Participant Id="approvers" Name="Approvers">

<ParticipantType Type="ROLE"/>

</Participant>

<Participant Id="workflow_engine" Name="Workflow Engine">

<ParticipantType Type="ROLE"/>

</Participant>

</Participants>

<ActivitySets>

<ActivitySet Id="approval_process_Ase1">

<Activities>

<Activity Id="send_email_to_approvers" Name="Send Email to Approvers">

<Implementation>

<No/>

</Implementation>

<Performer>workflow_engine</Performer>

<StartMode>

<Automatic/>

</StartMode>

<FinishMode>

<Automatic/>

</FinishMode>

</Activity>

</Activities>

</ActivitySet>

</ActivitySets>

<Activities>

<Activity Id="approval_gate_1" Name="Org.Approval">

<Implementation>

<No/>

</Implementation>

<Performer>approvers</Performer>

<StartMode>

<Automatic/>

</StartMode>

<FinishMode>

<Automatic/>

</FinishMode>

<TransitionRestrictions>

<TransitionRestriction>

<Split Type="XOR">

<TransitionRefs>

<TransitionRef Id="trans_level1_to_level2"/>

<TransitionRef Id="trans_level1_to_notify"/>

</TransitionRefs>

</Split>

</TransitionRestriction>

</TransitionRestrictions>

<ExtendedAttributes>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="LocalizedDescription" Value="workflow$workflow.simple_approval"/>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="Prescript" Value="// Initialize the approver list&#10;// Send Notifications"/>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="ApprovalActivity" Value="TRUE"/>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="Duration" Value="7"/>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="DurationUnit" Value="D"/>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="LocalizedInstructions" Value="workflow$workflow.gate1.instructions"/>

</ExtendedAttributes>

</Activity>

<Activity Id="approval_gate_2" Name="Org.Approval">

<Implementation>

<No/>

</Implementation>

<Performer>approvers</Performer>

<StartMode>

<Automatic/>

</StartMode>

<FinishMode>

<Automatic/>

</FinishMode>

<TransitionRestrictions>

<TransitionRestriction>

<Split Type="XOR">

<TransitionRefs>

<TransitionRef Id="trans_level2_to_level3"/>

<TransitionRef Id="trans_level2_to_notify"/>

</TransitionRefs>

</Split>

</TransitionRestriction>

</TransitionRestrictions>

<ExtendedAttributes>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="LocalizedDescription" Value="workflow$workflow.simple_approval"/>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="Prescript" Value="import com.sap.odp.api.doc.collaboration.;&#10;import com.sap.odp.api.doccommon.masterdata.;&#10;import com.sap.odp.api.doccommon.doc.contract.*;&#10;&#10;// First, get the estimated price. If not set, then do nothing&#10;PriceIfc estimated = (PriceIfc)doc.getExtensionField(&quot;estimated_value&quot;).get();&#10;if(!estimated.isSet())&#10; return;&#10;&#10;ContractDocumentTypeIBeanHomeIfc home = (ContractDocumentTypeIBeanHomeIfc) &#10;IBeanHomeLocator.lookup(session, ContractDocumentTypeIBeanHomeIfc.sHOME_NAME);&#10;&#10;ContractDocumentTypeIBeanIfc docType = (ContractDocumentTypeIBeanIfc) &#10;home.find(doc.getDocTypeReference());&#10;&#10;IBeanHomeIfc beanHome = doc.getIBeanHomeIfc();&#10;&#10;ExtensionCollectionIfc approvers = docType.getExtensionCollection(&quot;approval_hierarchy&quot;);&#10;Iterator iter = approvers.iterator();&#10;while(iter.hasNext())&#10;{&#10; ExtensionCollectionMemberIfc rule = (ExtensionCollectionMemberIfc) iter.next();&#10; PriceIfc min_value = (PriceIfc) rule.get(&quot;min_estimated_val&quot;);&#10; PriceIfc max_value = (PriceIfc) rule.get(&quot;max_estimated_val&quot;);&#10; ObjectReferenceIfc user = (ObjectReferenceIfc) rule.get(&quot;approver_user&quot;);&#10; ObjectReferenceIfc group = (ObjectReferenceIfc) rule.get(&quot;approver_group&quot;);&#10; String approval_activity = (String) rule.get(&quot;approval_activity&quot;);&#10; &#10; if(approval_activity != null &amp;&amp; nativeName != null)&#10; {&#10; if(!approval_activity.equals(nativeName))&#10; {&#10; continue;&#10; }&#10; }&#10;&#10; // Check if the estimated price is in range&#10; if(min_value.compareTo(estimated) &lt;= 0)&#10; {&#10; if(!max_value.isSet() || estimated.compareTo(max_value) &lt;= 0)&#10; {&#10; ObjectReferenceIfc principal;&#10; if(user.isSet())&#10; principal = user;&#10; else&#10; principal = group;&#10; &#10; addApprover(principal);&#10; }&#10; }&#10;}"/>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="ApprovalActivity" Value="TRUE"/>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="Duration" Value="7"/>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="DurationUnit" Value="D"/>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="LocalizedInstructions" Value="workflow$workflow.gate2.instructions"/>

</ExtendedAttributes>

</Activity>

<Activity Id="approval_gate_3" Name="Org.Approval">

<Implementation>

<No/>

</Implementation>

<Performer>approvers</Performer>

<StartMode>

<Automatic/>

</StartMode>

<FinishMode>

<Automatic/>

</FinishMode>

<ExtendedAttributes>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="LocalizedDescription" Value="workflow$workflow.simple_approval"/>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="Prescript" Value="// Initialize the approver list&#10;// Send Notifications"/>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="ApprovalActivity" Value="TRUE"/>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="Duration" Value="7"/>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="DurationUnit" Value="D"/>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="LocalizedInstructions" Value="workflow$workflow.gate3.instructions"/>

</ExtendedAttributes>

</Activity>

<Activity Id="send_notification" Name="Send Notification">

<BlockActivity BlockId="approval_process_Ase1"/>

<StartMode>

<Automatic/>

</StartMode>

<FinishMode>

<Automatic/>

</FinishMode>

<TransitionRestrictions>

<TransitionRestriction>

<Join Type="XOR"/>

</TransitionRestriction>

</TransitionRestrictions>

<ExtendedAttributes>

<ExtendedAttribute Name="Postscript" Value="import com.sap.odp.api.doccommon.doc.contract.*;&#10;if(getApprovalStatus() != DENIED)&#10;{&#10; ContractDocumentIBeanIfc contract = (ContractDocumentIBeanIfc)doc;&#10; ContractDocumentIBeanHomeIfc home = (ContractDocumentIBeanHomeIfc)&#10; IBeanHomeLocator.lookup(session, ContractDocumentIBeanHomeIfc.sHOME_NAME);&#10;}"/>

</ExtendedAttributes>

</Activity>

</Activities>

<Transitions>

<Transition From="approval_gate_1" Id="trans_level1_to_level2" To="approval_gate_2">

<Condition Type="CONDITION">getApprovalStatus() == APPROVED</Condition>

</Transition>

<Transition From="approval_gate_2" Id="trans_level2_to_level3" To="approval_gate_3">

<Condition Type="CONDITION">getApprovalStatus() == APPROVED</Condition>

</Transition>

<Transition From="approval_gate_3" Id="trans_level3_to_notify" To="send_notification">

<Condition Type="CONDITION">getApprovalStatus() != PENDING</Condition>

</Transition>

<Transition From="approval_gate_1" Id="trans_level1_to_notify" To="send_notification">

<Condition Type="CONDITION">getApprovalStatus() == DENIED</Condition>

</Transition>

<Transition From="approval_gate_2" Id="trans_level2_to_notify" To="send_notification">

<Condition Type="CONDITION">getApprovalStatus() == DENIED</Condition>

</Transition>

</Transitions>

</WorkflowProcess>

</WorkflowProcesses>

</Package>

[Former Member]

I can see that, xml I pasted in my earlier message do not appear correctly in the message. Alternative is, GRAB it from the 'HTML Source of this page'. I just checked, the xpdl appears correctly in the HTML source code.

Regards,

Yogesh

[Former Member]

Some templates you can find in  together workflow editor when you install it. Also the manual is handy.

[Former Member]

Hi Guys,

I'm also looking for the template. How can i find those templates to create the XPDL for SAP sourcing workflow.

[Former Member]

Hi Noppong

You can get the patterns available for the sequence workflow in the XPDL OR ask some one to send you one XPDL workflow.

Thanks,

Ankur GOyal

Edited by: Ankurgoyal03 on Nov 18, 2011 10:46 AM