How to use SOFM object for attachments , please give me detailed approach.

[former_member787072]

Hello all,

Please advice me how to use SOFM object for attachments.

I verified certain sdn threads wher they are attaching a adobe form but did not understand the procedure.

Please let me know the underlying logic of this SOFM object and steps to create an attachment.'

Thanks in advance.

Cheers

Prasad CH.

[I042439 · Accepted solution]

Hi Prasad

Maybe you need to elaborate more on what you require.

Do you have an attachment in the WF and need to send it in an email / Workitem?

Or

The approvers can create and attach a document/note in a decision and you need to send it back to initiator / next approver by workitem/email?

Or

You want to create an attachment in a background step- upload from application server?

Or

What?

Regards,
Modak

[former_member787072 · Accepted solution]

Hello Modak.

You are exactly correct. You made me to find the way.. thanks

Actually there is an invoice release workflow and in that they are using.

1..They are sending attachments as email to outlook using SOFM bindings etc.

2.They are creating the attachements dynamically using this SOFM

3..The documents are updated automaticlly and sent to other approvals.

What al you have defined, all of them appear to be in the same workflow .

As you suggested, i verified the document in scn links , but seriously i did not understand the concept, i want to learn so that i can use it myself.

Please advice, and thanks a TON.........

Regards,

Prasad CH.

[I042439 · Accepted solution]

Hi Prasad

SOFM is a business object which represents a "Document" at runtime within the SAP System.This document can be a .PDF or >TXT or .DOC ... and so on.

SAP Has to save it and hence there are some base document tables associated with it. You can check the definition of the keys of SOFM.

In order to read, display, etc - SOFM has a few methods you can use.

You will NOT find anything on SCN which will discet SOFM for you. Best is to look in SWO1 and check every attribute and Method and see what it does.

If I were you, I would look at the workflow steps, check out what they are doing with the SOFM Business Object at each stage ... that is, how is the code written to change it...etc, when it is getting attached (Bound) to a step, why... and so on

To send via email, all you go to do is Bind this BO Instance from the workflow to the Mail step in "ATTACHMENTS" container element of the mail step.

Regards,

Modak

[krish469]

Hi,

      Below is the sample code.

data:  LV_DOC_DATA     TYPE SODOCCHGI1,
        LV_FOLDER_ID       TYPE SOODK,
        IT_SOLIX_TAB         TYPE SOLIX_TAB, 
        WA_DOC_INFO       TYPE SOFOLENTI1,
        LV_OBJTYPE           TYPE SWOTOBJID-OBJTYPE,
        LV_OBJKEY             TYPE SWOTOBJID-OBJKEY,
        LV_SOFM                 TYPE SWOTRTIME-OBJECT,
        LV_RETURN            TYPE SWOTRETURN,
        TB_OBJ                    TYPE TABLE OF OBJ_RECORD,
        LV_OBJECT             TYPE OBJ_RECORD.

**If  there are no prior attachments then identify the folder id based on sy-user

    CALL FUNCTION 'SO_FOLDER_ROOT_ID_GET'
      EXPORTING
        OWNER     = SY-UNAME
        REGION    = 'B'
      IMPORTING
        FOLDER_ID = LV_FOLDER_ID.

**Creating First attachment
    LV_DOC_DATA-OBJ_NAME    = 'Purchase Order details as PDF'.
    LV_DOC_DATA-OBJ_DESCR  = 'Attachment 1'.
    LV_DOC_DATA-OBJ_LANGU  = SY-LANGU.
    LV_DOC_DATA-SENSITIVTY   = 'P'.

**--Here V_BIN_FILESIZE is file size of PDF form stored in IT_SOLIX_TAB
    LV_DOC_DATA-DOC_SIZE   = V_BIN_FILESIZE.

**--IT_SOLIX_TAB = PDF of Smart form.
    CALL FUNCTION 'SO_DOCUMENT_INSERT_API1'

      EXPORTING
        FOLDER_ID                          = LV_FOLDER_ID
        DOCUMENT_DATA              = LV_DOC_DATA
        DOCUMENT_TYPE              = 'PDF'

      IMPORTING
        DOCUMENT_INFO              = WA_DOC_INFO

      TABLES
        CONTENTS_HEX               = IT_SOLIX_TAB

      EXCEPTIONS
        FOLDER_NOT_EXIST                          = 1
        DOCUMENT_TYPE_NOT_EXIST        = 2
        OPERATION_NO_AUTHORIZATION  = 3
        PARAMETER_ERROR                         = 4
        X_ERROR                                              = 5
        ENQUEUE_ERROR                              = 6
        OTHERS                                                 = 7.

* Populate object type and object key for create an instance
    LV_OBJTYPE = 'SOFM'.
    LV_OBJKEY   = WA_DOC_INFO-DOC_ID.

**Creating SOFM object
    CALL FUNCTION 'SWO_CREATE'
      EXPORTING
        OBJTYPE           = LV_OBJTYPE
        OBJKEY            = LV_OBJKEY
      IMPORTING
        OBJECT            = LV_SOFM
        RETURN            = LV_RETURN
      EXCEPTIONS
        NO_REMOTE_OBJECTS = 1
        OTHERS            = 2.

* Prepare for attaching the object to container
    LV_OBJECT-HEADER  = 'OBJH'.
    LV_OBJECT-TYPE        = 'SWO'.
    LV_OBJECT-HANDLE    = LV_SOFM.
    APPEND LV_OBJECT TO TB_OBJ.

  CALL METHOD LO_CONTAINER->SET
     EXPORTING
        NAME  = '_ATTACH_OBJECTS'   "To attach objects to WOrk item
        VALUE = TB_OBJ[].

Regards,

Siva

[former_member787072]

Hello Shiva.

Thanks but can you tell me some thing about it. I find the same in sap technical also.

I wanted to learn what it is

How it is used , what places we can use, the real funda of SOFM.

Cheers

Prasad

[anjan_paul]

Hi,

In SAP SCN you just search for wiki or threads for usin SOFM, you will find some documents or idea threads there