Workflow Interview Questions

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Published on Tuesday, 15 July 2008 01:00

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1.     List the various advantages of SAP Business Workflow.

ANSWER. Workflow provides numerous advantages to SAP users and consultants:

• It allows consultants to create new business processes without modifying the standard SAP code.
• Workflow ensures that the tasks are executed in the correct sequential order, involving the relevant personnel.
• SAP Business Workflow may be run through the internet or intranet web applications via the Webflow Engine.
• Deadline Monitoring functionality is also incorporated within SAP Workflow.
• The timely execution of activities is guaranteed even when a number of parties (users) are involved.
• Workflow reduces both time and expense involved in managing business activities.

2.     What is a work item? How does it differ from a simple SAP office mail item?

ANSWER. A work item is a runtime object generated by a step within a workflow. Whenever user interaction is required, the respective users are informed via work items. These work items will be received by the user in their Business Workplace inbox, or other email application such as Microsoft Outlook®.

The work item may be a user decision or a dialog form that allow you to enter data for starting a process within SAP, or a confirmation of whether a particular task may be performed. The user then chooses an appropriate option which determines the subsequent behavior of the workflow in question. There are a variety of applicable work items. Each work item has a status reflecting the stage of processing at any given point in time.

A work item comprises of text explaining what action needs to be taken, whom to refer to and any information pertinent to the business object involved.

Unlike simple SAP office mails, work items are active entities, as they determine the subsequent direction of the workflow. SAP office mails can also be deleted from the inbox without viewing them whereas a work item has to be executed to have it removed from your inbox.

The figure below draws a comparison between a simple mail and a work item.

3.     What is a background work item? Are they displayed in the Business Workplace?

ANSWER. A background work item (code B) represents tasks that do not require any user interaction. They are controlled and executed automatically by the workflow system, and do not appear in the Business Workplace. However, you may view them using the Work Item Selection Report.

4.     Which method is executed if space is passed for the method parameter of macro SWC_CALL_METHOD?

ANSWER. The Default method of the object type is executed if a space is passed as the method parameter value. You can find the default method by viewing the applicable object using transaction SWO1 and going to menu option “Goto -> Basic Data” and clicking on the Defaults tab. The default method is located in the field “Method”

5.     Name the tables used for storing the event linkages?

ANSWER.

• SWETYPECOU - Type Linkage Table
• SWEINSTCOU - Instance Linkage Table

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