Business Work Flow

Business Work Flow

Content:
1.Disadvantage of Paper based flow of work.
2. Definition of Work Flow and Connection with Exchange Server or Out Look.
3.Requirment of Integration with Official Inbox.
4.Process Flow diagram.
5.Example of Leave approval.
9.Work flow Terminology.
a) Event
b) Task
c) Object
d) Work Item
e) Agent
10. Work Flow Steps.
11.Work flow Graphical View.
12. Summary.
13.Thanks
Requirement of Business Workflow :To Overcome The
Disadvantage of Traditional Flow of Work
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Disadvantage of paper based flow of work in office environment
1.Lack of Transparency : There is no easy way to know the status of the leave
application whether Approved or Not. Probably have to inquire the superior whether
he has approved the
Request or not . There is no easy way to track the Application Status.
2.Long lead times: Paper based approach takes more time to complete a job.
3.Lack of Deadline Monitoring: Who Knows? The manager might just be sitting on that
particular task for too long time. There is no mechanism in place to ensure that the
persons perform the tasks within the time span.
4.High Cost: Paper based workflows are very costly and the movement of information
does not take place at right time .
Business Work Flow
Work Flow-The right work is brought in the right
sequence in right time to the right person
How to Use it?
SAP Workflow can be linked with Microsoft Outlook or
Lotus Notes.
Each step of business transaction can be easily
monitored and Process are completed from the
beginning to the end.
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Requirement to integrate with Official inbox:
Usually executable work item (e.g. Information to be
transfer) are received in Workflow inbox. User might forget
to check their SAP inbox, but they check their regular
office mail. Workflows work item can be linked with mail
exchange server via SAPconnect ( This provides all in one
gateway between SAP and Mail server) , So the user get the
information in their regular official inbox.
Process Flow
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Example
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Brief Overview Of SAP Business Work Flow
EVENT
Business Workplace
WORK ITEM
AGENT
RULE
STEP
WORK FLOW
TASK
Object
Workflow
Terminology
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Event
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Task
An SAP Workflow Task represents an activity. It serve a purpose here. For Ex. Revise Absence
notification, Approve absence notification. The task approve absence notification perform a
business function. Submits the relevant absence notification to manager and on approval, it
changes the status to approved and so on. (ex. FORMABSENCE)
How does it perform in this function. It follows the logic created inside the method of an object
type. So in simple terms, a work flow task refers to method of an object type.
Work Flow
Method
Logic
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Data
Logic
Key
Attribute
Event
Methods
Notification Number
Object detail.
Created by, Enter
on
Create, Approve
Created , Deleted
Example Of Object
An Object is a specific Instance of Object Type . So, If an User Created a Leave Application Form
Object of Type FORMABSENCE ,an instance with a unique number (say 100001) is created.
Task
Standard Task :30000365(Wf_abscr)->FORMABSENCE(Object Type)->Create(Method)->Created(Event)
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Work Item
Workplace
Business Work place is like work area that an SAP user
can carry out the Business Process.
SAP Inbox Mail
Work Item
Notification Manage
The request that the message received by the superior
(who takes the decision) is called Work Item.
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Agent
An Agent is a person who takes the decision on the work item. In our example,
manager is the agent of the workflow task Approve absence notification . In work
flow we set it in Work flow Iniciator.(WI_iniciator)
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Work Flow Steps
A work flow consists of steps arranged in a sequence. A step in general refers to Business
Activity. A step can therefore refer to an activity where it refer to a task.
STEP
Task
User decision
Condition
Loop
Send mail
Document from Template
Fork
Work Flow Start
Existence Check: Material
Condition :Is Store Material?
User decision :Flag Material
User Decision : Un-flag Material
If Yes: Send mail
Yes
No No
Work Flow End
Work Flow Works Like..
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Notification of absent work flow
Notification of Absence Created
Work Flow Start
Creator
Approve?
User Decision
Superior
Approved
Rejected
Set Flag
Sent Long Text
Sent
Container
Loop
No Yes
Work Flow Terminate
Work flow End
Revise?
No Yes
Delete
Deleted
Revise
Revised
Yes
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Two Step:
Work flow triggered at the time of
leave request create by The
Requester: Event
Mail Send to the Immediate Boss for approval
Approve? Decision by Immediate Boss
Yes No
Mail send to the HOD for
Approval
Yes No
Mail to the
requester : Please
check the updated
leave status in ESS
Mail to the requester :
Please check the updated leave status in ESS
Mail to the requester :
Please check the updated leave status in ESS
1
St
level Approver
2
nd
Level Approver
Workflow Summary :-
1.Work flow means flow of work may be from one person to another person. In
fact it is sequence of connected activity or exchange of information from
one user to another in a sequential manner at the right time.
2.Work flow engine automate business process.
3.Work flow can be triggered by an Event.
4.Work flow contains sequential steps.
5.Task intern refers to a methods of a work flow to implement a specific
logic.
6. Steps can also refer to user decision, and other programmatic control.
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Thanks..
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