SAP Business Workflow Transport

Task Attributes from one Server to

Another

Applies to:
SAP 4.7, ECC 6.0
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Summary
SAP Business Workflow Transport task attributes from one server to another Server. This is useful for SAP
workflow development.
Author:

Arghadip Kar

Company: IBM India

Created on: 18 February 2009

Author Bio
Arghadip is working as a SAP Workflow Expert in IBM India for the last 3 years. He has been
the Top Contributor in SAP NetWeaver Platform in the Year 2007-2008.

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Table of Contents
Transporting Task attributes from development server to subsequent servers. ................................................3
What is the Problem? .........................................................................................................................................3
How to Get it? ...................................................................................................................................................12
Related Content................................................................................................................................................19
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Transporting Task Attributes from Development Server to Subsequent Servers

After doing a SAP Workflow Development it is necessary to transport the Task attributes of the SAP
Workflow Template as well as the Standard Task. If this attributes is not transported we have to manually
change the attributes which can be very critical to the business as the Workflow instance will all be stuck.

What is the Problem?

After going to the Workflow design by from PFTC transaction code we have to click on the relevant step that
has a Dialog(User Interaction) Task. Here we have to click on the Red Drum Button.

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On Clicking on this button (Red Drum Button in the Previous screenshot) we are presented with this screen.
Here we have to click on the Task Attribute Button.

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On Clicking on the Task Attribute Button we are presented with the following options. By default General
Forwarding allowed is chosen. Suppose we want the make this task as General Task which means this Task
is executable by all Users.

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We have chosen General Task and we will click on the Transfer Button.

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Now the Task is classified as General Task

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On returning back to the Workflow Builder screen we can see the Agent Assignment with green colour
indicator.

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Lets check this same Workflow Template in another client RS6(810).

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The Agent Assignment is not having a Green Indicator which suggest Task attribute not reflected lets check
by clicking on the Red Drum button.

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The Task attribute is not General hence the attribute did not get reflected.

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How to get it?

There is a program RHMOVE30 (Transaction Code: RE_RHMOVE30) that we need to check.

Lets give the Report name and execute.

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We are presented with this screen.

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We have to Provide the Plan Version as 01 this depends upon the Plan version that is configured in system.
Here it is 01. We have to give Object Type as TS and the Object Id as 90001451. We have to Uncheck Test
and With Lock and just check Transport Objects and then Execute.

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On Execution we are provided with this screen. We have to click on this button and then click on
Transport/Delete button on clicking on this button we are presented with following screen.

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Click on Create Button and create a Customizing Request.

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On saving this we get the Request number.

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If we release this transport the Task attribute will get transported will get reflected.
After Releasing the Transport we check again and find the Attribute as General.

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Related Content
Reference 1: Maintenance of Agent Assignment
Reference 3: Creating and Maintaining Tasks
SAP Business Workflow page in SDN

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