How to Optimize Business Processes

with Workflow in SAP B1

Philippe BERNARD/Local Product Expert Ecosystem & Channels readiness
May 26-28, 2015 Customer

SAP Business One Innovation summit - Barcelona

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Agenda

§  Activate the Workflow Service for the Company

§  Manage Configuration Log File Settings
§  Design the Workflow Template
§  Import and Activate the Workflow Template in SAP Business One
§  Execute the Workflow

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Activate Workflow Service
for the Company
Activate Workflow for Company

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Services Necessary for Workflow

Name :SBO_WorkflowDataAccess.exe

Name :B1_Workflow_Service.exe
Depends on SAP Business One Workflow Data Access

!!! If you create new UDF,UDT or UDO services should be restarted

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Manage Configuration
Settings
Configuration File of the Workflow Service

C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP\SAP Business One ServerTools\Workflow\b1-workflow-manager.xml

Frequency to evaluate
1 minute
conditional Start Event

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 Manage Log File and Debug

These settings in the configuration file affect the log information

Information Error Warning Debug 0 : Don’t write in the file

1: Write in the log file

Name & Location of Log File

Information are generated by instruction «print» in script

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Design the Workflow
Template
SAP Business One Studio

To create a workflow you need SAP Business One Studio

It is available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. It is also possible to include it in Visual studio
2010

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Workflow for Replenishment of Warehouse 02

Each night we want to create a Stock Transfer Request to replenish Warehouse 2 from
Warehouse 1. In the morning the manager of Warehouse 2 creates a stock transfer
based on the Stock Transfer Request

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Timer Start Event

Run at 3:10 am

First run on 2015/05/03

no end date

Run once a day

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 Script Task

Script Task are always

assigned to user «Workflow»

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Script Task - Javascript

Code will be explained in

detail in some slides.

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User Task

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Customized Data Object

This object is mainly used to

store variables.
These variables will be read,
written or updated by script
Initial Value
task or user
Type of variable

Name of variable

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SAP Business One Data Object

These objects represent object of SAP Business One.

These objects are used as input or output object of tasks.

Activities Items Sales Opportunities

Bill of Exchange Journal Entries Service Calls
Business Partner Journal Vouchers Stock Transfer
Sales Marketing Documents Landed Cost Users
Deposits Material revaluation Outgoing Payments
Dunning Terms Material Groups payment Wizard
Incoming Payments Production Orders ...
Inventory Entry Bill of Material
Inventory Exit Purchase Marketing Document
Inventory Transfer Request Sales Forecast

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Exclusive Gateway

If condition is not
true this branch is
executed

If condition is true
this branch is
executed

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Some Recommendations for Javascript

Use debug (« print » instruction)

Write your scripts step by step

Consult file « SAP Business One Workflow API Reference.html » to know

object, method and properties.

Pay attention to variables type

Pay attention to the case, don’t forget that Javascript is case sensitive !

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SAP Business One Workflow API Reference.html

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Color Code in the script

To make the following script more understandable we apply the following color codes

Method

Standard Javascript Comment

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Script 1/4

// Create a variable of class RecordsetParams

var param = company.getRecordsetParams();

// Define the query

var query = "SELECT ItemCode, ( MinStock - (OnHand + OnOrder - IsCommited) ) AS \"Qty\" FROM
OITW WHERE (WhsCode = \'02\') AND ((OnHand + OnOrder - IsCommited) < MinStock)";

//For debug purpose

print("In the script task the SQL query is : " + query);

param.setQuery(query);

// Initialize a variable of class "Recordset"

var recordset=company.getRecordset();

// Execute the query

recordset.doQuery(param);

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Script 2/4
var xnew = "Y";
// Loop to read all record
while (recordset.read())
{ Where can we find this
if (xnew == "Y") value ?
{
// Create an object DIService
var invtrfreqService = company.getBusinessService('1250000001');
// Create an Object of type "Inventory Transfer Request"
var transferDoc = company.createDIObject('StockTransfer');
// Define Source Warehouse
transferDoc.setFromWarehouse('01');
// Define Destination Warehouse From where these strings
transferDoc.setToWarehouse('02'); are coming from ?
// Write a comment in the field Remark
transferDoc.setComments("Generated by the workflow");
// Create a Collection for Lines of Inventory Transfer Request
var collLines = transferDoc.getStockTransferLines();

if (collLines == null)
{
collLines=company.createDIObject('StockTransferLines');
}
xnew ="N";
}
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Script 3/4

// Create a new Line in document

var transferLine= company.createDIObject('StockTransferLine');

// Read first field of Query [ItemCode] Pay attention there are 2 objects :
var field0 = recordset.getField(0); •  StockTransfertLines (Collection)
var fieldValue0 = field0.getColumnValue(); •  StockTrasfertLine (Line itself)

// Set the Item

transferLine.setItemCode(fieldValue0);

// Read second field of Query

var field1 = recordset.getField(1);
var fieldValue1 = field1.getColumnValue();

// Enter the Quantity

transferLine.setQuantity(parseFloat(fieldValue1));

// Add the Line to the collection

collLines.add(transferLine);

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Script 4/4

// If a document has been created, save it

if (xnew == "N")
{
// Add Collection of Lines to the document
transferDoc.setStockTransferLines(collLines);

// Add New Inventory transfer request in the DataBase

var invtrfreqParams = invtrfreqService.add(transferDoc);

// Read Number of created Inventory Transfer Request

var docNum = invtrfreqParams.getDocEntry();

// Update Inventory Transfer Request Key

CurrentProcess.DataObject('transRequest').putItem("Key",docNum.toString());

// Update local variable "convert"

CurrentProcess.DataObject('do1').putItem('convert',1);
print("The inventory transfer request " + docNum + " has been created");

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 getBusinessServices(String objectType)

// Create an object DIService

var invtrfreqService = company.getBusinessService('1250000001');

To find these value use SDK HELP for DI/API then search for “BoObject Types Enumeration”,
then search for row containing your object. The value is in column “Value” it should be passed
as String.

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 createDIObject(String clsName)

// Create an Object of type "Inventory Transfer Request"

var transferDoc = company.createDIObject('StockTransfer');
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collLines=company.createDIObject('StockTransferLines');
..
var transferLine= company.createDIObject('StockTransferLine');

The string is the Class Name, you can find it in the file
« SAP Business One Workflow API Reference.html ».

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Import and Activate
Workflow in SAP Business
One
Import Workflow in SAP Business One 1/2

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Import Workflow in SAP Business One 2/2

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You cannot re-import an existing Workflow template with the same name and version,
even if it has been deleted in the Workflow Manager. If you change the template,
change the version. The concatenation of name and version should be unique in the
Database

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Execute the workflow
Launch the Workflow

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Follow Workflow Execution

This task can

be picked

This task is
completed

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Pick Up the Task

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User Task Execution

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Use Case

Creation of new partner to segregate tasks between sales department and

bookkeeping

Creation of Item to segregate tasks between purchase, sales and production

Create batch processing on various objects exposed in workflow

Include manual tasks in workflow

Create workflow on UDO (for example leave request)

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Appendix
Data model related to Workflow

OWMG OWFI OWFER

Workflow Manager (0,n) (1,1) Workflow Instance Error Messages
Is used in

(1,n)

Composed of

(1,1)

WLS1 OWLS WLS4

Potential Processor (1,1) Workflow (0,n) (1,1) Output Data for
(1,n)
of Task Be Done by Task Detail Create By Task

(0,n) (0,n)

WLS2 Read By Write in WLS3

Input Data for Task (1,1) (1,1) Task Note

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Workflow Manager

OWMG

TemplateKey

Name
StartType
Status
Version

Desc

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Workflow Instance

OWFI

Status
WFInstID

StartDate &
Creator StartTime
EndDate &
EndTime

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Task Detail

OWLS
TaskID
TaskName
TaskType Status

Operation
EnterDate
Priotity
DueDate

Owner
DuraDays DuraHours

TaskDesc

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Participant (Processor of task)

WLS1

Candidate

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Input Data for Tasks

WLS2

ObjectType ObjKey

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Note information in task

WLS3

Note

LineID Creator

Notedate

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Task Output Data

WLS4

ObjectType ObjKey

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Thank you

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