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AdvancingwithImmediateDialogSAPBusinessWorkflowSAPLibrary

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AdvancingwithImmediateDialog
Use
Byadvancingwithimmediatedialog,youspeeduptheprocessingofaworkflowifmorethanonesubsequent
stepofaworkflowistobeprocessedbythesameuser.

Features
Theflag Advancewithimmediatedialog caneitherbesetforeachstepindividuallyorforthewholeworkflow.
Iftheindicatorisset,theworkflowsystemcheckswhethertheactualagentoftheworkitemthathasjustbeen
completedisalsoarecipientofthesubsequentworkitem.Ifthisisthecase,workitemexecutionisstarted
immediately.

Example
Auserdecidesina userdecision torevisethenotificationofabsencerejectedbytheirsuperior.Sincethe
useristhereforealsotherecipientofthenext activity "Revisenotificationofabsence",therelevant
methodisexecutedforthemimmediately.
Theruntimesystembehavinginthiswaymeansthataworkitemisnolongerofferedtoallrecipientsfor
processing,becausethefirstagentinsuchachainofworkitemsautomaticallybecomestheactualagentof
subsequentworkitems.
Startingworkflows
Iftheindicatorissetforthefirststepofaworkflow,andtheworkflowisstartedindialog,theworkflowsystem
checkswhethertheworkflowinitiatorisalsoarecipientofthefirstworkitem.Ifthisisthecase,workitem
executionisstartedimmediately.

Note
Sinceadvancingwithimmediatedialogcanonlybeactivatedordeactivatedforworkflows,workitemsfor
singlesteptasksarealwaysstartedwithimmediatedialog.
Formoreinformation,seeStartingTasksandWorkflows.
TechnicalDetails
Atruntime,aftercompletionofastep,(=workitemhasstatus completed ),theworkflowsystemchecksthe
followingpropertiesofthesubsequentworkitem:

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Isitadialogworkitem?
Doesthecorrespondingtaskrefertoasynchronousmethod?
Istheindicator Advancewithdialog set?
Istheactualagentalsoarecipientofthisworkitem?
Hastheworkitemreachedallofitsrequestedstarts?
Iftheanswertoallthesequestionsisyes,theworkflowsystemautomaticallystartsexecutionofthework
item.

Note
Ifmorethanoneworkitemexiststhatcanbeexecutedbytheactualagent,(forexampleatthestartofa
fork),executionisnotstartedforanyworkitem.
Thecheckdescribedaboveiscarriedoutwiththesubsequentstepifithasoneofthefollowingtypes:
FlowControl
Condition
ContainerOperation
MultipleCondition
Forks
Loop(UNTIL)
Loop(WHILE)

Activities
Youactivateordeactivate advancewithimmediatedialog inthebasicdataofaworkflowdefinition.Ifyou
changethesettinginthebasicdata,thechangeisvalidforallstepsoftheworkflow.Thefirsttimethe
WorkflowBuilderiscalled, advancewithimmediatedialog isalwaysactivated.
If advancewithimmediatedialog isactivatedinthebasicdata,youcanalsoactivateordeactivatethe
indicatorforeachindividualstep.Thissettingthenrefersonlytoadvancingfromtheprecedingsteptothis
step.

Note
Ifyouhavedeactivated advancewithimmediatedialog fortheworkflowinthebasicdata,youcannot
activateitatthesteplevel.

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