SAP ABAP Programming Made Easy - Theory & FAQs

1. State Whether Notification Mail & Work Item Are Same. If Not State The Differences Between Them. Answer:  No, notification mail and work item are not same. The differences between the two: The work item cannot be used to notify several users whereas Mails can be routed to several users. It is also worth noting that a mail can be forwarded in many different ways(fax, internet...) whereas the work item cannot. Work Items have the advantage that they contain the intelligence needed to execute the relevant task with the correct data when the operational user executes them, Work Items have their own functionality so that the operational user has access to everything that is useful to improve the flow of the process. Work Items disappear on their own when they have been executed by someone else or made obsolete. These work items can be received in the R/3 business workplace, MS Outlook (or any other MAPI compatible client), Lotus Notes, or work item notifications can b...

Workflow is defined as the automation of a business process, in whole or part, during which documents, information or tasks are passed from one participant to another for action, based on set of procedural rules. Workflow, as the name suggests, means flow of work, may be from one person to another person. It is in fact a sequence of connected activities resulting in exchange of information. Take the scenario of ‘Leave Application’. Activities involved are: Employee Submits leave application. Manager checks the application. Manager rejects the application. In case the manger finds that the reason for taking leave is not specified / detailed properly or the number of leave days is more). Employee corrects the application. Manager approves the application. This scenario helps to understand the need of workflow. Workflow in such scenarios will make the process handy and automated. Workflow will let the manger know that the employee has raised a leave application, will let t...