Syed Nasir: March 2014

SAP has provided the following feeder classes using which we can develop the new POWL inbox as per the Requirements.

CL_IBO_INBOX_FEEDER_ALERT : Inbox Feeder for Alert
CL_IBO_INBOX_FEEDER_BASE : Base Feeder Class for Inbox
CL_IBO_INBOX_FEEDER_NOTIF : Inbox Feeder for notification
CL_IBO_INBOX_FEEDER_UTILS : Inbox Feeder Utility Class
CL_IBO_INBOX_FEEDER_WI : Inbox Work Item Feeder

We can find the inbox list provided by SAP in the T-code: POWL_COCKPIT. Some of the standard POWL Inbox's are:

IBO_INBOX
MANAGER_MSS_INBOX

Now, consider a requirement wherein the POWL inbox should have only Work items and the Notifications.

We can achieve this either by changing the configurations of Standard POWL Inboxes or by creating a new inbox.

To change the configurations of Standard POWL Inbox follow the below steps.

a. Run POWL_TYPER transaction and delete the POWL types assigned to the Application (Inbox)

b. Run the transaction POWL_QUERYR and delete the Query ID’s assigned to the Application(Inbox)

Suppose we have to develop a New Inbox then follow the below steps.

1. Execute the T-Code: FPB_MAINTAIN_HIER and add a New Entry.

2. Execute the T-Code: POWL_TYPE and add the new entries. Since the requirement is to include only Workitems and Notifications in the POWL Inbox we can make use of the feeder classes CL_IBO_INBOX_FEEDER_WI and CL_IBO_INBOX_FEEDER_NOTIF.

3. Execute the T-Code: POWL_ TYPER and assign the POWL ID’s added in the 2^nd step to the Application created in the 1^st step.

4. Execute the T-Code: POWL_QUERY and assign the POWL ID’s added in the 2^nd step to the Queries.

5. Execute the T-Code: POWL_QUERYR and assign the Query ID’s added in the 4^th step to the Application created in the 1^st step.

6. Execute the T-Code SE80 and select the Web Dynpro Component ‘POWL_UI_COMP’ and create a component configuration and add the POWL Application.

7. Execute the T-Code SE80 and select the Web Dynpro Component ‘IBO_WDC_INBOX’ and create a component configuration and add the POWL Application.

8. Create an application configuration for the same application ‘IBO_WDC_INBOX’ and assign the component configurations created for ‘POWL_UI_COMP’ and ‘IBO_WDC_INBOX’.

9. To test the New Inbox, Run the T-Code POWL_COCKPIT, Select the Inbox Application and Click on Launch POWL.

10. Assign this application to the PFCG role and in NWBC desktop Client/ NWBC HTML versions the New Inbox is displayed as shown below.

For Configuring Launchpad and Workflow tasks please refer the below documents from SCN:

For developing custom POWL applications please refer the below documents.

Syed Nasir

Monday 31 March 2014

Configuring a New POWL Inbox for Workflow Tasks