In a complex manufacturing work environment, you may have a team of several engineers working on one shop floor routing. This work has to be carefully coordinated to ensure that all tasks are completed. It is also important to check that everything has been maintained correctly as once a shop floor routing has been released no further changes are allowed. You can manage these coordination tasks using the workflow features available from within the shop floor routing app. Once you have created the shop floor routing header, you can create a workflow and start the process.
Note
The existence of a workflow does not influence the sequence in which work can be performed in the routing. It is also not necessary that one task has to be approved before you can start processing the next task in the routing. However, you cannot release the routing until all the tasks in the workflow have been performed and approved.
Preparation and Customizing
To work with the routing workflow, the workflow scenario definition WS02000467 is provided in the standard system. In addition, you must make sure that the following prerequisites are fulfilled:
- Ensure that the scenario definition is active by maintaining the scenario definition number and the activation checkbox in Customizing under SAP NetWeaver → Application Server → Business Management → SAP Business Workflow → Flexible Workflow → Scenario Activation.
- Assign the workflow scenario definition to the version profile in Customizing under Production → Manufacturing for Production Engineering and Operations → Production Engineering → Routings → Shop Floor Routing → Define Version Profile.
- In Customizing under SAP NetWeaver → SAP Gateway Service Enablement → Content → Workflow Settings → Maintain Task Name & Decision Options, you have configured the decisions for the workflow step types Review, Perform Task, and Rework Request, as outlined in the following tables:
| Workflow ID | Step ID | Step Decision |
| WS02000467 | 0000000010 | Review |
| WS02000467 | 0000000027 | Perform Task |
| WS02000467 | 0000000041 | Rework Request |
| Workflow ID: WS02000467, Workflow Step ID:10 | ||
| Key | Decision Text | Nature |
| 1 | Approve | POSITIVE |
| 2 | Rework | NEGATIVE |
| Workflow ID: WS02000467, Workflow Step ID 27: | ||
| Key | Decision Text | Nature |
| 1 | Complete | POSITIVE |
| Workflow ID: WS02000467, Workflow Step ID 41: | ||
| Key | Decision Text | Nature |
| 1 | Complete | POSITIVE |
Manage Workflow Templates
With this app, you can define and manage workflow templates for routings according to different scenarios. PEO routing workflow templates should be created for the workflow scenario WS02000467. You can use this app to:
- Search process templates of a certain scenario.
- Define a new process template.
- Define a process template based on an existing template.
- Edit a process template.
Performing Workflow Tasks
Once the routing workflow has been started, a new task will appear for processing in the My Inbox app of the first recipient. If you are indicated as recipient of the workflow task, you will receive a task in your inbox that you now want to process. In this case, the task is to perform a step, for example, create an operation with operation activities or define quality data in the routing. You do as is required and then you complete the task in the workflow.
Once you are sure that you have completed your work, return to your inbox and choose Complete. The system displays a dialog box where you can add any additional notes. Choose Submit to proceed.
The system completes the task. Now when you return to the Manage Workflow page from the Manage Shop Floor Routings app, you will see that the step you just completed is set to Completed and that the next step in the workflow is now set to Ready. You can also see the possible processors. All these processors will receive this task in their Inbox.
Summary
- Configure workflow to coordinate tasks in shop floor routing, ensuring completion before release.
- Activate workflow scenario WS02000467 in Customizing for routing management.
- Define and manage workflow templates using Manage Workflow Templates app.
- Perform tasks via My Inbox app; mark completed steps and proceed with notes.