Building a simple workflow application

The central tool for creating, displaying and processing a workflow is the workflow builder (Transaction SWDD). Within the workflow builder you can create all components of a workflow, including all the containers you need for getting the data from one step to another.

Generally, most of the workflows are started by an event (for example, when a material is created or when a new purchase requisition arrives). You define which data from this event needs to be passed to the workflow via binding. However you can also start any workflow directly. Let us create a simple workflow and start the workflow directly, using the testing tools.
Call transaction SWDD. When the workflow builder is called for the first time, a newly created initial workflow definition appears or else last created workflow appears. In such cases you can opt to create a new workflow by pressing Create New Workflow(ctrl + shft + F5). The following screen appears.

The initial workflow screen has the following parts:

a.

The start of the workflow definition, indicated by

b. c.

The end of the workflow definition, indicated by The area in which you insert the new

workflow

. definition

is

indicated

by

Now select the undefined step and select Create step or double click the undefined step. Now among the different steps chose the User Decision by double clicking on it.