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Administrating

Guided Procedures


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SAP AG 2005, Administrating CAF-GP 2

CAF-GP Administration Workset

This guide leads you through the expert functions that GP provides

in the Administration workset:

The workset is accessible to users holding the GP Administrator

portal role.

It enables GP content administration.

It offers various tools for

o Monitoring and managing process instances

o Managing e-mail templates

o Setting up connectivity to backend systems

o Managing impersonalized interactive forms

o Configuring GP transports


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CAF-GP Administration Accessing the Workset

(1) Log on to the portal as administrator,via http://:/irj/portal

(1) Log on to the portal as administrator,via http://:/irj/portal

(3) ClickAdminist rat ionin the lowernavigation bar.

(3) ClickAdminist rat ionin the lowernavigation bar.

(2) Select the Guided Procedures tabfrom the top level navigation bar.

(2) Select the Guided Procedures tabfrom the top level navigation bar.


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CAF-GP Administration General

Overview displays

all available linkson the right side of

the screen. Any

other link opens

one subset of

links, for example,

General.

Overview displays

all available links

on the right side of

the screen. Any

other link opens

one subset of

links, for example,

General.

(1) Click a link in thecontextualnavigation panel toopen all or one

subset of links.

(1) Click a link in thecontextualnavigation panel toopen all or onesubset of links.


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Maintain Processes Overview

With this function you can do the following:

You can search and display process instances.o You can search for all processes or restrict

the search to single-instance processes.

You can select process instances and change their authorization.

o For each process role assigned to an instance

you can add new users.

You can terminate instances that you do not need any more.

Within the results of the single process search, you can unlockinstances.


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Maintain Processes I) Searching a Process Instance

(1) Enter search criteriaincluding a Process

Contributor.(2) Select Choose and in

the subscreen selectthe relevant user.

(3) Select one or moreprocess roles.

(4) Choose Find to fill theresult table accordingto your criteria.

(1) Enter search criteriaincluding a Process

Contributor.(2) Select Choose and inthe subscreen selectthe relevant user.

(3) Select one or moreprocess roles.

(4) Choose Find to fill theresult table accordingto your criteria.


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Maintain Processes II) Change Authorization

(1) Select a processinstance in thesearch result.

(2) Choose ChangeAuthor izat ion.

(3) In the follow-upscreen, select a role,add or remove users,and choose Set.

(1) Select a processinstance in thesearch result.

(2) Choose ChangeAuthor izat ion.(3) In the follow-up

screen, select a role,add or remove users,and choose Set.


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Maintain Processes III) Terminate Instances

(1) Select the process instances inthe search result.

(2) Choose Terminate Instances.(3) In the follow-up screen, confirm

your selection.

(1) Select the process instances inthe search result.

(2) Choose Terminate Instances.(3) In the follow-up screen, confirm

your selection.

For further information, refer to the following documentation: SAP NetWeaver

Composite Application Framework by Key Capabilit y CAF Guided Procedures

CAF-GP: Administration Guide Admin Workset Managing Process

Instances.


Composite Application Framework by Key Capabilit y CAF Guided Procedures

CAF-GP: Administration Guide Admin Workset Managing Process

Instances.


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Unlock Objects Overview


You can display details of locked objects.

You can unlock the locked objects.

Sometimes, as the result of a system failure for example, or when a

user has not terminated an editing session correctly (saved the

object, and exited its design time) administrators may need to unlockdevelopment objects.


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General Unlock Objects

(1) Select locked items in the UnlockManager.

(2) Choose Unlock.(3) Confirm in the follow-up screen.

(1) Select locked items in the UnlockManager.

(2) Choose Unlock.(3) Confirm in the follow-up screen.

In GP design time, GP

business experts can

unlock objects locked

by themselves in

another session.

In GP design time, GP

business experts can

unlock objects locked

by themselves in

another session.


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Maintain E-Mail Templates Overview


You can search and display, edit or delete e-mail templates. CAF-GP uses such templates to send approval or rejection messages

in response to requests, for example.

You can create your own templates for e-mails that have

interactive forms attached, for example. The e-mail template can

have one of these formats:

o HTML

o Plain text


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Maintain E-Mail Templates II) Create New Template

For further information, refer to the following documentation: SAP NetWeaver Composite

Appl ication Framework by Key Capabil ity CAF Guided Procedures CAF-GP:

Administ rat ion Guide Admin Workset Managing E-Mail Templates.



Administ rat ion Guide Admin Workset Managing E-Mail Templates.

(1) Under New, click one ofthe following: HTML Template Plain Text Template

(2) In the follow-up screen,add the technical dataand the content

(3) Choose Create.

(1) Under New, click one ofthe following: HTML Template Plain Text Template

(2) In the follow-up screen,add the technical dataand the content

(3) Choose Create.


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Manage Permissions Overview


Scale the design time UI to the requirements and the knowledgeof the users. Your permission settings affect both design time

environments of GP:

o The regular design time geared to business experts.

o The simplified GP User design time geared to end users

who create and start simple processes using personal

templates.

You can assign view permission levels to the individual

functions and Callable Objects of the design time. You can use filters to reduce the number of functions displayed.

o A group filterfor design time areas.

o A filter forpermission levels (basic, advanced, expert).


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Manage Permissions I) Functions

(1) Select the functions for which you want tochange the permission level.

(2) Set the required level and choose Save.

(1) Select the functions for which you want tochange the permission level.

(2) Set the required level and choose Save.


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Manage Permissions II) Callable Objects


Composite Application Framework by Key Capability CAF Guided Procedures CAF-GP:

Administ rat ion Guide Admin Workset Managing Permissions.


Composite Application Framework by Key Capability CAF Guided Procedures CAF-GP:

Administrat ion Guide Admin Workset Managing Permissions.

(1) Select the Callable Objects forwhich you want to change thepermission level and set the

required level.(2) Choose Save.

(1) Select the Callable Objects forwhich you want to change thepermission level and set the

required level.(2) Choose Save.


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Assign Default Roles Overview


You can assign default users for the process roles of an activeprocess. The process roles must be configured as initiation

defined in the Built-in Roles section of the design time.

o At runtime, the default users will process the action or block

unless the assignment is modified when the process is

started.


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Assign Default Roles I) Select Active Process

(1) Browse through thefolder hierachy andselect a process.

(2) Choose Select.

(1) Browse through thefolder hierachy andselect a process.

(2) Choose Select.


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Assign Default Roles II) Add Role to Default User



Administ rat ion Guide Admin Workset Assigning Defaul t Roles .



Administrat ion Guide Admin Workset Assigning Default Roles .

(1) Select a process role,search for a user andchooseAdd.

Repeat this step foreach process role

andif necessaryassign severaldefault users to the(initiation-defined)role.

(2) Choose Finish.

(1) Select a process role,search for a user andchooseAdd.

Repeat this step foreach process role

andif necessaryassign severaldefault users to the(initiation-defined)role.

(2) Choose Finish.


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Schedule Process Initiation Overview


With reference to a designed process template, you can createscheduling tasks and create corresponding schedules. You can

set up future and recurrent schedules.

In the wizard-driven steps to create tasks, you canfor example

assign a user as initiatorand you can determine whether to start

only one process for all users of a process role (Single Initiation)

or to start a separate process for every user of a process role

(Mass Initiation).

You can choose between schedule types that determine a singular

or recurrent process initiation.You specify a date and priority leveland an error mode.

o The different error modes either abort the processing or try

to execute the initiation again. You can configure a maximum

number of attempts to reinitiate the process in case of an error.


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Schedule Process Initiation I) Create Task

(1) To create a scheduling task,choose Create.

(2) In the follow-up screen, enterthe necessary Basic Data and

choose Next.

(1) To create a scheduling task,choose Create.

(2) In the follow-up screen, enterthe necessary Basic Data and

choose Next.

For further information, refer to the following

documentation: SAP NetWeaver Composite

Appl ication Framework by Key Capabil ity CAF

Guided Procedures CAF-GP: Administration

GuideAdmin Workset Scheduling Process

Initiation.

For further information, refer to the following

documentation: SAP NetWeaver Composite

Appl ication Framework by Key Capabil ity CAF

Guided Procedures CAF-GP: Administration

GuideAdmin Workset Scheduling Process

Initiation.


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Schedule Process InitiationII) Select Initiator & Template

(1) Select the initiator, either thecurrent user or choose Pick Userto select one in the subscreen.

(2) Choose Next. The systemdisplays the user name and ID.

(3) Choose Select, browse for aprocess template and choose it.The system displays the templateattributes.

(1) Select the initiator, either thecurrent user or choose Pick Userto select one in the subscreen.

(2) Choose Next. The systemdisplays the user name and ID.

(3) Choose Select, browse for aprocess template and choose it.The system displays the templateattributes.


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Schedule Process Initiation III) Fill Parameters & Roles

(1) If required, fill theparameters of theselected template.

(2) If required, add users

to the selected processroles, either for singleor mass initiation.

(3) Choose Done and Next,and in the optionalfollow-up step chooseFinish. The systemcreates a task line inthe Scheduled

Processes table (IV).

(1) If required, fill theparameters of theselected template.

(2) If required, add usersto the selected process

roles, either for singleor mass initiation.

(3) Choose Done and Next,and in the optionalfollow-up step chooseFinish. The systemcreates a task line inthe Scheduled

Processes table (IV).(...)


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Schedule Process Initiation IV) Create Schedule

(1) In the upper table, select a task.(2) In the lower table, choose

Create. The Create/EditSchedule subscreen opens.

(3) Enter the schedule details andchoose Save. The systemupdates theAssigned Scheduletable with a new entry, whichyou can edit or delete.

(1) In the upper table, select a task.(2) In the lower table, choose

Create. The Create/EditSchedule subscreen opens.

(3) Enter the schedule details andchoose Save. The systemupdates theAssigned Scheduletable with a new entry, whichyou can edit or delete.


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CAF-GP Administration Transport

You can transport GP content (objects, folders) across

different SAP installations. To do this, you create a

transport request and either use the ABAP-based transport

system or the Java-based Software Deployment Manager

(SDM). You import content to the other system and then

you release this content so that all GP users can work with

it.

For further information, refer to the following documents:

SAP NetWeaverHow-to Guide (via service.SAP.com/rkt-netweaver)

How To Transport in CAF-GP.

SAP documentation (via help.SAP.com):

SAP NetWeaver Composite Application Framework by Key Capability

CAF Guided Procedures CAF-GP: Admin istration Guide Admin

Workset

Creating a Transport Request

Importing Transport Requests

Post-processing Imported Objects



How To Transport in CAF-GP.




Workset

Creating a Transport Request

Importing Transport Requests

Post-processing Imported Objects


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CAF-GP Administration Interactive Forms



How To Configure GP for Interactive Forms .




Workset

Configuring Adapters

Managing Queues

Managing Impersonalized Forms



How To Configure GP for Interactive Forms .

SAP documentation (via help.SAP.com):SAP NetWeaver Composite Application Framework by Key Capability


Workset

Configuring Adapters

Managing Queues

Managing Impersonalized Forms

You can configure the adapters for interactive

form processing, as well as the mail queues for

forms sent by e-mail. In addition, you canaccess the impersonalized form templates and

create document instances from them.


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Configure End Points Overview


As an expert familiar with the SLD and SAP system connections,

you can create, edit and delete endpoint aliases (communicationendpoints between your J2EE Engine and the SAP Systems

connected).

o You configure different properties according to the different

connection modes supported:

Connection defined by System Landscape Directory

(default).

Connection defined by User

You can search and display available aliases.

o You can search for all alias types or restrict the search

to a type:

Endpoint Alias for Remote Function Call (RFC) (default)

Endpoint Alias for EJB Remote Call


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SAP System I) Edit or Delete Alias

(1) To edit an alias, you enter searchcriteriaeither the alias name oryou use a placeholder (*)andchoose Edit.

(1) To edit an alias, you enter searchcriteriaeither the alias name oryou use a placeholder (*)andchoose Edit.

(1) To delete an alias, you enter search

criteriaeither the alias name oryou use a placeholder (*)andchoose Delete.

(1) To delete an alias, you enter search

criteriaeither the alias name oryou use a placeholder (*)andchoose Delete.



Administ rat ion Guide Admin Workset Configuring Endpoint Al iases.



Administ rat ion Guide Admin Workset Configuring Endpoint Al iases.


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CAF-GP Administration II) SAP System: Add New Alias

(1) To create a new endpointalias, chooseAdd.(2) In the follow-up screen,

add the required data.Depending on theConnection Mode, differentinput is required.

(3) Test and save your entries.

(1) To create a new endpointalias, chooseAdd.

(2) In the follow-up screen,add the required data.Depending on theConnection Mode, differentinput is required.

(3) Test and save your entries.


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