Integrating Visual Composer Model with UWL

SAP EP 7.31 SP9, ERP 6 EHP4.

The background:

You have a workflow, for instance a basis workflow defined in SAP ERP 6 backend.

This workflow triggers work item creation.

SAP EP is set up and Universal Work List (UWL) is connected to the backend system.

Workflow work items appear in UWL as tasks.

Target:

You want to trigger a Visual Composer model to handle the UWL task instead of launching a HTML SAP Gui windows.

This blog will be split in several parts:

• Visual Composer Model Integrating Visual Composer Model with UWL Part 1/3
• SAP ERP 6 (or other backend) set up Integrating Visual Composer Model with UWL Part 2/3
• SAP EP Page linked to VC model Integrating Visual Composer Model with UWL Part 2/3
• UWL Configuration
• Other references and remarks

UWL Configuration

UWL configuration

Click to manage Item Type and View Definitions

XLM Configuration details

Details for Action Launcher

<Actions>

<Action name=”launchVisualComposer” groupAction=”” handler=”IViewLauncher” returnToDetailViewAllowed=”yes” launchInNewWindow=”yes” launchNewWindowFeatures=”resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,directories=no”>

<Properties>

<Property name=”workitemId” value=”${item.externalId}”/>

<Property name=”iviewDynamicParameter” value=”WI_ID=${item.externalId}”/>

<Property name=”iview” value=”pcd:portal_content/pcc_portal_application/fr.ugap.geops.UGAP_GEOPS/ugap.geops.Sites_et_Demandes/fr.ugap.geops.uwl_task_VC”/>

</Properties>

<Descriptions default=”Launch Demo IView”>

<ShortDescriptions>

<Description Language=”fr” Description=”Traiter la demande VC”/>

</ShortDescriptions>

</Descriptions>

</Action>

The <Property name> value for the iview contains the page position.

Result

‘Launch Demo IView’ triggers VC model execution.

Result: you can see work item id sent to VC model.

Other references and remarks

SAP Help for UWL launcher.

Each time UWL XML configuration is changed you need to clear the cache.