Practical Workflow for SAP - Effective Business Processes using SAP's WebFlow Engine (Hardcover)

~ Alan Rickayzen (Author), Jocelyn Dart (Author), Carsten Brennecke (Author), Markus Schneider (Author) "SAP's WebFlow Engine is the SAP tool for managing business processes over the Internet as well as internally within and mySAP components..." (more)
Key Phrases: Business Workplace, Business Interfaces, Web Application Server (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review

A very helpful guide for navigating workflow and providing a deeper understanding of SAP's approach to business process management. -- Connie Moore, Giga Information Group

A wonderfully practical guide to using SAP workflow, from authors who've been in the trenches. -- Thomas M. Koulopoulos, Delphi Group

The English-speaking world has long awaited such a practical guide. -- Adrian Samuels, PwC Consulting

Product Description

In addition to giving you in-depth knowledge of the standard features of the WebFlow Engine, this explains all of the new Internet-based possibilities. It also shows you how process management fits into your organization and helps you improve the speed, quality, and consistency of everyday business proceses.

You will learn how to deploy and extend SAP workflows, create your own, and make your project a success. Of particular interest is the use of new technologies such as XML messaging as well as the insight you gain into the use of workflows in mySAP.com (for example, mySAP SRM and mySAP CRM).

Additional tips and tricks, checklists, guidelines for administrators, custom programs, and debugging techniques make this book an indispensable reference for everyday use.

Highlights:

• Setting Up an SAP Workflow
• Agent Assignment
• Workflow Administration
• Creating a Workflow
• E-Process Interfaces
• Using Forms
• Custom Programs

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 549 pages
• Publisher: SAP Press (July 27, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159229006X
• ISBN-13: 978-1592290062
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #592,820 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential read!, October 31, 2002

By	Tim (Nottingham, UK) - See all my reviews

I am a functional consultant who has a techie leaning and did the WF Academy 2.5 years ago and have fuddled along since then.

Never truly understood the subject. This book has been a revelation and I now know exactly what is going on. Plus it's all put together in a highly readable, easy-to-understand format.

Would seriously recommend it for anyone working currently with the product, or anyone considering a move into this area.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good starter book, not enough programming, September 16, 2005

By	John Welch (in the world?) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a good book for the basics of workflow. It is also ok for functional analysts. However, it kind of leaves you hanging if you're a programmer. There is a lot of 'What', but not enough 'How' or 'Why'. If you're trying to build a workflow that does not have a specific example of the workflow step you have, you will know what I'm talking about.

Good luck,

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book worth till last penny spent on it., March 25, 2003

By	Jorge Urcaregui Placer (Valladolid, Valladolid Spain) - See all my reviews

You know, from time to time somebody decices to release certain valuable information. This is the case. I was really skeptic about this book after some dissapointing purchases. After 20 min with the book I realized this is it!. This book is well structured and if you are familiar with SAP you can follow the explanations without need of actually login into SAP.