Workflow is a tool for the automation of the business process, consisting of sequence of steps, tasks or event.

One similar example to workflow is the automated lines in the manufacturing industry with station points or loading points.

You can arrange and manage the dependency of tasks. Users can be sent notification for the task waiting in the SAP inbox for approval or action. Users can be informed of milestones in the process.

By automating the process, you free the users from having to know what to do when. Work items are sent to the participants notifying them of what they have to do, and a single click on the notification calls the correct transaction and navigates to the relevant screen.

SAP Business Workflows are predefined in SAP R/3 system. It is a key component of SAP system wherein they help design the business processes - it can be a simple release or a complex repeated business process, such as creating a material master, etc. This is a brief tutorial that introduces the readers to the basic features and usages of SAP Business Workflow. This tutorial will guide the users on how to manage business processes in an efficient manner such that it can be aligned with compliance.

Audience

This tutorial is suitable for readers who want to gain some knowledge about SAP Business Workflow such as how Business Objects are created, how to make use of the Workflow builder, Universal Worklists and how to set up notification for Workflows.

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