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Accounts Payable

Customizing

10min

Albeit Gimmal Link Enterprise AP can be implemented code-free with its flexible and configurable platform, you can tailor the workflow even further to suite your precise needs via customization.

All Gimmal Link Enterprise customization is accomplished via provided Gimmal Link Enterprise BADI's. Each BADI's interface is described more in the Gimmal Link Enterprise Developers Guide.

Below is a list of all Gimmal Link Enterprise AP Workflow BADI's:

ENHANCEMENT SPOT: /DFLOW/APWF

Initialization - Classification

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~CLASSIFICATION

Initialization of the workflow container occurs once per workflow at the start. This BADI allows you to modify the Classification of an invoice entry prior identification of a process rule (see below).

Initialization - Processing Rule

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~PROCESSING_RULE

Initialization of the workflow container occurs once per workflow at the start. This BADI allows you to modify the Processing Rule for an invoice.

Workitem Text

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~WORKITEMTEXT

Gimmal Link Enterprise comes with default workitem text:

Gimmal Link Enterprise AP: <workflow stage> <workflow ID>

This BADI allows you to modify or create your own.

Auto Create

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~AUTOCREATE

Gimmal Link Enterprise comes with built in Auto Create logic for both NON-PO and PO based invoices. This BADI allows you to modify or create your own logic.

Pre-Population

Gimmal Link Enterprise comes with built in Pre-Population logic (in the form of BDC routines) for both NON-PO and PO based invoices. This BADI allows you to modify or create your own logic.

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~PREPOPULATION

Auto Post

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~AUTOPOST

Gimmal Link Enterprise comes with built in Auto Post logic for both NON-PO and PO based invoices. This BADI allows you to modify or create your own logic.

Approver ASL Check

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~ASLCHECK

Gimmal Link comes with built in ASL logic against its own Gimmal Link tables. This BADI allows you to modify or create your own ASL logic.

Role Resolution / Agent Determination

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~ROLERESOLUTION

Gimmal Link cEnterprise omes with built in Role Resolution logic against its own Gimmal Link tables. This BADI allows you to modify or create your own ASL logic.

Notifications

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~NOTIFICATIONS

Gimmal Link Enterprise comes with built in Notifications logic against a work-item recipient using their SAP profile. This BADI allows you to modify or create your own ASL logic.

TrackLink

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~TRACKLINK_DATA

Gimmal Link comes with built in TrackLink queue monitoring, searching, and reporting. This BADI allows you to modify what data is being constantly updated and tracked by Gimmal Link.

TrackLink ALV

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~TRACKLINK_ALV

Gimmal Link Enterprise comes with built a TrackLnk reporting ALV. This BADI allows you to modify columns and data displayed.

Statistics

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~STATISTICS_DATA

Gimmal Link Enterprise comes with built in Statistics gathering and reporting. This BADI allows you to modify or create your own analysis logic.

Statistics ALV

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~STATISTICS_ALV

Gimmal Link Enterprise comes with built a Statistics reporting ALV. This BADI allows you to modify columns and data displayed.

Pre-Processor

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~PREPROCESSOR

This BADI allows you to modify the workflow in-progress buffer and rule processing entry prior to each step of the Gimmal Link Enterprise AP workflow, for both foreground/dialogue work-items (Initial AP, Approvals, Final AP, Exceptions) as well as background steps (such as Auto Create, Auto Post).

CAUTION: This BADI allows you to take complete control of the pre-process aside from possible agents. Use with caution.

Post-Processor

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~POSTPROCESSOR

This BADI allows you to modify the workflow in-progress buffer and rule processing entry after to each step of the Gimmal Link Enterprise AP workflow. This typically determines the "next stage" in processing.

CAUTION: This BADI allows you to take complete control of the post-process. Use with caution.

Pop-Up PBO

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~POPUP_PBO

This BADI allows you to modify the Gimmal Link Enterprise AP processing popup screen for Initial AP, Exception Manager, Approvals, and Final AP. You can enable and disable button, as well as change text.

Pop-Up PAI

BADI: /DFLOW/APWF_BADI~POPUP_PAI

This BADI allows you to modify the Gimmal Link Enterprise AP processing popup for logic Initial AP, Exception Manager, Approvals, and Final AP based on which pushbutton is selected.