How To Fix WI717 - No task group selected

WI717 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WI - BPT Workflow: Messages from Info System

• Message number: 717

• Message text: No task group selected

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WI717 - No task group selected ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WI717 No task group selected
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in SAP Workflow when you try to process or execute a workflow step that requires a task group assignment, but no task group has been selected or assigned. Task groups are used to define a set of users or organizational units responsible for a particular task in the workflow. If the workflow step expects a task group but none is assigned, the system cannot determine the responsible agents, leading to this error.
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During workflow execution, when a step requires a task group but none is assigned.
  When the workflow container or task definition lacks the necessary task group assignment.
  When the organizational assignment or user determination for the task is incomplete or missing.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Assign a Task Group to the Workflow Step:
  
  Go to the workflow builder (transaction SWDD).
  Open the workflow definition.
  Locate the step that triggers the error.
  Check the agent assignment for the step.
  Assign