This is one of the very cool features of SAP Business Workflow. You can usually navigate directly from the business 
object to check the workflow progress. For example, while viewing a purchase order you can select "workflow" from 
the system menu or toolbar and you will see a list of workflows related to the purchase order. Usually just one, but if you have created a few of your own and these have been triggered you will see the status of these too. And that is not all. You also see a simplified summary of all the steps that have taken place so far including who performed them, when they were executed and which ad hoc notes were attached.