Hi,

  When I try to build a BPM Process, I get the following exception

"

"BPM.bp.00009" BC-BMT-BPM-SRV com.sap.tc.glx.BpemTask constraintCheck(conn,partitions,category) - OclManagerException in constraint checking.

  [BpemTask]  "BPM.bp.00005" BC-BMT-BPM-SRV com.sap.tc.glx.BpemTask  execute() - Exception during constraint check of processes. Check Your model for problems.

"

There are no errors or warnings in the Problems tab. I also tried deleting the DC from the workspace (including the contents in the disk) and re-creating, but the problem still persists. Any pointers or help, please let me know.

Regards

Kate

Hi,

In the scenario of using UWL with BPM, I learned there are two mechanisms about UWL auto refresh. One is auto refreshing periodically, I call it time-based auto refresh; the other is auto refreshing after task completion, I call it event-based auto refresh. The links are below:

Time-based - http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw74/helpdata/en/4a/ee0563c8481358e10000000a42189b/frameset.htm

Event - based - http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw74/helpdata/en/8b/4c9559d03640b1b798f25895936f22/content.htm?frameset=/en/8b/4c9559d03640b1b798f25895936f22/frameset.htm

I have tried the two methods, but none of them works. Why?

Best Regards,

Abe

Hello SAP BPM experts!

I'm new to the SAP BPM world and I have some doubts.

Is it possible to save the current context of an BPM Activity implemented by a WebDynpro Component after user close it to continue later?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Thales Pires

Few times we have come across requirement to have BPM process scheduled. So, that will run at predefined interval. We couldn’t find any standard way of doing it than having it triggered from PI/ECC, some scheduling tools or by some other process (or perhaps using Java Schedular API). But in the unavailability of any other system and scheduling tools, we have to do it in BPM itself.

We have tried it in BPM by providing a trigger from within the same process. This is a very simple variance in modelling and should be straightforward to implement. The scheduling is done by taking use of “Activation time” attribute of human activity. The parameter (desired time interval) for task activation is supplied to the process Start trigger.

Taken a simple scenario where particular human task is to be executed a day after 1^st process on continual basis.

1. Create a single human activity process with message trigger for START that accepts a single string attribute. The input parameter of the message is used to provide desired activation time for the task.

1.      

DO_Activate is the process context attribute that stores the activation time value passed to Start event.

2. Configure the activation time property of the human activity as shown below.

2.  

3. Create an automated activity following the above human activity. The interface for this activity is the same message interface that is used in the trigger for Start event. The input parameter for this message interface will hold the same value that is used in activation time for the task. As its a static value in the example, it’s the same that is initially passed to the DO_Activate. Hence, same is mapped to input parameters of the interface. (If we want to have next process dynamically started, we can use output of human activity as an input to automated activity which will have dynamic activation time value)

3.      

4. Build and deploy the process. Assign provider system to the service group that provides configuration to the message interface used in the process.

5. Start the process from the process repository with some initial activation value. (in example its 1 )

4.      

6. Thought the process seems to have started, the task is still inactive and get activated only after give activation value.

5.      

Once the task is processed, the process will restart itself with the same activation value and continues until cancelled.

In the cases of automated activities, instead of activation time, we can perhaps use Intermediate Timer event to have desirable delay in the processes.

As we are using same message interface in automated activity that is used in the Start trigger, there could be some impact. And you can see that in process editor in the form of nice yellow icon.

However, since the time we implemented this, we haven’t come across any problem. But it would be nice if anyone could comment on potential impact of this.

Hi,

In NW BPM, if a process stopped due to some problems, users are unware of it. This may lead to delay of business activities, even leading critical influence on business.For example:

On Friday my company will hold an important conference, and some electric equipments are required. I create an equipments request on Monday. When Thursday comes, I haven't get my equipments. I check my process and find it stopped at the start event due to some reason. I recreate one equipments request at once but it's too late. Some equipments need one day to transport to my location. So what can I do? The business conference has to be delayed to the next week because of the lack of electric equipments.

So I want to add a function to automatically send notifications when processes stop due to whatever reasons. How should I do?

Best Regards,

Abe

Hi there,

System: SAP PO 7.3.1 SP6 AS JAVA only.

Hopefully someone could point to the right direction for me.

I have a requirement here to receive two flat files from customer, and header and details file for sales order.

For example,

Header file

order 1

order 2

order 3

Details file

item 1 for order 1

item 2 for order 1

item 1 for order 2

item 1 for order 3

What I need to do is to create IDoc in ECC.

The way that I would implement is

1. Receive both files and convert to XML in PI

2. PI sends these two files to BPM, the correlation is the filename. The start event in BPM is set to message trigger (header file)

3. BPM combines both files together and sends back to PI

4. PI maps the combined file to IDoc and sends to ECC

The issue for the scenarios above is that BPM expect header file to come first. If details file gets sent to BPM first then it is ignored by BPM

Is there a way that the BPM can be start by different type of messages? For my case, either header or line file can start the BPM process?

Thanks in advance.

Will.

Dear Experts,

I am tryng to use default sort function an an array list with the following type:

    <complexType name="sortingObjectType">

          <sequence>

            <element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" name="waitingTime">

              <complexType>

                <sequence>

                  <element name="appointmentID" type="string"/>

                  <element name="waitingTimeExam" type="int"/>

                  <element name="waitingTimeOp" type="int"/>

                </sequence>

              </complexType>

            </element>

          </sequence>

    </complexType>

In my process I have two data objects. DO_IN and DO_OUT are both from type sortingObjectType. My goal is sorting the input and delivering a sorted list as output. Example:

Input:

         <star:waitingTime>

            <star:appointmentID>zz</star:appointmentID>

            <star:waitingTimeExam>4</star:waitingTimeExam>

            <star:waitingTimeOp>4</star:waitingTimeOp>

         </star:waitingTime>

         <star:waitingTime>

            <star:appointmentID>aa</star:appointmentID>

            <star:waitingTimeExam>3</star:waitingTimeExam>

            <star:waitingTimeOp>3</star:waitingTimeOp>

         </star:waitingTime>

Output:

         <star:waitingTime>

            <star:appointmentID>aa</star:appointmentID>

            <star:waitingTimeExam>3</star:waitingTimeExam>

            <star:waitingTimeOp>3</star:waitingTimeOp>

         </star:waitingTime>

         <star:waitingTime>

            <star:appointmentID>zz</star:appointmentID>

            <star:waitingTimeExam>4</star:waitingTimeExam>

            <star:waitingTimeOp>4</star:waitingTimeOp>

         </star:waitingTime>

I am using following mapping script  between DO_IN and DO_OUT in my BPM process

sort(DO_IN/waitingTime,"appointmentID",true)

I could only find one documentation about the buildin functions but it didn't help me further. Would be really happy if someone could help me out. Worst case scenario I am planing to write an EJB function which sorts the array.

Thanks a lot,

Koray

I am getting following Mapping error.

Mapping failed

java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method java.lang.String.compareTo(java.lang.String) of an object returned from com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.function.builtin.generic.NodeContentReader.read(com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.api.data.SourceNode)

com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.api.exception.TExecutionException

at GenericSort( StandardInvocation:invoker )

at ( DeepExpression )

at http://www.insel.org/StartSortingService/:waitingTime( TerminalPart:expression )

at example.org/insel_test_0/pr/pm/prc_sorting_service/Pool_0:DO_OUT( BroadPart:child )

at ( NarrowMapping )

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.rule.invocation.StandardInvocation.step(StandardInvocation.java:132)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.rule.expression.DeepExpression$Resolver.resolve(DeepExpression.java:46)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.rule.expression.DeepExpression$Resolver.<init>(DeepExpression.java:28)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.rule.expression.DeepExpression.internalExpress(DeepExpression.java:78)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.rule.expression.AbstractExpression.express(AbstractExpression.java:45)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.rule.part.AbstractPart.processExpression(AbstractPart.java:131)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.rule.part.AbstractPart.partake(AbstractPart.java:92)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.rule.part.BroadPart.processChildren(BroadPart.java:43)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.rule.part.AbstractPart.partake(AbstractPart.java:96)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.rule.mapping.NarrowMapping.internalMap(NarrowMapping.java:40)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.rule.mapping.AbstractMapping.map(AbstractMapping.java:44)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.Runner.transform(Runner.java:66)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.Runner.transform(Runner.java:43)

at com.sap.glx.core.internaladapter.Transformer$TransformerTemplateAccessor$MapperTemplate$ImplementedInvocationHandler.map(Transformer.java:3089)

at com.sap.glx.core.internaladapter.Transformer$TransformerTemplateAccessor$MapperTemplate$ImplementedInvocationHandler.invoke(Transformer.java:3070)

at com.sap.glx.core.internaladapter.Transformer$TransformerInvocationHandler.invoke(Transformer.java:3356)

at com.sap.glx.core.dock.impl.DockObjectImpl.invokeMethod(DockObjectImpl.java:543)

at com.sap.glx.core.kernel.trigger.config.Script$MethodInvocation.execute(Script.java:248)

at com.sap.glx.core.kernel.trigger.config.Script.execute(Script.java:798)

at com.sap.glx.core.kernel.execution.transition.ScriptTransition.execute(ScriptTransition.java:78)

at com.sap.glx.core.kernel.execution.transition.Transition.commence(Transition.java:138)

at com.sap.glx.core.kernel.execution.LeaderWorkerPool$Follower.run(LeaderWorkerPool.java:135)

at com.sap.glx.core.resource.impl.common.WorkWrapper.run(WorkWrapper.java:58)

at com.sap.glx.core.resource.impl.j2ee.J2EEResourceImpl$Sessionizer.run(J2EEResourceImpl.java:249)

at com.sap.glx.core.resource.impl.j2ee.ServiceUserManager$ServiceUserImpersonator$1.run(ServiceUserManager.java:152)

at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)

at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAs(Subject.java:337)

at com.sap.glx.core.resource.impl.j2ee.ServiceUserManager$ServiceUserImpersonator.run(ServiceUserManager.java:149)

at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.ActionObject.run(ActionObject.java:37)

at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)

at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.execute(SingleThread.java:185)

at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.run(SingleThread.java:302)

Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method java.lang.String.compareTo(java.lang.String) of an object returned from com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.function.builtin.generic.NodeContentReader.read(com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.api.data.SourceNode)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.function.builtin.generic.DescendingSorter$1.compare(DescendingSorter.java:17)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.function.builtin.generic.DescendingSorter$1.compare(DescendingSorter.java:15)

at java.util.Arrays.mergeSort(Arrays.java:1270)

at java.util.Arrays.sort(Arrays.java:1210)

at java.util.Collections.sort(Collections.java:159)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.function.builtin.generic.AbstractSorter.execute(AbstractSorter.java:19)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.function.builtin.generic.GenericSortFunction.invokeNative(GenericSortFunction.java:34)

at com.sap.mapping.lib.execution.implementation.rule.invocation.StandardInvocation.step(StandardInvocation.java:129)

... 31 more

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Hi experts,

In a process i have a complex data structure node with 0..n cardinality. How can i initialize it at the beginning of the process with constant values.

e.g. my structure is like:

ComplexStruct

- string 0..1 name

- string 0..1 url

and in a mapping step i want to init it with:

ComplexStruct

+[0] name="Name1"

        url = "URL1"

+[1] name="Name2"

        url = "URL2"

+[2] name="Name3"

        url = "URL3"

Can anybody help me on this? Is there any documentation on this?

Regards

Michael

Hi  everyone,

    I recieve a  request from my customer .The scenarios like this:when user get serval  task notifications , then he get a view  of the tasks  by the link

<http://hostName:port/webdynpro/dispatcher/sap.com/tc~bpem~wdui~taskinstance/ATaskExecution?taskId=6fdcaa15dd6d11e2a576000003e0823a>

and some can deal with immediatly ,but others didn't complete .after serval days , user open the task by the link in his email box. then

it come up with a tip : 'a error occurred when  trying  to retrieve  a task , you  are not allowed to perform the operation'.

   I know  the  reason is that  the task haved compeletd  .My customer want to modify the tip, you haved completed the task. I think this is sap built-in 

and we can't modify .Do you have  any good ideas or some  sugguestion . Thanks you very much.

Check out the Class-room training for Process Observeroffered in September, October and November in Walldorf and Hamburg, Germany!

Process Observer (POB) allows customers to monitor and optimize core processes based on SAP Business Suite’s built-in processes and supports insight to actions. It closes a major gap from process management lifecycle perspective.

Important Documents about Process Observer:

• An introduction to Process Observer is given in the following presentation: Monitoring and Analyzing Business Suite Processes using Process Observer
• Detailed usage and configuration information about Process Observer is given in:Process Observer In-Depth Workshop

Upcoming Events on Process Observer: 

• 27 February 2013: DSAG Technologietage in track Business Process Management at 15:30Prozesssichtbarkeit für Suite Prozesse covering Process Observer
• 13 May 2012: At ASUG/Sapphire our lecture sessions featuring Process Observer are “Process Orchestration - An Outlook” and “An Overview to Process Observer Capabilities and Use-Cases.”
• 26 April 2012: CubeServ Webinar on Process Observer

News:

SAP Operational Process Intelligence Powered by SAP HANA Is Now out of Ramp-Up and Generally Available: SAP Operational Process Intelligence Powered by SAP HANA is a new application that provides real-time, actionable intelligence about your company's business processes, spanning SAP Business Suite leveraging Process Observer, SAP Business Workflow, and SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration. The application is now in ramp-up. Find out more in this blog post by Peter McNulty and this document by Stephan Schluchter, and watch the overview video.

View TechED 2011 Recordings on Process Observer:

View the recording of PMC212 "Big Picture Process Orchestration from an Application Point of View" from TechED Las Vegas. The presentation is a bit more general, but still has a focus on Process Observer.

View our SDN Blog on Process Observer:

• Introducing New Component: Process Observer for Built-In Processes (POB)
• Business value being addressed by Process Monitoring & Analytics (POB) for the SAP Business Suite
• Architecture of Process Observer for Built-In Processes (POB)
• Setup of Component Process Observer for Built-In Processes (POB)
• Create Process Definition for Business Process Monitoring & Analytics for Business Suite Processes (POB)
• Create KPI Definitions for Business Process Monitoring & Analytics for Business Suite Processes (POB)
• Using Thresholds, SLAs and Alerting in Process Observer (POB)
• Process Observer (POB) Direct Event API for Logging Processes from SAP and Non-SAP Systems
• Tracking Field Changes Using the Process Observer (POB) Direct Event API
• Monitoring of cross system workflows with SAP Process Observer
• Using BAdIs to Anonymize User Information in Process Observer (POB)
• Monitor Sales Order Processing with Process Observer for Built-In Processes (POB)
• Instrumentation for Procure-to-pay process on item level in Process Observer
• Applying Process Mining Techniques to Process Observer Data using the ProM Toolkit

Process Observer Discussion:

• For Q&A feel free to post in our Process Observer Discussion. And of course you're free to start a new discussion or add comments to any of our articles, too.

External Content on Process Observer:

• Sebastian Zick from CubeServ writes about first experiences working with Process Observer:Process Observer – a new SAP approach to analyze Business Suite processes! He further published a first success story implementing Cycle Times in an Order-to-Cash Process in a Mid-Size Company using Process Observer (article in German).
• Steffen Ulmer describes how he setup Monitoring of cross system workflows with SAP Process Observer in the context of Master Data creation and enrichment in SAP MDG.
• The New SAP RDS called SAP MDG Content Accelerator uses Process Observer to monitor the master data process end-to-end across systems.

Related SAP Content

• SeeSAP Operational Process Intelligence powered by SAP HANA, which utilizes Process Observer and also other data sources to provide process intelligence and transparency into business operations.
• Find information how to access Process Observer content via ODATA: Business Process Content powered by SAP Netweaver Gateway

Online Documentation on Process Observer:

• Documentation of the Process Observer core application.
• Documentation of BI Content for Process Observer.

I'm looking for suggested links to documentation of best practices for user acceptance testing (UAT).  The goal is to work toward a manual user testing process that relies less on exact step by step instructions and more on allowing user to transact with live production data based on training received.  Looking at ways to 'stress' test users to see where potential breaks are in design, while alleviating user concern regarding effect of change after go-live.

Hi Everyone,

Our requirement is to set a collection values through a scheduled task with a java code.In the collection couple of fields contain the VLV type fields which are already existing.we need to get those values in vlv and set them according to the condition  from background.

ValueListTypeIBeanHomeIfc vlvHome = (ValueListTypeIBeanHomeIfc)IBeanHomeLocator.lookup(

iapiSession, ValueListTypeIBeanHomeIfc.sHOME_NAME

ValueListTypeIBeanIfc vlvbean = (ValueListTypeIBeanIfc)vlvHome.findByExternalId(

"eSign_Int_Ext"

);

ValueListTypeIBeanIfc vlvIntValue = (ValueListTypeIBeanIfc) vlvbean.getCollnValueListValue().get(0);

ValueListTypeIBeanIfc vlvExtValue = (ValueListTypeIBeanIfc) vlvbean.getCollnValueListValue().get(1);

setting a value through  vlvIntValue.getObjectReference(). Its working in clm script but couldnot able  to replicate the same through java code.Can you please help  me in this regard.

Thanks in Advance,

Sudheer Lanka

T-code: WSPUBLISH

when we publish the service to SR got this error...

ok Services Registry name : SR_UDDI. Logical port : LP_WORKPLACE. 

ok Services Registry version is 1.1. 

ok Physical system validated successfully. 

ok Classification system cache updated from Services Registry. 

Error saving values for classification system .

details:

SOAP:1,001 CX_SY_CONVERSION_NO_BOOLEAN:XSLT exception.An error occurred

dur ing serialization in the simple transformation program

/1SAI/TAS926F6988982 1CFD78C43.Value f is not a valid truth value

according to the XML format fo r ABAP

sldcheck is working fine...

what's the problem....HELP!!! OTL

Hello Experts

Can any one  please spread some light on accounting entreis generated via CO documents starting from movement of cost to  production order and its movement to PCC.

I also need to know the accounting entries for posting of variances.

Please help.

Vineet Mishra

Hi

I’m working in Solution Composer and have been creating the Business model of the company in this software. First of all I know they stopped the support on this software but I hope that there could be someone who can help me out.

The model is created like the following: Solution Map, Process Category, Main Process, Business Scenario Map, and Activity.

When I export the complete Solution Map as a HTML everything is working except for the associated Business Documents and Employee Roles which is created in the Pools. The role or document is either just made as ordinary text without link or it is created as a link but the html file which the link refers to isn’t created. In fact none of the pool files are created except for the headlines 'Business Document Pool' and 'Employee Role Pool'. I can find the URL on the files but the files doesn’t exist. This is for both predefined SAP pools and my own created pools. The links work fine in Solution Composer but it is broken when converted into HTML.

Is it possible to get pool links to work in HTML and if so, how?

Thank you in advance

Hello SDN!

We have two BPM processes (A and B) and two WD DC (A and B). Process A uses window from WD DC A, process B uses window from WD DC B.

We deactivate process A since we need process B to be used and since A and B use the same WebService. But existing instances of process A still using window from WD A. Is it possible to switch instances of process A from using WD window A to using WD window B? And how we can do this?

Regards,

Lev.

Hello fellow members,

currently i'm having a little problem involving brm and bpm on ce7.2.

In my process i have a manual activity which should be routed to different potential owners (principal: type role) in respect to some input value (e.g. country, department, ...).

Inside my BPM DC i have created a ruleset containing of a decision table (containing the mapping between country > role) and a rule evaluating the decision table. My ruleset ('get_group')  has 2 parameters (in_country {string}, out_group {string}) and out group is set as return value {string}.

I'm doing a input mapping between my process context and the activity context ('WDJ_bpm_share') filling the country parameter.

In the manual activity, tab roles i set an expression for the potential owners.

Now there is my problem. I don't know how to construct the expression using the function getPrincipal(string principalID).

I tried it with getPrincipal( getGroup( WDJ_bpm_share/in_cust_country, "default_group" ) ) but starting the process results in an error because the activity has no owner.

Can you help me?

Thanks in advance,

Björn