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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">We've got a notification step in our =
workflow where the engineering change request (ECR) creator is sent a =
notification message when a user status on the ECR has been =
changed. I've got 3 workflows which are hung due to the fact that =
the creator for these 3 ECRs had left the company (his account was =
deleted) but these were still valid ECRs which were routed for =
approval. When I display the history for this notification work =
item, this is the error:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Work item 000000150452: Related =
notification item cannot be generated </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> Message no. WL =
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> A completion =
notification could not be created for the specified work </FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> The specified work =
item was completed (and therefore has the status </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> 'completed') but a =
completion notification could not be =
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> If no notification =
agents are entered for the specified work item, the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> error can be =
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> Check whether this =
is the case in the work item display under GOTO -> </FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> Otherwise please =
contact your workflow system administrator.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I have since added the user account =
back for the interim in order to complete these workflows. The =
work item has been marked as completed but there's no result/event for =
the step and the next subsequent step doesn't appear. How do I go =
about re-starting these workflows?</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Thanks,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Brad</FONT>
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