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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#800000><SPAN
class=310025219-20012011>No dumps.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu
[mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Alon Raskin<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Thursday, January 20, 2011 2:02 PM<BR><B>To:</B> SAP Workflow Users'
Group<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Workflow hanging in step stating it has completed.
Will not proceed to next step.<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Any
short dumps in the system that seem to correlate?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Alon
Raskin</SPAN></B><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">e:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> <B><A
title="mailto:araskin@3i-consulting.com blocked::mailto:araskin@3i-consulting.com"
href="mailto:araskin@3i-consulting.com"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">araskin@go3i.com</SPAN></A></B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces@mit.edu] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Pinciak, David<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 20, 2011 12:47
PM<BR><B>To:</B> sap-wug@mit.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> Workflow hanging in step
stating it has completed. Will not proceed to next
step.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'">Hello Workflow
experts. I'm stuck and need help. </SPAN> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'">I’m having a problem
with Workflow in our Pre-Prod environment. It’s becoming a critical issue. It’s
inhibiting our ability to test.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'">Workflows will
process until they reach a point. The Workflow will then stop processing at that
step. The log will indicate the step has completed, but the workflow will not
proceed to the next step. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'">I've searched
the SDN and Google, but haven't been able to find this issue
posted.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'">When comparing the
step history for the hung workflow in Pre-Prod to a successful workflow in Q/A
or prod, I notice that the pre-prod workflow is missing the fourth execution
step that is seen in the successful workflow. "Result Processing" is missing
from the pre-prod workflow. At this point the workflow hangs. The screen prints
are in the attached document.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'">Can you give me any
insight into what may be causing this problem? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'">The issue is
happening with a variety of Workflows. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'">Any help is
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