Abrupt stop in workflow execution

[Parag Joshi]

Sorry about that Stephan, I misread it in your first email, got carried
forward.
 
Yeah, sm58 ->TRFC log, yes I had checked that day, also checked it again
as you mentioned, just with the date range, without any user or other par=
am.
 
 
 
>-- Original Message --
>Date:         Wed, 15 Oct 2003 16:40:14 +0200
>Reply-To:     SAP Workflow Users' Group <SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
>From:         "Becker, Stephan" <stephan_becker.ext at siemens.com>
>Subject: Re: Abrupt stop in workflow execution
>To:           SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>
>
>You misread my mail below, I quoted transaction SM58, not 38!
>
>-----Mensaje original-----
>De: Parag Joshi [mailto:parag at sra3s.com]
>Enviado el: 15 October 2003 16:33
>Para: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>Asunto: Re: Abrupt stop in workflow execution
>
>Stephan,
>
>SM38 does not have user selection, I am on 6.20. It is a "Queue
>Display/Maintain"
>transaction.
>
>Please check.
>
>Thanks,
>Parag Joshi.
>
>>-- Original Message --
>>Date:         Wed, 15 Oct 2003 15:05:42 +0200
>>Reply-To:     SAP Workflow Users' Group <SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
>>From:         "Becker, Stephan" <stephan_becker.ext at siemens.com>
>>Subject: Re: Abrupt stop in workflow execution
>>To:           SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>>
>>
>>Hi Joshi,
>>
>>Make sure you deselect your own user in the selection screen on sm58,
and
>>select the right date range..
>>
>>Greetings,
>>Stephan
>>
>>-----Mensaje original-----
>>De: Parag Joshi [mailto:parag at sra3s.com]
>>Enviado el: 15 October 2003 15:01
>>Para: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>>Asunto: Re: Abrupt stop in workflow execution
>>
>>Hi Stephan,
>>
>>Thanks for your input.
>>
>>This had happened few days ago last week, so I am checking the system
>>logs/traces
>>pertaining to that date.
>>
>>I checked SM38 -> "No queues to display".
>>Transactional RFC log -> "Nothing was selected".
>>
>>
>>
>>>-- Original Message --
>>>Date:         Tue, 14 Oct 2003 22:25:49 +0200
>>>Reply-To:     SAP Workflow Users' Group <SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
>>>From:         "Becker, Stephan" <stephan_becker.ext at siemens.com>
>>>Subject: Re: Abrupt stop in workflow execution
>>>To:           SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>>>
>>>
>>>Joshi,
>>>
>>>Check the RFC log (sm58) and see if there was a temporary RFC layer
>>overload
>>>or something funny like that..
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>Stephan
>>>
>>>-----Mensaje original-----
>>>De: Parag Joshi [mailto:parag at sra3s.com]
>>>Enviado el: 14 October 2003 22:19
>>>Para: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>>>Asunto: Abrupt stop in workflow execution
>>>
>>>Folks,
>>>
>>>I had a unusual situation.
>>>
>>>Workflow execution suddenly stopped during runtime. System was suppose=
d
>>>to create a dialog workitem and it didn't. Workflow graphical log show=
s
>>>that is  stopped just before creating the dialog workitem. No errors
>>logged.
>>>I somehow re-started the workflow with "restart workflows after system=
 
>>>crash"
>>>and it started, though it ended in error after the dialog workitem was=
 
>>>executed.
>>> Then I used "restart after error" to get the workflow in track.
>>>
>>>Again, there was no system crash, everything was working perfectly fin=
e.
>>>Workflow has been functional for long time, dialog task is a old recur=
ring
>>>task. No authorizations were changed. Funnier part, I am not able to
>>>recreate
>>>the situation. I am having hard time locating the culprit and convinci=
ng
>>>the users the it won't happen again.
>>>
>>>In my design, I am calling sub-workflows in loop, loops can eventually=
 
>>get
>>>quiet deep, typically 8 levels. I am not sure if this loops causes hic=
cups
>>>for the system to keep track of.
>>>
>>>
>>>I have never faced such situation before...anybody has?
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>Parag Joshi.
>>>SAP Workflow Consultant.