wf stops at background task in 'ready' status

[Michael Pokraka]

Hi,
Have you checked dumps in ST22?
Cheers
Mike
 
Sunni sunni wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have a problem, the workflows are stopping on a background task, in s=
tatus
> ready, it seems that the background method does not get kicked off from=
 the
> workflow however I've tested it in SWO1 and the method is fine.  It wor=
ks
> fine in the dev system and another system.  I've tried refreshing buffe=
rs,
> regenerating object, any ideas why this might occur??
>
> Many thanks
> Sunni
>
>>From: "Tom Olaf @ Spring" <tom.olaf at spring.no>
>>Reply-To: SAP Workflow Users' Group <SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
>>To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>>Subject: Re: Task Stuck In Process
>>Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 13:42:45 +0100
>>
>>Hi.
>>
>>It seems the update task for the invoice transaction has not finished
>>(program RSM13000 is related to the update). This update is performed
>>asynchron to perform the actual update of the tables and locks the obje=
ct.
>>When facing such a problem I have used the requested start option of th=
e
>>activity definitions to delay the start of the background task for a fe=
w
>>minutes so that the update has finished. You can in addition or instead=
 try
>>to lock the object in your method and create an exception that will lea=
d to
>>reprocessing based on the error-monitoring job interval.
>>
>>Regards
>>Tom
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: SAP Workflow [mailto:Owner-SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of
>>Bibby, David
>>Sent: 4. februar 2004 12:57
>>To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>>Subject: Re: Task Stuck In Process
>>
>>
>>Michael
>>Thanks for your advice.
>>If I run it again, it runs and completes.
>>However, looking in SM58 there are entries in here for the workflows th=
at
>>are stuck in process.
>>It says  "Object is blocked....<billing document no.>" Trans VF01 Prog
>>RSM13000.
>>Maybe the data the RSNAST00 needs is locked and a return code is not be=
ing
>>returned.
>>
>>Many Thanks
>>David
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Michael Pokraka [mailto:workflow at quirky.me.uk]
>>Sent: 04 February 2004 11:16
>>To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>>Subject: Re: Task Stuck In Process
>>
>>
>>Hi David,
>>Can you reproduce it - i.e. if you reexecute the same task with the sam=
e
>>data
>>does it still get stuck? If so it's likely something with your report.
>>Otherwise check for short dumps or stuck TRFC's (SM58).
>>Cheers
>>Mike
>>
>>--- "Bibby, David" <david.bibby at Linklaters.com> wrote:
>> > I have a single step task that intermittently gets stuck In Process.
>> > This step calls our own copy of report RSNAST00 and takes input
>>parameters.
>> > Has anyone had a similar problem calling a report in background and =
the
>>task
>> > getting stuck in process and if so, what did you do to solve the pro=
blem
>>?
>> >
>> > This one is difficult to debug as the problem only occurs a small
>>percentage
>> > of the time.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > David
>> >
>> >
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