Unreliable workflow builder?

Thu Jun 30 09:47:20 EDT 2005

Hi Ramki,

I am on gui 6.40 and I am still getting odd errors.  They have not impacted functionality as of yet so I have not followed up with OSS ...  The error I am getting is 'Illegal value for not specified item in input stream ...'.  This occurs after I enter the Workflow Builder the second and subsequent times.  The first time I enter I do not get the error.

I have not investigated but I suspect it is an issue with the gui.

With regards,
Partha

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From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu on behalf of Workflow99 at aol.com
Sent: Wed 6/29/2005 6:23 PM
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Subject: Re: Unreliable workflow builder?

Yes Mike, went through all those about two and half years ago right after our upgrade. All the things you mentioned as well as container elements suddenly disappearing and causing binding errors. LIke you said, because of the tight schedules I did not really pursue it with OSS. What I did in some extreme cases was to rebuild the WF step mby step from scratch. Some of these errors seem to have gone away after applying some support packs.

Regards,
Ramki Maley
Workflow Developer, USCBP.
248-613-1287 (C)

In a message dated 6/29/2005 1:49:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, wug.replies at workflowconnections.com writes:

	Greetings folks,

	Is anyone else finding the WF builder on 6.20 bl**dy unreliable? I'm
	logging the same/related problems with OSS for the third time now, things
	like:

	* Adding a while loop produces "Illegal node-id in Nodevalue-Table" (and
	lets you continue building)
	* Copy/paste: Some steps/blocks can no longer be copied, it either gives
	message "Binding direction 123 with index". (I was very happy to find a
	note 853498 that addresses this one, only to find out it just 'corrects'
	the error message to "Function not permitted on selected node")
	* Random corruptions that reappear some time later - I have 'hidden' steps
	in my navigation area that are no longer in my flow (deleted). Or I delete
	something and it deletes the whole loop that it's in.
	I have a strong suspicion that much of it is related somewhere....

	The reason I'm asking here is that I'd like to hear any techniques or
	experiences others may have had. Have you dealt with OSS on this one? Any
	useful feedback? I've had a note which fixed it at one client and now at
	another I'm encountering the same problems even though the note is
	applied.

	The problem with reporting these things to OSS is the usual consultants
	dilemma: Whilst OSS may be very helpful, my client will not sponsor the
	time for me to sort this out. More so the case on short-term projects to
	implement one WF process in a very ambitious timeframe.

	Anyway.. enough ranting, any input of similar experiences would be
	appreciated,
	Cheers
	Mike Pokraka
	Senior Consultant
	Workflow Connections Ltd.
	Mobile: +44 (0)7786 910 855
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