PM63619: Exception with automation actors when publishing workflow

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Issue 1: When publishing a workflow from RSA to RBF, only the
  project level selector is being set to the value of the overall
  workflow automation actor, the selectors for each individual
  step within the project are being left as 'default', despite the
  tasks in the workflow having a specific automation actor set.
  The workflow will only publish if all steps have their
  automation actor set to either default or the same actor as the
  overall workflow automation actor.
  Issue 2:  When publishing a workflow with multiple tasks where
  each task requires a separate automation actor, RSA is returning
  the following error, and not publishing anything to RBF.
  Exception Stack Trace:
          com.buildforge.services.common.api.APIException
          at
  com.buildforge.services.client.api.APIClientConnection.call(Unkn
  own
  Source)
          at
  com.buildforge.services.client.dbo.Selector.create(Unknown
  Source)
          at
  com.ibm.ccl.soa.deploy.exec.buildforge.util.BuildForgeHelper.fin
  dOrCreateSelectorForHostname(Unknown
  Source)
          at
  com.ibm.ccl.soa.deploy.exec.buildforge.util.BuildForgeHelper.fin
  dOrCreateDummySelector(Unknown
  Source)
          at
  com.ibm.ccl.soa.deploy.exec.buildforge.util.BuildForgeHelper.cre
  ateOrUpdateSelectorForMultiNodeProject(Unknown
  Source)
          at
  com.ibm.ccl.soa.deploy.exec.buildforge.util.BuildForgeHelper.cre
  ateMasterProject(Unknown
  Source)
          at
  com.ibm.ccl.soa.deploy.exec.buildforge.util.BuildForgeHelper.pub
  lishMultiSelectorWithProgress(Unknown
  Source)
          at
  com.ibm.ccl.soa.deploy.exec.buildforge.util.BuildForgeHelper.pub
  lishWithProgress(Unknown
  Source)
          at
  com.ibm.ccl.soa.deploy.exec.buildforge.util.BuildForgeHelper.pub
  lishWithProgress(Unknown
  Source)
          at
  com.ibm.ccl.soa.deploy.exec.buildforge.ui.internal.publisher.Bui
  ldForgeWFPublishJob.run(Unknown
  Source)
          at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Unknown
  Source)
  Session Data:
          eclipse.buildId=unknown
          java.fullversion=JRE 1.6.0 IBM J9 2.4 Windows Server
  2003 x86-32 jvmwi3260sr9-20110726_87724 (JIT enabled, AOT
  enabled)
          J9VM - 20110726_087724
          JIT  - r9_20101028_17488ifx17
          GC   - 20101027_AA
          BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86, WS=win32,
  NL=en_AU
          Framework arguments:  -product
  com.ibm.rational.rsa4ws.product.v80.ide
          Command-line arguments:  -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86
  -product com.ibm.rational.rsa4ws.product.v80.ide
  
  Impact of Issues: The RSA workflow can be published using a
  project level automation actor, and project steps will still run
  under this actor, so all steps are executed on the same server.
  This isn't an issue if that's all the job requires.  However, if
  they are meant to run on separate servers, then either the
  workflow fails to publish with the exception above, or the RBF
  project steps needs to be manually updated each time the
  workflow is published if you use the workaround of setting all
  the actors to the same value prior to publishing.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Cannot properly use multiple automation actors with
  workflows.
  

Problem conclusion

• Fix workflow and buildforge publishing so multiple
  automation actors/selectors can be used properly.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SW ARCHITECT WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724I7001

Applicable component levels

• R803 PSN

     UP