JR49181: USING BPMCONFIG TO UPDATE CONTEXTROOTPREFIX DOES NOT UPDATE THE BUSINESS PROCESS CHOREOGRAPHER EXPLORER URL

Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 5 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
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APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• When you update the context root prefix of a deployment
  environment by using the "BPMConfig -update -contextroot
  <prefix>" command, the Business Process Choreographer Ex
  URL prefixes that are in the Human Task Manager configuration
  are not updated. Therefore, the Failed Event Manager, which is
  one of the components that use these URL prefixes, creates
  incorrect links to show process instances.
  

Local fix

• administrative console, click either
   Servers > Clusters > WebSphere application server clusters >
   cluster name
  or
   Servers > Server Types > WebSphere application servers > server
   name.
  Then on the Configuration tab, in the Business Integration
  section, expand Business Process Choreographer, and click Human
  Task Manager.
  Then on the Runtime tab, enter a value for Process Explorer URL
  prefix,
  for example, http://myServer/bpm/bpc,
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM)          *
  *                  Advanced                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When you run the following command,     *
  *                      the Business Process Choreographer      *
  *                      Explorer URL is not updated:            *
  *                      BPMConfig -update -profile              *
  *                      mydeploymentmgrprofilename -de          *
  *                      mydeploymentenvname                     *
  *                      -contextRootPrefix /mycorporation'      *
  *                      This URL is used in the Failed Event    *
  *                      Manager to create the link to show      *
  *                      the process instance.                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The BPMConfig command does not pass the -contextRootPrefix
  setting when it updates the Business Process Choreographer
  context root configuration. As a result, the Business Process
  Choreographer  Explorer URL prefixes are not updated in the
  configuration.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

• IS A WORKAROUND AVAILABLE? (Y/N)
  Yes. Complete the following steps:
   1.Start the deployment manager.
   2.In the administrative console, go to Servers > Clusters >
  WebSphere application server clusters and click the link to
  the application cluster of your deployment environment.
   3.On the Configuration tab, click the Business Process
  Choreographer > Human Task Manager link in the Business
  Process Manager section.
   4.On the Configuration tab of the Human Task Manager settings
  page, update the Administrator URL prefix and Process Explorer
  URL prefix settings. If one or both of the Escalation URL
  prefix or Task URL prefix settings are not empty, update those
  values, too.
   5.Save your configuration changes and run node synchronization.
   6.Restart the cluster members.
  

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

  BPM ADVANCED

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9400

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

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