JR52344: DEFINING MULTIPLE SYSTEM USERS IS INEFFECTIVE

7.5.1.2-WS-BPM-IFJR52344
Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 7 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• By default, an IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) system has
  only one defined system user, which is the user who is defined
  when IBM BPM is installed. This user runs the BPMN system tasks.
  
  In rare scenarios, you might want to define more than one system
  user. You can do this by configuring the <system-lane-users>
  property. However, there is no effective way to specify which of
  these users should run a given system task. The system always
  chooses the first configured user.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Although you can change the participant of the system lane and
  designate individual users, the first configured system lane
  user is exclusively used to run all system tasks.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is/will be available for IBM BPM V7.5.1.2 that allows you
  to change the selection of the user who runs system tasks:
  If the configured participant of the system lane that contains a
  system task is not the system user, all users included in the
  participant are evaluated and matched against all configured
  system lane users. The first matching user runs the system task
  (and all other system tasks in the same lane). If there is no
  match, you see the following warning
  Could not resolve a valid user for system task. Defaulting to
  user '<user-id>'
  and the system reverts to using the first configured system
  user.
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR52344:
  1. Select IBM Business Process Manager with your edition from
    the product selector, the installed version to the fix pack
    level, and your platform, and then click Continue.
  2. Select APAR or SPR, enter JR52344, and click Continue.
  When you download fix packages, ensure that you also download
  the readme file for each fix. Review each readme file for
  additional installation instructions and information about the
  fix.
  
  
  Use the following type of XML override to add additional system
  lane users
  <properties>
   <server merge="mergeChildren">
    <bpd-engine merge="mergeChildren">
     <system-lane-users merge="replace">
       <user login-auth-alias="psNode01/2ndSystemUser_Auth_Alias"
  />
      <user login-auth-alias="BPMAdmin_Auth_Alias" />
     </system-lane-users>
    </bpd-engine>
   </server>
  </properties>
  

Temporary fix

• Not applicable
  

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 STANDARD

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9500

Applicable component levels

• R751 PSY

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