JR53712: A GENERAL SYSTEM SERVICE THAT IS STARTED IN A NAMED TIP SNAPSHOT CANNOT RETRIEVE EXPOSED PROCESS VALUES

Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 7 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A General System service accesses exposed process values (EPVs)
  that are defined for the tip. If the General System service is
  replayed from the process designer, the EPVs are retrieved
  correctly. If the General System service is invoked by the REST
  API, it retrieves null values when it tries to access the EPVs,
  even if the invocation specifies the branchID to start the tip.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• This problem occurs only if the tip snapshot is a named
  snapshot. That is, immediately after a snapshot has been defined
  or immediately after a new snapshot has been imported. In this
  case, the IBM BPM REST API does not recognize that the General
  System service should be run in the context of the tip but runs
  it in the context of the named snapshot. Because the EPVs are
  defined for the tip, the General System service cannot retrieve
  them.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix will be included in an IBM BPM V8.5.6.0 cumulative fix
  that modifies the REST API so it can determine whether the
  service should be run in the context of the tip or in the
  context of the named snapshot.
  

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

• R856 PSY

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