JR63686: COPYING AN ARTIFACT FROM ONE BRANCH TO ANOTHER CAUSES CIRCULARDEPENDENCYEXCEPTION

8.6.20020002-WS-BPM-IFJR63686
workflow.2102.delta.repository

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When you try to copy an artifact from one branch to another in
  the same process app or toolkit, you get an error window with
  the following message:
  
  Unable to load
  https://hostname/rest/bpm/wle/pd/v1/assets?srcContainerRef=1234.
  abcdef01-2345-6789-0abc-def012345678 status: 500
  
  The SystemOut.log shows following exception:
  
  [1/01/21 12:00:00:000 EST] 00000232 RepositorySer E  CWLLG2229E:
  An exception occurred in an EJB call. Error: Adding a dependency
  on "Copy 2" from "TK1" forms an illegal circular dependency.
  
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.CircularDepen
  dencyException: Adding a dependency on "Copy 2" from "TK1" forms
  an illegal circular dependency.
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.ProjectDepend
  encySupport.addProjectDependency(ProjectDependencySupport.java:9
  5)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.RefactoringSu
  pport.updateCopiedItemDependencies(RefactoringSupport.java:4742)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.RefactoringSu
  pport.access$700(RefactoringSupport.java:172)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.RefactoringSu
  pport$12.call(RefactoringSupport.java:1497)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.RefactoringSu
  pport$12.call(RefactoringSupport.java:1340)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.persistence.versioning.BranchMan
  ager$2.withWriteAccess(BranchManager.java:365)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.persistence.versioning.BranchCon
  textImpl.writeAccessWithDBLock(BranchContextImpl.java:630)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Copy function creates a false dependency that results in
  CircularDependencyException.
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED
  IBM Business Automation Workflow
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available or will be available that enables an artifact
   to be copied from one branch to another in IBM Business
  Automation Workflow.
  

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

  BUS AUTO WORKFL

• Fixed component ID

  5737H4100

Applicable component levels