JR64062: WHEN A NON-ADMIN USER TRIES TO ASSIGN OR REASSIGN AN UNCLAIMED ACTIVITY TASK WORK ITEM TO A USER, THEY RECEIVE A 401 ERROR

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If you are a non-admin user and you try to assign or reassign an
  unclaimed Business Automation Workflow activity task work item
  from the in-basket to a user, you receive a 401 error.
  
  The following is logged in the application server logs.
  CIWEB.ICMAPIPlugin Error: [NUW255 @ 172.20.6.1]
  com.ibm.ecm.extension.icm.services.bpm.BPMRestService.invokeBpmR
  est()
  {"status":"error","Data":{"status":"error","exceptionType":"com.
  ibm.bpm.wle.api.NotAuthorizedViewProcessInstanceException","erro
  rNumber":"CWTBG0595E","errorMessage":"CWTBG0595E: You are not
  authorized to view process instance
  '<xxxx>'.","errorMessageParameters":["<xxxx>"],"responses":null,
  "errorData":null}}
  CIWEB.ICMAPIPlugin Error: [NUW255 @ 172.20.6.1]
  com.ibm.ecm.extension.icm.services.impl.DiscretionaryTaskService
  .execute()
  com.ibm.casemgmt.api.exception.CaseMgmtException: FNRPA0926E The
  Rest call
  (https://icp4adeploy-instance1-baw-service:9443/rest/bpm/wle/v1/
  process/<xxxx>?parts=all) returns an error code 401.
      at
  com.ibm.casemgmt.api.exception.CaseMgmtException.createException
  (CaseMgmtException.java:94)
      at
  com.ibm.casemgmt.api.exception.CaseMgmtException.access$1500(Cas
  eMgmtException.java:62)
      at
  com.ibm.casemgmt.api.exception.CaseMgmtException$ClassBridgeImpl
  .createException(CaseMgmtException.java:442)
      at
  com.ibm.ecm.extension.icm.services.bpm.BPMRestService.invokeBpmR
  est(BPMRestService.java:374)
      at
  com.ibm.ecm.extension.icm.services.bpm.BPMRestService.retrievePr
  ocessAttributes(BPMRestService.java:201)
      at
  com.ibm.ecm.extension.icm.services.impl.DiscretionaryTaskService
  .onExecute(DiscretionaryTaskService.java:234)
      at
  com.ibm.ecm.extension.icm.services.ICMBaseService.execute(ICMBas
  eService.java:168)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• No additional information is available.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available or will be available that ensures the assign
  or reassign action in the menu is disabled when you don't have
  proper privileges.
  

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