Variant Configuration / IPC in CRM 7.0

Hi experts,
We are getting runtime errors when we access the Configuration tab in CRM transaction CRMD_ORDER for a configurable product. These errors do not occur when we simulate the model in COMMPR01 for the same product. Any ideas? Here are a couple of things to note:
- The runtime errors occur in the Configuration page itself and does not provide any more information; i.e. we only receive a page with the lines saying "Runtime Errors", "Contact the Administrator", and "Log In". The Log In link does not work and there is nothing in ST22.
- Simulating the model in the product master consistently works.
- When using CRMD_ORDER, the configuration has worked on rare occasions but will timeout rather quickly; i.e. after a characteristic is changed it might give the message to log in again.
- Custom versions of both CRMORDERMAINTAIN and CRMPRODUCTSIMULATION are maintained in COMM_IPC_PROP, and the URL is correct in COMM_IPC_URL.
- The product was replicated from ECC as a knowledge base via object SCE.
Thanks in advance!
John

HI ,
Are you using a secured port?
Try making the SSL enabled setting in the XCM as "FALSE", you can find this under the General  Application Setting of the XCM,
let me know if it works.
Restart the java and application once the change is done.
Thanks
Dushyanth
Edited by: vishwas sahu on Sep 23, 2009 8:49 AM

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