After Submitting FND_REQUEST.Submit_Request, Request goes in INACTIVE NO MA

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Hi Intelligentsia,
I am trying to run a concurrent request XML report, but before that i have to explicitly attach layout. now after attaching layout. whenever i call this FND_REQUEST.Submit_Request , The request executes and goes in INACTIVE NO MANAGER state and on running the Same Request Through Submit Request Screen i am able to run it successfully.
in the log i am able to get conc_req_id correctly and fnd_message.get display blank(that means no message) and kindly comment what could be the problem with this FND_REQUEST.SUBMIT_REQUEST call.
PROCEDURE ADD_LAYOUT (
ERRBUF OUT NOCOPY VARCHAR2,
RETCODE OUT NOCOPY NUMBER,
P_PAYMENT_BATCH IN VARCHAR2)
IS
conc_req_id NUMBER;
l_layout BOOLEAN;
BEGIN
l_layout := FND_REQUEST.ADD_LAYOUT('CLE','CLEF006SVAL','en','US','PDF');
IF l_layout THEN
PRINT_DEBUGINFO('layout value is True');
PRINT_DEBUGINFO('Payment Batch is '|| P_PAYMENT_BATCH);
ELSE
PRINT_DEBUGINFO('layout value is False');
PRINT_DEBUGINFO('Payment Batch is '|| P_PAYMENT_BATCH);
END IF;
conc_req_id := FND_REQUEST.SUBMIT_REQUEST(APPLICATION=>'CLE'
,PROGRAM=>'CLEF006SVAL'
,DESCRIPTION => NULL
,START_TIME => NULL
,SUB_REQUEST => l_layout
,ARGUMENT1=>P_PAYMENT_BATCH
PRINT_DEBUGINFO('CONC_REQUEST ID IS '||CONC_REQ_ID);
PRINT_DEBUGINFO('Request Not Submitted due to "' || fnd_message.get || '".');
COMMIT;
END ADD_LAYOUT;
thanks in advance.
Abdul Rahman

Answer 1

Hi All,
just checked metalink and this is the fix:
The sub_request flag TRUE has specific purpose. Is used for submitting the
report set where a master program spawns many child requests and informs
whether the whole set of requests failed or passed.
If submit a request from within another program and the newly submitted request
is running independently of the current program do not set sub_request to TRUE.
refer :metalink.
Subject: Using FND_REQUEST.SUBMIT_REQUEST With Flag SUB_REQUESTS=TRUE Results in 'Inactive No Manager'
Doc ID: Note:249105.1 Type: PROBLEM
Last Revision Date: 05-DEC-2003 Status: PUBLISHED
Lesson for me : Do research in Metalink First :D.
thanks for your time.
abdul rahman