BPM collect messages error

Hi
we are experiencing problems in BPM Collect pattern, error is not clear.
Our payload before input to BPM
<record>
<row>
<key>1</key>
<val1>1</val1>
</row>
<row>
<key>1</key>
<val1>1</val1>
</row>
</record>
this is given to BPM, and BPM is following exact collect pattern in SAP Documentation like
1. Block with restricted by correlation (/record:key1), deadline with 1 minute, used by correlation
2. within Block, unlimited loop, with started recieve step, activated correlation, and append records with container operation
3. multi-mapping transform step, with multiple records to single record and followed by send step.
we are getting error in the blok step, no description of error.
BPM is activated without any errors
Please advise, appreciate all ur help.

Any body got the solution for this . I am having same problem .
My Payload as follows
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
- <ns0:BpmPatternCollectMessageToBeCollected xmlns:ns0="http://sap.com/xi/XI/System/Patterns">
<ID>1</ID>
<OverallNumber>1</OverallNumber>
</ns0:BpmPatternCollectMessageToBeCollected>
for BPMPattrenCollectTime BPM and I amhaving error on outbound side in BPE
when I dig into technical details The BPM details as follows
Error during result processing of work item for Reciving Message Step
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Murali

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