BPM - replacing Boundary Event

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I have a business process flow with human tasks, and one of these tasks has a boundary event with old name "Cancel". Because of changing the event trigger name (on side of Web Dynpro component controller), I have replaced the old name through "CancelDraft" - I have changed to the accordant task, then choosed the component controller etc... -.
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[BpemTask] "BPM.bp.000021" BC-BMT-BPM-SRV com.sap.tc.glx.BpemTask execute() - Exception during event definition compilation, compilerType: EXCEPTIONCOMPILERcaused by com.sap.glx.paradigmInterface.buildapi.BpemBuildException: [BPM.rt_c_exc.000001] Cannot compile exception 'Cancel' without root type
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[BpemTask]      at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor172.invoke(Unknown Source)
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[BpemTask]      at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:357)
[BpemTask]      at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:385)
[BpemTask]      at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1337)
[BpemTask]      at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1306)
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[BpemTask]      at com.sap.tc.buildplugin.DefaultPlugin.handleBuildStepSequence(DefaultPlugin.java:174)
[BpemTask]      at com.sap.tc.buildplugin.DefaultPlugin.performBuild(DefaultPlugin.java:165)
[BpemTask]      at com.sap.tc.buildplugin.DefaultPluginV3Delegate$BuildRequestHandler.handle(DefaultPluginV3Delegate.java:66)
[BpemTask]      at com.sap.tc.buildplugin.DefaultPluginV3Delegate.requestV3(DefaultPluginV3Delegate.java:48)
[BpemTask]      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
[BpemTask]      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
[BpemTask]      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
[BpemTask]      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
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[BpemTask]      at com.sap.ide.dii05.util.internal.lock.DiiConsistencyServiceImpl.executeConsistentWorkspaceRunnable(DiiConsistencyServiceImpl.java:90)
[BpemTask]      at com.sap.ide.dii05.util.internal.lock.DiiConsistencyServiceImpl.executeConsistentWorkspaceRunnable(DiiConsistencyServiceImpl.java:52)
[BpemTask]      at com.sap.ide.dii08.internal.service.CommandExecutor.executeInWorkspaceAndDevConfLocks(CommandExecutor.java:90)
[BpemTask]      at com.sap.ide.dii08.internal.service.InternalDiiCommandService.buildDcs(InternalDiiCommandService.java:179)
[BpemTask]      at com.sap.ide.dii08.internal.service.InternalDiiCommandService.buildDcs(InternalDiiCommandService.java:986)
[BpemTask]      at com.sap.ide.dii05.ui.internal.actions.dc.BuildAction$2.run(BuildAction.java:193)
[BpemTask]      at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:55)
Ant build finished with ERRORS
com.sap.glx.paradigmInterface.buildapi.BpemBuildException: [BPM.rt_c_exc.000001] Cannot compile exception 'Cancel' without root type
Build stopped due to an error: com.sap.glx.paradigmInterface.buildapi.BpemBuildException: [BPM.rt_c_exc.000001] Cannot compile exception 'Cancel' without root type
MOIN forced shutdown initiated.
Any help will be helpfull.
Many thanks for assistance, regards,
Cengiz

Hello Cengiz,
Thanks a lot for your quick answer. I did what you suggested without success. The error i get is a also a little bit different than yours (see below). Fact is: i can build in NWDS without any problem. Only when i try to active my source (NWDI) i get the error.
Do you have any idée?
Thank you!
Rabia
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
PF.DefaultDataArea:DCs/esprit.com/locations/pc_close/_comp/src/triggers/et_startprocessclose.eventdef#E0140AEE25B2A2A02CA811E1B9B18CA982C3473F (MRI)
BC-BMT-BPM-SRV com.sap.tc.glx.BpemTask processCompilerObj(obj , compDir) - Compiling [com.sap.tc.esmp.mm.xsd1.XsdElementDeclaration (Java Type)
XSD1.XsdElementDeclaration (MOF Type)
PF.DefaultDataArea:DCs/esprit.com/locations/pc_close/_comp/src/tasks/ta_close.task#E0019B62669EC564467211E1C4468CA982C3473F (MRI)], CompilerType: TYPECOMPILER
Error: "BPM.bp.000021" BC-BMT-BPM-SRV com.sap.tc.glx.BpemTask execute() - Exception during event definition compilation, compilerType: TYPECOMPILERcaused by com.sap.glx.paradigmInterface.buildapi.BpemBuildException: The XSD schemas of the transitive hull of element '{esprit.com/locations/pc_close/StandaloneTask/TA_close}TA_closeErrorEvent' could not be rendered from the meta model.
     at com.sap.glx.paradigmInterface.bpmn.compiler.type.TypeCompiler.compile(TypeCompiler.java:157)
     at com.sap.tc.glx.BpemTask.processCompiler(BpemTask.java:363)
     at com.sap.tc.glx.BpemTask.processCompiler(BpemTask.java:353)
     at com.sap.tc.glx.BpemTask.callCompilers(BpemTask.java:318)
     at com.sap.tc.glx.BpemTask.execute(BpemTask.java:179)
     at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
     at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
     at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:341)
     at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:369)
     at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1216)
     at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1185)
     at com.sap.tc.buildplugin.techdev.ant.util.AntRunner.run(AntRunner.java:114)
     at com.sap.tc.buildplugin.DefaultAntBuildAction.execute(DefaultAntBuildAction.java:57)
     at com.sap.tc.buildplugin.DefaultPlugin.handleBuildStepSequence(DefaultPlugin.java:195)
     at com.sap.tc.buildplugin.DefaultPlugin.performBuild(DefaultPlugin.java:167)
     at com.sap.tc.buildplugin.DefaultPluginV3Delegate$BuildRequestHandler.handle(DefaultPluginV3Delegate.java:66)
     at com.sap.tc.buildplugin.DefaultPluginV3Delegate.requestV3(DefaultPluginV3Delegate.java:48)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:60)
     at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:37)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:611)
     at com.sap.tc.buildtool.v2.impl.PluginHandler2.maybeInvoke(PluginHandler2.java:403)
     at com.sap.tc.buildtool.v2.impl.PluginHandler2.request(PluginHandler2.java:149)
     at com.sap.tc.buildtool.v2.impl.PluginHandler2.build(PluginHandler2.java:87)
     at com.sap.tc.buildtool.PluginHandler2Wrapper.execute(PluginHandler2Wrapper.java:59)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.internal.DCProxyMake.make(DCProxyMake.java:318)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.internal.DCProxy.make(DCProxy.java:1432)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.internal.DCProxy.make(DCProxy.java:1414)
     at com.sap.tc.buildcontroller.CBSBuildController.build(CBSBuildController.java:713)
     at com.sap.tc.buildcontroller.CBSBuildController.execCommand(CBSBuildController.java:478)
     at com.sap.tc.buildcontroller.CBSBuildController.evalCmdLine(CBSBuildController.java:401)
     at com.sap.tc.buildcontroller.CBSBuildController.run(CBSBuildController.java:278)
     at com.sap.tc.buildcontroller.CBSBuildController.mainLoop(CBSBuildController.java:187)
     at com.sap.tc.buildcontroller.CBSBuildController.main(CBSBuildController.java:143)
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