Configure Workflow Manager 1.0 in Project Server 2013 with FBA

Hi,
Please suggest the ways to configure Workflow manger in Project server 2013 where PWA using FBA
we have tried for below situation, but no luck!!
The workflow manager configured using windows login account, we are associating a FBA site with workflow manager which is
Register-SPWorkflowService -SPSite 'http://FBAsite' -WorkflowHostUri 'http://workflowmanagerapplication:12291'
Following steps are taken care while creating workflow.
We have added users to the user service profile services
User profile synchronization is started
The user by whom we are logged is available in User Profile list
we are not running workflow with share point system account
Final step full synchronization of User Profile Application
Below the error we are getting when workflow run
Resume this workflow
RequestorId: 879e36f9-9db0-3c16-0000-000000000000. Details: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the workflow instance. Exception details: System.ApplicationException: HTTP 401 {"Transfer-Encoding":["chunked"],"X-SharePointHealthScore":["0"],"SPClientServiceRequestDuration":["440"],"SPRequestGuid":["879e36f9-9db0-3c16-a91c-356d29becb34"],"request-id":["879e36f9-9db0-3c16-a91c-356d29becb34"],"X-FRAME-OPTIONS":["SAMEORIGIN"],"MicrosoftSharePointTeamServices":["15.0.0.4605"],"X-Content-Type-Options":["nosniff"],"X-MS-InvokeApp":["1;
RequireReadOnly"],"Cache-Control":["max-age=0, private"],"Date":["Sun, 15 Jun 2014 12:44:03 GMT"],"Server":["Microsoft-IIS\/7.5"],"WWW-Authenticate":["NTLM"],"X-AspNet-Version":["4.0.30319"],"X-Powered-By":["ASP.NET"]}
at Microsoft.Activities.Hosting.Runtime.Subroutine.SubroutineChild.Execute(CodeActivityContext context) at System.Activities.CodeActivity.InternalExecute(ActivityInstance instance, ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager) at System.Activities.Runtime.ActivityExecutor.ExecuteActivityWorkItem.ExecuteBody(ActivityExecutor
executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager, Location resultLocation)

Hi Mafeer,
Since this issue is related to Project Server, I would like to recommend you to post there for more effective support:
Project Server General Questions and Answers
Thanks for your understanding.

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Regarding my topic, I also said that every time when sync works it updates All items from project’s plan at Project Server to corresponded task’s list at SharePOint server. Inspire of the fact that you changed only One task or group /
all of them at your project’s plan.
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Share Point determines what task to sync from Project’s plan to sharepoint list. To do that sharepoint needs to know was that task changed or not, based on the following fileds (check SQL stored procedure “[MSP_READ_TASKS_FOR_SYNCRONIZATION]”):
TASK_UID    TASK_NAME    TASK_START_DATE    TASK_FINISH_DATE    TASK_PCT_COMP    TASK_PARENT_UID    TASK_OUTLINE_NUM
WSS_LISTITEM_UID   TASK_ID    TASK_IS_ACTIVE
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SharePoint looks for Task at the Tasks’s list corresponded to Project’s plan with ID represented at the TASK_PARENT_UID field. Then it takes SharePoint ListItem ID (“int” type) and store it to the “num” parameter;
num = this.GetCachedListItemByUniqueId(listItem.ParentList, nullable.Value).ID;
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((SPItem) listItem)["ParentID"] != (System.ValueType) num
3. If comparison was success (true) – then it tell us that values (at the Project’s plan for tasks) was changed, then it need to be synchronized. Corresponded Method setup “true” flag, and then returns it.
The “bug” is that this expression at the Step 2 will always return “true”, because in fact it compares “string” (see above – that this is lookup field at SharePoint side)
with “number”. For example if the parant task ID is “55”, then we get:
"55;#Task 1" != 55
And by the rules of .Net the “string” will never equal “number”
Furthermore this is approved by the SharePoint logs:
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10/15/2014 02:37:32.26    Microsoft.Office.Project.Server (0x07D8)    0x06E8    Project Server    Sharepoint Integration    ado0d
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Setting ParentID to 5    bf2fc29c-7727-b00d-fa4a-34f22ea9ec1d
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if (listItem.Fields.ContainsField("ParentID"))
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try
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num = this.GetCachedListItemByUniqueId(listItem.ParentList, nullable.Value).ID;
catch (ArgumentException ex)
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if (!redoEntries.ContainsKey(DataRowExtensions.Field<Guid>(row, "TASK_UID")))
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((SPItem) listItem)["ParentID"] = (object) num;
ULS.SendTraceTag(845443U, (ULSCatBase) ULSCat.msoulscat_PS_ProjectSharepointIntegration, ULSTraceLevel.Verbose, "Setting ParentID to {0}", new object[1]
((SPItem) listItem)["ParentID"]
//STEP 3
flag = true;
else if (((SPItem) listItem)["ParentID"] != null)
((SPItem) listItem)["ParentID"] = (object) null;
ULS.SendTraceTag(2495056U, (ULSCatBase) ULSCat.msoulscat_PS_ProjectSharepointIntegration, ULSTraceLevel.Verbose, "Resetting ParentID to null");
flag = true;
return flag;
Any thoughts about it would be much appreciated!

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Rajesh
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reboot.
Start new installation.

Unable to find the User Named Account Name@Domain Name while Configuring Workflow Manager

Hi,
I have installed Work Flow Manager,Service Bus and its Cumulative Updates.
While Configuring Workflow Manger using Workflow Manager configuration wizard i am getting the error while creating a Service Bus Namespace.
I have provided the Service Accounts for both Workflow Manager and Service Bus as Domain\Account instead of
Account@Domain.
While looking in to the Power Shell scripts that are poupulated by the GUI i have identified that
Account@Domain is appended to the ManageUsers switch while creating a Service Bus Namespace and the GUI configuration is failing.
    New-SBNamespace -Name 'WorkflowDefaultNamespace' -AddressingScheme 'Path' -ManageUsers 'Domain\Account','Account@Domain' -Verbose;
So i need to modify the Powershell script as below and need to run the Powershell scripts for configuring Workflow Manager.
Is this a bug in GUI Workflow Configuration Wizard or am i doing something wrong.
Please help.
    New-SBNamespace -Name 'WorkflowDefaultNamespace' -AddressingScheme 'Path' -ManageUsers 'Domain\Account' -Verbose;
Scripts Populated from GUI modified for Making it working:
# To be run in Workflow Manager PowerShell console that has both Workflow Manager and Service Bus installed.
# Create new SB Farm
$SBCertificateAutoGenerationKey = ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force -String 'Run As Password' -Verbose;
New-SBFarm -SBFarmDBConnectionString 'Data Source=Server Name;Initial Catalog=SbManagementDB;Integrated Security=True;Encrypt=False' -InternalPortRangeStart 9000 -TcpPort 9354 -MessageBrokerPort 9356 -RunAsAccount 'Domain\Account' -AdminGroup 'Domain\Domain
Group' -GatewayDBConnectionString 'Data Source=Server Name;Initial Catalog=SbGatewayDatabase;Integrated Security=True;Encrypt=False' -CertificateAutoGenerationKey $SBCertificateAutoGenerationKey -MessageContainerDBConnectionString 'Data Source=Server Name;Initial
Catalog=SBMessageContainer01;Integrated Security=True;Encrypt=False' -Verbose;
# To be run in Workflow Manager PowerShell console that has both Workflow Manager and Service Bus installed.
# Create new WF Farm
$WFCertAutoGenerationKey = ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force -String 'Run As Password' -Verbose;
New-WFFarm -WFFarmDBConnectionString 'Data Source=Server Name;Initial Catalog=WFManagementDB;Integrated Security=True;Encrypt=False' -RunAsAccount 'Domain\Account' -AdminGroup 'Domain\Domain Group' -HttpsPort 12290 -HttpPort 12291 -InstanceDBConnectionString
'Data Source=Server Name;Initial Catalog=WFInstanceManagementDB;Integrated Security=True;Encrypt=False' -ResourceDBConnectionString 'Data Source=Server Name;Initial Catalog=WFResourceManagementDB;Integrated Security=True;Encrypt=False' -CertificateAutoGenerationKey
$WFCertAutoGenerationKey -Verbose;
# Add SB Host
$SBRunAsPassword = ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force -String 'Run As Password' -Verbose;
Add-SBHost -SBFarmDBConnectionString 'Data Source=Server Name;Initial Catalog=SbManagementDB;Integrated Security=True;Encrypt=False' -RunAsPassword $SBRunAsPassword -EnableFirewallRules $true -CertificateAutoGenerationKey $SBCertificateAutoGenerationKey -Verbose;
Try
    # Create new SB Namespace
    New-SBNamespace -Name 'WorkflowDefaultNamespace' -AddressingScheme 'Path' -ManageUsers 'Domain\Account' -Verbose;
    Start-Sleep -s 90
Catch [system.InvalidOperationException]
# Get SB Client Configuration
$SBClientConfiguration = Get-SBClientConfiguration -Namespaces 'WorkflowDefaultNamespace' -Verbose;
# Add WF Host
$WFRunAsPassword = ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force -String 'Run As Password' -Verbose;
Add-WFHost -WFFarmDBConnectionString 'Data Source=Server Name;Initial Catalog=WFManagementDB;Integrated Security=True;Encrypt=False' -RunAsPassword $WFRunAsPassword -EnableFirewallRules $true -SBClientConfiguration $SBClientConfiguration -EnableHttpPort
-CertificateAutoGenerationKey $WFCertAutoGenerationKey -Verbose;
Thanks, Vijay Arockiasamy

Hi Vijay
uninstall this and install the one labeled Refresh 1
Kind Regards,
John Naguib
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