Copy process instance with variables and state

Hello,
I want to make a kind of "snapshot" of my running BPEL instance.
It should be possible to change some variable values of the snapshot
and then continue the snapshot process with the changed parameters.
Thus, I need to copy not only the BPEL description, but also the variable values,
the state of the process and the outcome of the already finished activities.
Any idea how this can be done ?
Thanks in advance.
Bernd

Could you describe the use case? Because there are other options as well, like designing your process in such a way it can start at several distinct entrypoints, depending on the message it receives.
I find the kind of solution you suggest very dangerous, as you try to 'hack' the BPEL engine. This makes your solution very vulnerable, as it probably will be affected by patches and new releases, whereas a more functional approach, using the standard functions, will be less so.
Just my 2 cents, though.

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Process instance with key '0' does not exist
Such issue typically appears when the Provisioning is initiated without "Auto Save" i.e. before ORC_KEY entry goes in the OIU table...
Second possibility can be that the mandatory attributes in the process form are not populated..
Third possibility can be that the Status is Waiting... And Resource is dependent on another Resource...
Are you able to Direct Provision the account? I mean without raising Request Based provisioning?
Please give us following details:
(1) Resource Profile:-status of Auto Save
(2) Approval Process:- status of Auto Save and Auto Pre-Pop
(3) Prov Process:-status of Auto Save and Auto Pre-Pop.
(4) Is the object form properly populated?
(5) Is the Process form properly populated?
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(6) In the OIM Database, fire the following query:-
SELECT OIU.ORC_KEY
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AND UPPER(USR.USR_LOGIN)=UPPER('ABCDEFGH_USER')
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I assume the SQL Transform is used only because of that in-list, not for other reasons....
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Hi experts,
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Hi ScriptMan,
Almost there, but with few glitches..
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Hat's off to your contributions.
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Hello,
I first apologize for using Google Translate :-(
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Hi Nicolas,
There is a reason I am not using export/import:
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Pawel.

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I created a simple Automator Workflow with: A variable "Document Folder" and an action "Run shell script" with this command:
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I should have been using $line.grade, but your syntax worked so thanks!

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Hi Guys,
I am struggling to connect the material I am learning. I read about anonymous blocks and variables so I want to write a
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How can I merge documents with layout written with pages? How can I copy pages-document with layout and paste it into another pages document?

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Thanks Hartmut

Images and other object can either be floating or be inline. Yours are floating and will not move with the text. Inline object will move with the text but can't be outside the text layer. It doesn't help if you have created section in the document. Floating images doesn't care. Nor will it help if you create several documents that you want to merge later. Doesn't make any difference.
My suggestion is that until your text is finished you have the images inline. Then as a last editing you can start make the images floating and move them a little.

How to create process chain with dso and infocube at a time

hi friends,
i have a FLATFILE in application server and i need to upload it to STANDARD DSO and i created a INFO PACKAGE and DTP for DSO.
i have a STANDARD INFOCUBE to upload data from above DSO. here DSO is the source. i want to schedule this process in process chain. how could i do this. any one please give me solution.
can any one explain me the options in RSPC and how they work and where we exactly use. this is very helpful to me. please give me guidance. thank you.
thanks,
sree

First make sure you have already created the infopackage to load the data from server to the DSO and the DTP to load data from DSO to the Cube.
Now goto Tcode RSPC.
Choose Create process Chain option. provide appropriate technical name and description.
Drag "Execute infopackage" process type from left hand side pane in RSPC. Choose the infopackage to load the data from Server to DSO. you can find this infopackage using the F4 help in the above selected process type.
Drag the "data transfer process" process type to load data from the Flat file data source above to the DSO.
Then Drag the "Activate DataStore Request" process type and select the DSO in which you would load the data using the above DTP.
Drag the "data transfer process" process type to load data from DSO to the Cube.
Save, activate and schedule the process chain according to appropriate time.

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