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Hi XI gurus,
I have a simple BPM which takes input from JDBC and maps it to an IDOC and then sends it to a R/3 system.
For error handling purposes I have used correlation. If some error record is found, the bpm stops at a recieve step. So to restart the BPM, we need to send again a message to BPM.
This is where the problem comes, the incoming message shows the chequered flag in the 1st coloumn in SXMB_MONI, but a red flag in the 'Outbound Status' coloumn.
Moreover when I click on PE just before it, It does not take me to the BPM workflow log, but to some 'Event Queue Administration' (TCODE SWEQADM).
I tried to find the answer in previos threads, which suggested folloing:
1. activate the IP using SXI_CACHE
    - done.
2. clearing SLD data cache.
    - done.
3. re-importing the IP into the ID.
    - done.
4. delete the erroneous work list usinf SWWL.
    - not authorised to use this transaction.
5. do something with tran. SWF_XI_CUSTOMIZING
    - but no idea what that meant.
I am at my wits' end.
Help me out.
Thanks
Raghav

Answer 1

Hi,
I somehow am not very clear with the logic that you are using here.
<i>For error handling purposes I have used correlation. If some error record is found, the bpm stops at a recieve step.</i>
Does this mean that, you have not done any configuration (for ex: error handling branch) to handle such error? if this is the case, the BPM errors out at the receive step, without further processing(a runtime error, and hence you see a red flag in the outbound status column in moni).
<i>So to restart the BPM, we need to send again a message to BPM.</i>
Since you have used correlation, your BPM is already running, but has stopped, due to an error at the receive step. You cannot restart it by sending a new message.
Regards,
Smitha.