Integration Process never starts

Hi everybody,
in my scenario, I'm getting an IDOC an I'm sending it to two Services (two receiving services in receiver determination): a) a BS with a mail communication channel b) to an integration process.
In first case a), the file is sent via mail correctly. In second case, it seems as if the integration process is never executed, but I don't get any error messages.
- I checked receiving interface of integration process and of receiver determination: both are the same
- in SXMB Moni, there are two entries for the split in the receiver determination; both show the final flag for correct execution
- but in SXMB Moni, there is no entry shown that I can see, that execution of the process at least started
- in SXMB MONI BPE, there is no entry for the IP
- the tRFC-queues show no failures.
Has anybody an idea?
Best regards
Torsten

Is your event queue switched on and background job active? ( tcode: SWEQADM )?
Also check this blog
/people/krishna.moorthyp/blog/2005/11/28/inactive-integration-process-ip-at-run-time
Message was edited by: Jay

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