Issue with update_task API for updating Scheduled Dates for Task..

Question

Hi All,
We have a requirement to update the project and task dates to a specified period from the current dates. I dont want to update all the tasks, and hence using the update_task API. The scheduled_finish_Date is the column from "pa_proj_elem_ver_schedule" which we want to update. As, this is the date which is shown on the Workplan tab for the tasks for (Scheduled Start and Scheduled Finish Date). I want to extend this scheduled_finish_Date to some days , say for eg. 60 days.
To achieve, that update_task api is being used and the parameter for the scheduled_date is : p_scheduled_finish_date, this is passed as call to pa_project_pub.update_task API.
We are also updating the completion data, which is happening fine and is updating the pa_tasks : completion_date column.
Problem is with scheduled date, Please let me know how to go about this issue.
Here is the sample code for calling the API :
pa_project_pub.update_task
(p_api_version_number => l_api_version_number_i,
p_commit => l_commit,
p_init_msg_list => l_init_msg_list,
p_msg_count => l_msg_count,
p_msg_data => l_msg_data,
p_return_status => lt_return_status,
p_pm_product_code => l_pm_product_code,
--p_structure_updates_flag      => g_no,
p_pm_project_reference => l_proj_reference,
p_pa_project_id => p_project_id_i,
p_pm_task_reference => p_pm_task_reference_i,
p_pa_task_id => p_task_id_i,
p_task_name => p_task_name_i,
p_task_number => p_task_number_i,
p_pa_parent_task_id => p_parent_task_id_i,
p_task_completion_date => p_tsk_actual_finish_date_i,
--Transaction Date (shown on the screen)
p_scheduled_finish_date => p_tsk_sched_end_date_i,
-- Scheduled Date (shown on the screen)
p_out_pa_task_id => l_pt_task_id,
p_out_pm_task_reference => l_pt_task_ref
I am really not sure if I am missing anything here, please suggest as to how to update the Schedule Start and Finish Dates using the API.
Waiting in anticipation!
Thank you
Anand.

Answer 1

Hello,
Make sure the wf is active in QA (re-activate if possible), check the transport for errors, check authorizations for WF-BATCH perhaps delete and recreate via SWU3?), refresh the buffers (SWU_OBUF).
Please let me know if any of this helps.
regards
Rick Bakker
Hanabi Technology