OWB | Passing input to mapping in the process flow

Hi,
I have a process flow which calls a stored procedure which returns 2 values.
I want to use the values returned from this procedure as an input in my mapping. My mapping has Mapping_Input_Parameters definined for these two inputs.
These values are going to be load_date and the batch it belongs.
I have created new params in the process flow edit under the mapping. The process flow executes successfully if I give the input params as a constant. When I do a binding with the out variable of the stored procedure I get a deployment error as "Internal error: OUT_D_LOAD_DATE cannot be converted to a constant value. Please correct the value. If the problem persists then please contact Oracle Support with the stack trace and details on how to reproduce it."
Please let me know how to resolve this and if there is way to get the load_date in the mapping without actually having to call the procedure in the mapping. The load_date will change everyday and I need to read it from a table.
Thanks!

Hi
If you have resolved the error please guide me also Since I am also facing the same error. (RPE-02040: Internal error: MYRAND cannot be converted to a constant value. Please correct the value. )
I am using 10gR2, Here my test process flow is
Start - > MyRand -> FindOddEven->end
Here MyRand function will return a value, the function findOddEven will just do a mod of 2 and return 1 for odd numbers and 0 for even numbers. When I bind the OUT parameter of the MyRand to the IN parameter of the FindOddEven it is throwing the same error.
Thanks in advance

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i figured it out myself and answered myself in another thread.
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So that you can pass along the same audit-id to every mapping in all of the flows.
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Nikolai,
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1. I placed the full path of the file in the command parameter and left the script parameter blank:
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PARAMETER_LIST:
SUCCESS_THRESHOLD: 0
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2.I placed the bash command in the command parameter and the full path in the script parameter.
COMMAND: /usr/bin/sh
PARAMETER_LIST:
SUCCESS_THRESHOLD: 0
SCRIPT: /edwftp/ppas/scripts/ClearPPAS.sh
Both of these appear to work as they print out the statements inside the script but the files that are supposed to be removed still remain.
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