Problem when running GPS in Process Chains

Question

Hi,
we  have a GPS which has a set of planning functions. we have included this GPS in the Process Chain using "UPC_BUNDLE_EXECUTE". we have a selection of two profit centers. It has taken 18 hrs for the GPS to complete. it was running at its maximum speed on the background server it has run.
we split the GPS into two for the two profit centers creating the necessary planning package for the two profit centers. we modified the process chain to run the two GPS in parallel(one for each profit center). This is so that each GPS can run on one server. The background user is BWremote.
when we run the GPS on process chain one of the GPS has failed because of read locks. but the other has completed successfully. this might be because both the GPS were running under the same user id. when we run the same GPS in dialog under two different users at the same time it works fine.
Can anybody help us with some idea of how to run the GPS in parallel without locks for different selections. Is there anyway we can run them with out creating new users for each background job.
Thank you very much in advance.
Ravi.

Answer 1

Hi Ravi,
   Other than the level/package definition that need to be specific for each one of
   the Profit Centers with no overlap records between the two packages, you can
   also try using UPC_BUNDLE_EXECUTE_STEP program to split them into two
   and potentially run without locks in a sequence.Also make sure that the user
   id that is being used to run these functions has appropriate authorization that
   is hopefully not based on a hierarchy but based on Master data.
   Hope this helps.
Cheers
Srini