Process Chain Decision Maker Step

Hi,
Decision Making is required to find the current day is not a 4rth Work Day of the Month. I have written a formula in the Decision Maker which looks like below. Can some one validate?
WORKINGDAY_MONTH( RIGHT( 2, Current Date ), SUBSTRING( Current Date, 4, 2 ), LEFT( 4, Current Date ) ) <> 4
If something is missing, please correct.

Hi Nilesh,
I have a problem with a decision step in my process chain. Also using 'WORKINGDAY_MONTH' However I don't understand what it is doing. Here is the formula;
1st Line
Command -> IF
Formula -> WORKINGDAY_MONTH( Current Date, 'IE', '' ) = 1
then
Event - > Option 1
2nd Line
Command -> Else IF
Formula -> WORKINGDAY_MONTH( Current Date, 'IE', '' ) 1
then
Event -> Option 2
3rd Line
Command -> Else
then
Error.
I would expect that on 1st day of each month it would trigger event option 1. This has been working sucessfully in previous months, however in Jan, it has triggered event option 1 for each of the following days, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Jan(today).
Following this decision point, it triggers Dataloads, only required at month end, ie 1st of each month. Everyday this week I had reverse the process.
Can you help me to understand what is happening? What transaction can I use to view logic of this function WORKINGDAY_MONTH.
Thanks very much,
Michelle

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Hi All,
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1st Line
Command -> IF
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then
Event - > Option 1
2nd Line
Command -> Else IF
Formula -> WORKINGDAY_MONTH( Current Date, 'IE', '' ) <>1
then
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3rd Line
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then
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Thanking you,
Michelle

Thank you Npathak,
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Regards,
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Edited by: Vishnuvadhan K on May 9, 2008 9:12 AM

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Hi Paolo,
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hi,
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Hi,
Process Chain
Method 1 (when it fails in a step/request)
/people/siegfried.szameitat/blog/2006/02/26/restarting-processchains
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Sometimes, it doesn't help to just set a request to green status in order to run the process chain from that step on to the end.
You need to set the failed request/step to green in the database as well as you need to raise the event that will force the process chain to run to the end from the next request/step on.
Therefore you need to open the messages of a failed step by right clicking on it and selecting 'display messages'.
In the opened popup click on the tab 'Chain'.
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1. copy the variant from the popup to the variante of table rspcprocesslog
2. copy the instance from the popup to the instance of table rspcprocesslog
3. copy the start date from the popup to the batchdate of table rspcprocesslog
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1. rspcprocesslog-log_id -> i_logid
2. rspcprocesslog-type -> i_type
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4. rspcprocesslog-instance -> i_instance
5. enter 'G' for parameter i_state (sets the status to green).
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General tips
Using aggregates and compression.
Using less and complex cell definitions if possible.
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/people/andreas.vogel/blog/2007/04/08/statistical-records-part-4-how-to-read-st03n-datasets-from-db-in-nw2004
/people/andreas.vogel/blog/2007/03/16/how-to-read-st03n-datasets-from-db
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/b8/23813b310c4a0ee10000000a114084/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/60/f0fb411e255f24e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/26/4bc0417951d117e10000000a155106/frameset.htm
/people/vikash.agrawal/blog/2006/04/17/query-performance-150-is-aggregates-the-way-out-for-me
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/1955ba90-0201-0010-d3aa-8b2a4ef6bbb2
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/ce7fb368-0601-0010-64ba-fadc985a1f94
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/c1/0dbf65e04311d286d6006008b32e84/frameset.htm
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Databases
Schemas
Buffer Pools
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Failind AND step of process chain

Hi all
I am facing problem with AND step in one process chain.
AND step is failing as soon as chain is triggered.
All the proceses before AND are executing properly with GREEN Status.
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Thanks
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Hi friends,
I have got a PC which failed due to error : Collection in source system ended.
My flow of PC is .
start--
       --Load IP 1
      ---Load IP2
      _--load Ip 3
Load IP4
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I got this error at IP2 and so my pc fail .
can i manually upload this IP2 and make the process chain OK?
what are the steps involved in rectifying this?
regards,
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Sometimes, it doesn't help to just set a request to green status in order to run the process chain from that step on to the end.
You need to set the failed request/step to green in the database as well as you need to raise the event that will force the process chain to run to the end from the next request/step on.
Therefore you need to open the messages of a failed step by right clicking on it and selecting 'display messages'.
In the opened popup click on the tab 'Chain'.
In a parallel session goto transaction se16 for table rspcprocesslog and display the entries with the following selections:
1. copy the variant from the popup to the variante of table rspcprocesslog
2. copy the instance from the popup to the instance of table rspcprocesslog
3. copy the start date from the popup to the batchdate of table rspcprocesslog
Press F8 to display the entries of table rspcprocesslog.
Now open another session and goto transaction se37. Enter RSPC_PROCESS_FINISH as the name of the function module and run the fm in test mode.
Now copy the entries of table rspcprocesslog to the input parameters of the function module like described as follows:
1. rspcprocesslog-log_id -> i_logid
2. rspcprocesslog-type -> i_type
3. rspcprocesslog-variante -> i_variant
4. rspcprocesslog-instance -> i_instance
5. enter 'G' for parameter i_state (sets the status to green).
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Hi All,
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Diagnosis:
In this logon client, any changes to the Repository and to cross-client Customizing objects are prohibited.
System Response:
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Procedure:
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Hi
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/35/c7e442e3c15704e10000000a155106/frameset.htm.
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Plzz correct me reagrding process chains.

hi friends,
iam working on BW in process chains.
i want to know the possible ways of correcting the process chains and plz help me if iam wrong and by providing ur suggestions.
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restarting means we will again schedule and activate it right?
I refer a weblog on restarting of PC , it said that
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2) how to correct if teh load is delta load.
Iam very much confused in handling the errors of process chains .
can any one explain me clearly plzz. any good documentation for error handlin plzz.
regards,
Siddartha

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