Process chain was not getting trigerred

Question

Hi Experts,
Chain "Weekly MSA Loads - Full Process" is not getting triggerred.
This chain is set to run after completion of ABAP program.
On 16th Jan, ABAP ptogram was successfully completed.Then ""Weekly MSA Loads - Full Process"" chain status was set to running (yellow). But no job was created. It got hung for more than a hour.
So we tried to trigger that chain with immedaiate option. We got an option "Server for scheduling". We didnt provide any server name. Then pressed Ok button. From then onwards, server went to refreshing state, but no job was created(BI_PROCESS_TRIGGER) and chain is not at all getting trigered.
We got the follwwing messages:
01/24/2009     06:49:48     Job started     S     00     516
01/24/2009     06:49:48     Step 001 started (program RSPROCESS, variant &0000000655878, user ID BWREMOTE)     S     00     550
01/24/2009     06:50:05     Communication buffer deleted from previous run 4CIS92GCZ3HQ5WVXKADF85TFQ (status X)     I     RSPC     87
01/24/2009     06:50:05     Version 'M' of chain ZPC_MSA_FULL_PROCESS was saved without checking     S     RSPC     19
01/24/2009     06:50:05     Version 'A' of chain ZPC_MSA_FULL_PROCESS was saved without checking     S     RSPC     19
So we cancelled that step (STOP transaction). From that day onwards this chain is not all getting trigerred in any way. We have checked the status of last log in RSPROCESSLOG table, its status is 'X'.
Please let us know to trigger this chain.

Answer 1

Hi........
U told a program gives trigger to this Chain.............that means the Process chain is event based..........just right click on the Start process >> Change Selections >>  Click on After event.......just cross check.......
Now copy the event from there..........Just to cross check that whether this event is a part of any Event collector or not.............this may be one of the possibilities............bcoz........if this Event is a part of an event collector..........then until all events get regisretered..........this chain will not trigger........So......Go to SE16 >> table name RSEVENTHEAD >> there in the EVENT field give the event name >> execute............if it is a part of a event collector..............Copy the event collector name from there........
then go to RSA1OLD(if u r in BI 7.0 .....otherwise RSA1)............in the top TOOLS tab >> Event collector >> Press F4 in the Event Chain(Name) field........search for the event collector name here...............now check whether all the events got registered or not...........
Now look..........BI_PROCESS_TRIGGER is the trigger job............after completion of this job only the  chain will trigger......How u checked that the job was not started...........in SM37?..........look if so ..then there will be many BI_PROCESS_TRIGGER jobs............it is quite difficult ti identify the right job..........So the best way is.............right click on the Start process >> Display messages >> BacKg tab >> Click on Batch Monitor.................there u will be able to find the BI_PROCESS_TRIGGER which is going to trigger that particular chain..............u r saying the job did'nt started.............was the Start process in release state............this may happen.............if load is huge at that time in the system............I mean if many jobs trigger at a time..........there will be no free work process........
Sometimes the chain may start when the loads will reduce.............otherwise u should contact the basis people................
Anyways............u trigger the JOb manually right.........here I want to tell u one thing..............never Scedule a time based or Event based chain by right clicking on the Start process........and from there Change selection..............I mean to say never change the Start variant..............What u should always do...............go to the Planning mode of the chain.......Right click on the stsrt process >> Display scheduled Jobs >> Take one Released job..........in the top Job tab >> Repeat scheduling >> Immedite >> Uncheck the periodic job Check box >> Check and save.........
If u do in this way.............the original settings of the chain will never change............what I guess .........that the Event is removed fro the Settings of the Start Variant..........again u hav to schedule the Chain.......
Hope this helps.........
Regards,
Debjani......