Process Flow Validation Warning.

Hi All,
OWB Config Details is as follows:
Oracle 9i Warehouse Builder Client: 9.2.0.2.8
Oracle 9i Warehouse Builder Repository: 9.2.0.2.0
1> Following Warning is displayed when Process Flow is validated in Process Editor in OWB.
VLD-10005: The following path in the process flow is a loop and may cause the process to loop infinitely,
START->EXT_SHELL_SCRIPT->M_STG_GRADE_OF_SERVICE->EMAIL_ERROR->UPDATE_MAP_PROCESS_ERROR->
2> A mapping is developed in OWB with some default configuration parameters e.g. In a mapping involves Source Text File as Source and Staging Table as Target.
Readsize and Bindsize config parameters are set to 5000 respectively. I included the same mapping in process flow as mapping. The above mentioned Config Parameters are modified to 5242880. I committed the changes & synchornized in the process flow editor. I was expecting the modified config parameter will be displayed in the process flow editor. However I found that it still displays old config parameters and not modified config parameters. Is this expected or Did i miss some steps ?
Can someone please let me know more on these issues?
Regards,
Vidyanand

Please go the OWB forum for these questions:
Warehouse Builder
Thanks, Mark

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user2918258 wrote:
Hi
I'm trying to export my OWB 9.2.0.4 repository into one mdl file in order to upgrade to OWB 10.2.0.4.
I have problems with exporting many of my Process Flow Packages but not all.
Here is one example:
Process Flows
Process Module (Davia)
Process Flow Package (DATAFLYT)
Process (DATAFLYT_AF_EDW_STAGE_OG_EDW)
I can validate at the Process level (DATAFLYT_AF_EDW_STAGE_OG_EDW) with Success.
I can validate at the Process Flow Package level (DATAFLYT) with Success.
When i Validate at the Process Module level (Davia), I get the following Validation error in the first Window:
"VLD-10008: Process flow DATAFLYT_AF_EDW_STAGE_OG_EDW does not have a location associated with it."
When looking in the "View Details" I get the following messaage:
"VLD-10008: DATAFLYT_AF_EDW_STAGE_OG_EDW's owning process flow installed module DAVIA does not have a location associated with it."
When looking in the "Message Editor" I get this message:
"NAME","STATUS","MESSAGE TYPE","MESSAGE","DETAILS"
"DATAFLYT (Process Flow Package)","Valid","SucMsgKey","VLD-0001: Validation completed successfully.","Validation completed successfully."
"DATAFLYT_AF_EDW_STAGE_OG_EDW (Process)","Valid","SucMsgKey","VLD-0001: Validation completed successfully.","Validation completed successfully."
In Deployment manager the column Location has the value "OWF_PRODUKTION" for all Objects.
I can Deploy the Process Flow Package (DATAFLYT) with Success.
I can make an Export to MDL when I stand at Process Flow Package (DATAFLYT) level.
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1> Following Warning is displayed when Process Flow is validated in Process Editor in OWB.
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Nikolai,
I have created a simple process flow which only calls the external process. The script is on the same host as the process flow is deployed to.
I have used two diffent values for the command parameter.
1. I placed the full path of the file in the command parameter and left the script parameter blank:
COMMAND: /edwftp/ppas/scripts/ClearPPAS.sh
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
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Nikolai,
I have created a simple process flow which only calls the external process. The script is on the same host as the process flow is deployed to.
I have used two diffent values for the command parameter.
1. I placed the full path of the file in the command parameter and left the script parameter blank:
COMMAND: /edwftp/ppas/scripts/ClearPPAS.sh
PARAMETER_LIST:
SUCCESS_THRESHOLD: 0
SCRIPT:
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.
Starting Execution EXTER_FILE
Starting Task EXTER_FILE
Starting Task EXTER_FILE:EXTERNALPROCESS
Removing ActivatedAudit.dat...
Removing ActivatedCustomers.dat...
Removing ActiveAudit.dat...
Removing ActiveCustomers.dat...
Done!
Create the Activated Customers data file...
Create the Active Customers data file...
Done!
WARNING: Log file truncated - see RAB for further information.
/edwftp/ppas/scripts/ActivatedCustomers.sh: /edwftp/ppas/log/ActivatedCustomers.log: cannot create
/edwftp/ppas/scripts/ActiveCustomers.sh: /edwftp/ppas/log/ActiveCustomers.log: cannot create
WARNING: Log file truncated - see RAB for further information.
Completing Task EXTER_FILE:EXTERNALPROCESS
Completing Task EXTER_FILE
Completing Execution EXTER_FILE
The permissions on the /log direcotry are 775. The user I register the file location with owns this directory.
Can't think of anything else I have missed. I really appreciate your help :)
Ryan

Error while importing process flow mdls in OWB 11.2.0.3

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I am facing below error while importing process flow mdls in OWB 11.2.0.3:
ERROR
Informational: MDL1328: PROJECT MTH not imported since the object in MDL file
is the same as the object in the workspace.
Error at line 11: MDL1261: Error importing PROCESS_FLOW_MODULE MTH.MTH_PF.
Detailed Error Message:
MDL1409: Cannot import PROCESS_FLOW_MODULE with physical name <MTH_PF>
because a PROCESS_FLOW_MODULE <MTH_PF> with the same physical name already
exists.
Can someone please let me know on how this can be resolved.
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the first information warning message is ok, the 2nd ones should be gone if you use the replace mode
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3.1427571
What you should try......
Check the map activity parameter in your process flow to see if literal is false (an expression), set it to false and then try using your TO_DATE('20/01/2007' , 'dd/mm/yyyy') expression, deploy your flow and execute. Alternatively the user guide defines the DATE type for flow with the format YYYY-MM-DD so you can have the parameter value as '2007-01-20' use literal equal to true and remember and quote your value.
Cheers
David

Process flow execute "complete" in Runtime Audit Browser but it hangs

I create a process flow that contain 4 sub-process flow, each sub-process flow contains several mapping. Each mapping in the process flow will be executed one by one if previous mapping execute successfully. If any error or warning, it will be ended with "End_Error" or "End_Warning". And I deploy the process flow to the workflow server successfully.
Sometimes the process will hang in some certain mapping when execute the process flow. After long time waiting, the status of process flow execution in Audit Browser will be "Complete", but in fact, the sub-porcess ended with that mapping and the next mappings will not be execute. This can be monitored in the Audit browser, as if the whole process "break" at that mapping.
In workflow monitor, I found the workflow has not complete yet. The status of that mapping node is "Notified", not "complete". So I have to abort the workflow in the monitor.
Sometimes when I try again it will be ok. If I deploy the process to another instance that in dw instance, it will also be ok. The dw instance use owb recommend parameters when we install db instance. All the mapping use the default parameters except "Default operation mode", here we use "row based".
Can somebody give me some hint?
Thanks.
OWB 10g rel 1, db: 10g rel2, workflow: 2.6.4

Hi Naidu
Yes you are absolutely right. When you press the cancel button in the GUI, the runtime repository does not get the signal that he is been asked to stop and abort. The GUI cancels himself but the background oracle process is still on !!!. The only way to do is to kill the oracle session. Another way I tried to tackle is
go to the directiry OWB/10.1/owb/rtp/sql and run the file @list_request.sql in sqlplus. Note that you have to login as runtime repositiry owner. After you get the audit id, run the file abort_exec_request.sql and supply the audit id that you obtained by running list_requests.sql. Sometimes it does not work also . Hence the best method is to kill the process

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