Restart/resubmit job chain waiting of a file event

Hi Experts,
how can I restart/resubmit a job chain waiting of a file event?
In my case the variables OriginalPath and FinalPath are used in job chain parameters as an Default Expression (waitEvents...). If I restart the job chain I get the message "Could not evaluate default value for parameter...".
We are using SAP-CPS Build M28.20-37214.
Regards
Mathias

Hi,
You probably want to restart it because there was a failure somewhere in the chain. In this case it is easier to not let the chain end in error, but to let it go to status Console using the "Request Restart" postcondition.
Then when the step is restarted, or the chain is restarted from the beginning, it is restarted within the original chain and it reuses the already determined parameter values.
Regards,
Anton.

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I'm finding the same results with converting ProRes422 to mp4, But...
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