JR41627: Dynamic group membership in tasks is not updated/refreshed.

Version 8.0 Refresh Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
Version 7.5.1 Fix Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Dynamic group membership is not updated.
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  1. create a BPD with one activity
  2. route this activity using an expression like
  "who match expression "ROLE:"+<name of an internal security
  group>
  Users and Groups are defined in external user repository.
  WLE Internal security groups are mapped to the external user
  repository's groups or created with the API.
  3. Add new user to some of the external user repository's
  groups or internal security groups that are involved in your
  expression.
  4. Note that the dynamic groups are not automatically
  refreshed.
  Expected result: automatic refresh.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Users of BPM that use dynamic groups        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Dynamic group membership in tasks is    *
  *                      not updated/refreshed.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Users and Groups are defined in an external user repository.
  WLE internal security groups are mapped to the external user
  repository's groups or created with the API. When new users
  are added to some of external user repository's groups or
  internal security groups, dynamic groups are not automatically
  refreshed. Performing a Full Synchronization does not help,
  nor does going to ProcessAdmin, Installed Apps, Role Bindings,
  and clicking on the Refresh link in front of PGs.
  The problem occurred due to a bug in which we were getting
  external users from the external user repository in an
  inappropriate way.
  Steps to reproduce:
  1. create a BPD with one activity
  2. route this activity using an expression like
  "who match expression "ROLE:"+<name of an internal security
  group>
  Users and Groups are defined in external user repository.
  WLE Internal security groups are mapped to the external user
  repository's groups or created with the API.
  3. Add new user to some of the external user repository's
  groups or internal security groups that are involved in your
  expression.
  ==> Note that the dynamic groups are not automatically
  refreshed.
  Expected result: automatic refresh.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem was a bug in how we were getting external users
  from the external user repository. This has been resolved and
  dynamic groups are now updated properly with all external
  users and user groups.
  
  In version 7.5.0 Fix Pack 1 (7.5.0.1), this fix is available
  as a part of the JR42581 ifix package.
  JR42581 can be downloaded from Fix Central:
  http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=
  ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+Business+Process+Manager
  +Advanced&release=7.5.0.1&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=7.5
  .0.1-WS-BPM-IFJR42581&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc
  The installation instruction can be downloaded along with
  JR42581 ifix file.
  

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  BPM STANDARD

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9500

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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