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JR50667: SMART FOLDERS ARE DELETED WHEN SNAPSHOTS ARE REMOVED

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Removing a snapshot also deletes most smart folders. Smart
    folders are common for the project's tracking and branching. You
    don?t expect the smart folders to be deleted when snapshots are
    deleted. Using the SNAPSHOT_ID column, smart folders can be
    found for a branch and displayed and also to get exported or
    imported with any snapshot of a branch.
    
    PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
    IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced
    IBM BPM Standard
    IBM BPM Express
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • Cleaning up snapshots deletes most smart folders unexpectedly.
    When you manually or automatically delete snapshots, smart
    folders that are within those deleted snapshots are also deleted
    with the snapshots. Although smart folders are not scoped to
    particular snapshots, the smart folder table holds the snapshot
    ID as a foreign key with a cascade delete constrain. No
    preventive measure can be taken. If smart folders are deleted
    after snapshot cleanup, they must be manually re-created.
    

Problem conclusion

  • A fix is available for IBM BPM V7.5.1.2, 8.0.1.2, 8.5.0.1 and
    8.5.5.0 that updates the smart folder's snapshot id to the first
    snapshot id of the branch before the snapshots deletion execute,
    thus smart folder will not be deleted along with the snapshot.
    
    On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
    for JR50667:
    
        1. Select IBM Business Process Manager with your edition
    from the product selector, the installed version to the fix pack
    level, and your platform, and then click Continue.
        2. Select APAR or SPR, enter JR50667, and click Continue.
    
    When you download fix packages, ensure that you also download
    the readme file for each fix. Review each readme file for
    additional installation instructions and information about the
    fix.
    
    In addition to this interim fix, install the other interim fixes
    that are required for the BPMDeleteSnapshot and
    BPMSnapshotCleanup commands, which are listed in "Issues with
    BPMDeleteSnapshot and BPMSnapshotCleanup commands in IBM
    Business Process Manager (BPM)"
    (http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21669992).
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR50667

  • Reported component name

    BPM STANDARD

  • Reported component ID

    5725C9500

  • Reported release

    850

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2014-07-02

  • Closed date

    2014-10-01

  • Last modified date

    2014-12-19

  • 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

  • R850 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 October 2021