Direct links to fixes
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
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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