JR51806: WHEN YOU USE PMI TO MEASURE THE BPEL PROCESS RETURN TIME, THE VALUE YOU GET IS TOO LOW

8.5.5.0-WS-BPM-IFJR51806
Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 6 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When you enable the option to collect Performance Monitoring
  Infrastructure (PMI) statistics under <BPM Server
  Name>Performance Modules > WBIStats.RootGroup > bpc > <BPC
  name>.Main >Process, the start time shown in the Performance
  Viewer for the <BPC name>.Main process becomes the same as the
  <BPC name> return time, which is lower than the real time.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM)          *
  *                  Advanced                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When you enable the option to collect   *
  *                      Performance Monitoring Infrastructure   *
  *                      (PMI) statistics under <BPM Server      *
  *                      Name>Performance Modules >              *
  *                      WBIStats.RootGroup > bpc > <BPC         *
  *                      name>.Main >Process, the start time     *
  *                      shown in the Performance Viewer for     *
  *                      the <BPC name>.Main process becomes     *
  *                      the same as the <BPC name> return       *
  *                      time, which is lower than the real      *
  *                      time.                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Multiple events are being processed under the BPEL process.
  When the new starting time for the child process is recorded,
  the main process time is replaced.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available for IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.5.0
  that corrects this PMI-value collector issue.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR51806:
  
  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 JR51806, 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.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

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 ADVANCED

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9400

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

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