JR52765: JAVASCRIPT API TWSEARCH RETURNS ONLY PROCESS INSTANCES THAT HAVE TASKS

8.5.0.1-WS-BPM-IFJR52765
Version 8.5.0 Fix Pack 2 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 7 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When you use TWSearch to query process instances, only instances
  that have tasks are returned.
  
  For process instances that are stalled and are not moving
  forward (tasks do not exist for it). They
  are not failed and are in Active state.
  
  It is not possible to display these process instances
  through Process Admin --> Process Inspector, but it's possible
  to retrieve them through BPM Rest API (Get Current State call).
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Even if an administrator performs a process instance search
  within a JavaScript step, the query involves checking for task
  instance-based authorization.  As a result, process instances
  that do not have tasks are not returned.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available for IBM BPM V8.5.0.1 that allows to enable
  process instance queries that are performed with administrator
  authorization to return instances that do not have tasks.
  
  You can switch off the authorization check to enable the new
  behavior by inserting the following elements into the
  properties element of the 100custom.xml file:
  
    <common merge="mergeChildren">
       <search-execution merge="mergeChildren">
         <javascript-administrative-search-processes-with-user-
          authorization merge="replace">false
         </javascript-administrative-search-processes-with-user-
          authorization>
       </search-execution>
    </common>
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR52765:
  
  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 JR52765, and click Continue.
  
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  the readme file for each fix. Review each readme file for
  additional installation instructions and information about the
  fix.
  

Temporary fix

• Not applicable
  

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 STANDARD

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9500

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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