Editing the Input Value of a Process Instance

Prerequisites

You have super Business Administrator authorization role (SAP_BPM_SuperAdmin) and the required action (SAP_BPM_EDIT_CONTEXT) to make changes in the context data.

Context

You use this procedure to change the input data of a process instance that is in suspended state, and resume it with the correct values. A process instance goes into a suspended state due to data being entered incorrectly. You can only edit and change the input value of a process instance. If there is any error in the output value, it cannot be corrected.

Procedure

  1. Access https://<servername>:<Port>/nwa and log on to SAP NetWeaver Administrator.
  2. Choose Start of the navigation pathOperations Next navigation step Processes and Tasks Next navigation step Manage ProcessesEnd of the navigation path.
  3. In the Show field, select Error and Failed Processes .
  4. Select a process that is in suspended state with Status as Ok or Error .
  5. In the Details of Process Instance Error Processes section, choose Context Data .
  6. If you want to edit the context data offline, perform the following sub steps:

    1. In the Show field, select the required data object that you want to modify.

    2. Choose Download .

    3. Save the file to a location in your local system.

    4. Edit the necessary values in the file in your local system using an XML editor.

    5. To import the modified file to the Manage Processes view, choose Browse to locate the file in your local system.

    6. Choose Upload .

    7. Choose Save and Resume .

    8. In the Manage Process view, select Refresh .

  7. If you want to edit the context data within the Manage Processes view, perform the following sub steps:

    1. In the Show field, select the required data object that you want to modify.

    2. Choose Edit .

    3. For the relevant data objects fields, update the values that you want to change in the data table.

    4. If you want to set the number of times for a component to occur, select the component to be added, enter the number of times you want to add it, and choose Add Component .

    5. If you want to delete the newly added components, select them in the data table and choose Delete Component .

    6. Choose Save and Resume .

    7. In the Manage Processes view, select Refresh .